Odd Baby Names That Parents Grew To Regret

By Missy aka Tizzy in Life Style On 27th July 2017

Naming your baby is serious business. You are giving them a moniker that they will have for the rest of their lives. It is a HUGE deal. But, even when they think they have given your child the very best name, regrets can start to set in after the deed is officially done. According to a poll by Mumsnet, 20% of parents wish they had chosen a different name and 32 % say they felt like this just within the first six weeks. Here is a list of names from the survey that parents most commonly ended up regretting their decision.

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Alex, a unisex name that gained popularity in the 90s, is short for Alexandra or Alexander. The origin of the name goes back to ancient Greece, so it has stood the test of time. Perhaps parents who regret the name do so because it is so common.

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Jacob, a name derived from the Old Testament, was a popular boy name from 1999-2012. Even now, it is in the top 10 boys names. It just seems like some parents are not Team Jacob like they thought.

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This lovely girls name has been steadily climbing the name charts, and the birth of Princess Charlotte in 2015 will certainly keep the name on many people's lists.

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Due to a trend in vintage names, this name has skyrocketed in popularity. Perhaps some of the parents had regrets wishing they had gone in a different direction than naming their child with a name their great grandparents might have used.

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In a world filled with super wacky baby names, the simplicity in this one is just refreshing. If a parent is tired of the name Anne, other versions like Annie and Annabelle are rising in popularity.

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Naming your kid after your favorite Disney princess may seem like a good idea at the time, but many parents have lived to regret this one.

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May was popular back in the 1880s and then pretty much fell off the map until the last decade or so. We think that some parents regretting this namesake might have been happier with another form of May, like Maya, instead.

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Here is another vintage name that has become popular again. We think some parents might start to think the name is too fussy for a newborn.

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Daniels means "God is my judge." It has been a top 15 boys name for more than 40 years. With easygoing nicknames like Danny or Dan, it makes you wonder why parents would regret this choice of name.

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Anthony has been a pretty popular name for decades, but it seems to be falling out of favor slowly. Maybe Tony Soprano put a hit out on it.

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This is another Biblical name that has stayed a popular name though the decades. It is very popular in England and Australia, but American parents are not too fond of it.

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Jay became a popular name in the 60s. It is a refreshingly simple name that we hope makes a comeback soon.

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Jack became super popular with the making of the Titanic movie. It is actually the number one boys name in both Scotland and Ireland. It's overwhelming popularity could also be why parents are regretting it as a choice for their wee ones.

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During Victorian times, Lily was super popular, but has been making a rise in popularity again. Maybe parents are regretting it because their Lily is not the only Lily in her classes.

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This has always been a popular boys name, but it got a more recent bump in popularity as a girls name since Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively naming their first daughter James back in 2014.

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Joseph is such a great flexible name with nicknames like Joe and Joey. Perhaps it is just too common for this group of parents who regret the name.

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Along with Jessica and Lauren, Megan was most popular in the 80s. It is slowly losing its popularity over the years.

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We think that some of these parents simply regret not sticking to the traditional spelling of the name, Jane.

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Sturdy, but not sexy, this name was popular in the 1900s but over time has fallen out of favor.

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We think that the parents who reported their regret over this name might have a change of heart since the rising popularity of actor Oscar Isaac from Star Wars.

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This sassy gem name was popular in the early 1900s and has seen a resurgence in popularity over the past few years. Ruby is a very popular name in England and Australia, and it re-entered the top 100 names in America in 2013.

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Did you know that Sally was a nickname for Sarah? It is in the top 100 popular baby name in Sweden, but parents in most other countries are regretting choosing it. It becomes cringeworthy every time Mustang Sally plays on the radio.

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