I learned the other day that some cousins in California named their baby Brandur. The couple across the road gave their girl another name I never heard and I cannot remember it. I see that Brandur is an Icelandic name. Do parents give their babies normal names any longer? The strange and unexpected baby name trends taking over 2026
Strange Baby Names in 2026
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The all time great is still Nosmo King, whose mother was inspired by the No Smoking signs in the hospital.
The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
No one will ever top Frank Zappa.
- Moon Unit
- Dweezil (officially Ian Donald Calvin Euclid)
- Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
- Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen
- Moon Unit
- Dweezil (officially Ian Donald Calvin Euclid)
- Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
- Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen
All names were abnormal at some point
La-a
Pimpterious is still out there somewhere. If he isn't in jail again.
A couple at the end of my street had 1st birthday signs in their yard for "Memphis Jade".
My wife blocked me from sending her a "babies first stripper pole".
My wife blocked me from sending her a "babies first stripper pole".
Remember when just The Community had bizarre names?
I'm Gipper
I'm Gipper
Lemonjello and Orangejello
Pronounced:
le MON ji lo
or AN ji lo
Pronounced:
le MON ji lo
or AN ji lo
I think most of the weird baby names are made up to identify the child, (or person(later in life) are designed to id them as black through the name itself.
Po Rather. Sports sideline reporter asked him why they named him Po. He said "cuz we was".
Backyard Pitmaster
Siran Stacy
Mom named him after seeing a Saran Wrap commercial.
Obv changing the spelling.
Mom named him after seeing a Saran Wrap commercial.
Obv changing the spelling.
.........and if you wanna hear God laugh, tell him your plans.
There was a kid at Bryan HS named Pimptarius once. I'm not kidding.
My name is Saran and I like to wrap
Not quite the same but I went to school with a kid in the '60s with the last name of Bean. First name was Pinto.
Just had our first. Everyone kept asking what the name was going to be.
I started telling people first name: quita and middle name: asking. Always paused after the first name to get people's reaction to quita. Had someone with a serious face ask how we were going to spell Quita
I started telling people first name: quita and middle name: asking. Always paused after the first name to get people's reaction to quita. Had someone with a serious face ask how we were going to spell Quita
spud1910 said:
Not quite the same but I went to school with a kid in the '60s with the last name of Bean. First name was Pinto.
No freaking way…that is amazing.
Never understood why give your kid a name no one can spell. My name is Stuart, not Stewart plus my last name has 2 T's (that anyone in Texas should know how to spell), yet I have had to correct the spelling my whole life. I had a buddy in my AF squadron named Andersen (Danish) rather than the more common Anderson. HIs son was born and he named him Bryon Geoffrey Andersen. I said, "Andy, you've cursed your kid to have to spell all three names for the rest of his life. You of anyone should know"
I saw a Steve Harvey clip many years ago. He was getting on an airplane and the attendant had a very unusual spelling of an otherwise common name on her name tag. He said, "black folks, when you bring your baby home from the hospital, type your kid's name into Google. If it says, 'did you mean...,' change it!"
I saw a Steve Harvey clip many years ago. He was getting on an airplane and the attendant had a very unusual spelling of an otherwise common name on her name tag. He said, "black folks, when you bring your baby home from the hospital, type your kid's name into Google. If it says, 'did you mean...,' change it!"
No one ever believes me but I legitimately went to high school with Mike Hunt.
Nosmo King was a character on a local station afterschool kid's TV show in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. And by that I mean the late 1950's.
I feel so much better since about 11 a.m. CT on 20 Jan. 2025
Karmelo Sincere.
I am thinking that naming babies started going off the rails with white folks around 1990 when I had a co-worker who named his baby boy Conner. In those years, common last names became popular with white parents so there were babies named Taylor, Hudson, Tyler ad nauseum. I blamed the women who were hooked on watching soap operas, but there appears to be a chasmic change in choosing unique names vs traditional. Nowadays, Wayne or Kimberly would probably be as unusual as naming a baby after an airport in Saudi Arabia.
Stepson named his son Stryder, Lord of the Rings I believe.
We know it's from series of books he liked.
We know it's from series of books he liked.
.........and if you wanna hear God laugh, tell him your plans.
I think those were the names that Doug Steckler used to use for his fictitious twins when he was on KFI AM640 in LA with Tim Conway Jr.kb2001 said:
Lemonjello and Orangejello
Pronounced:
le MON ji lo
or AN ji lo
In the 1990s, had a Filipino neighbor in Round Rock whose cousin was a nurse in Jubail, Saudi Arabia (where I lived). She named her daughter Jubail.TrumpsBarber said:
Nowadays, Wayne or Kimberly would probably be as unusual as naming a baby after an airport in Saudi Arabia.
Weird in my opinion.
I worked with a chick in Denver named Karen Hunt.Wildmen03 said:
No one ever believes me but I legitimately went to high school with Mike Hunt.
The Email address was first initial, last name. So yeah... khunt @
Wildmen03 said:
No one ever believes me but I legitimately went to high school with Mike Hunt.
Fort Bend? I went to church with a Mike Hunt that would be about your age.
Wildmen03 said:
No one ever believes me but I legitimately went to high school with Mike Hunt.
I believe you. I served with a Mike Hunt.
Silent For Too Long said:Wildmen03 said:
No one ever believes me but I legitimately went to high school with Mike Hunt.
Fort Bend? I went to church with a Mike Hunt that would be about your age.
Midland Lee.
Saw a professional women's golfer today named Weed.
Then there is this guy:
Then there is this guy:
His nickname is 'the password', which is great
Cousin named his first Enoch.
I have known or personally met…
Michael Hunt
Richard Head
Harry Cox
Jack Hoff
Harry Beevers
Anita Woody
Parents should be more careful…
Michael Hunt
Richard Head
Harry Cox
Jack Hoff
Harry Beevers
Anita Woody
Parents should be more careful…
Mowdy Ag said:
No one will ever top Frank Zappa.
- Moon Unit
- Dweezil (officially Ian Donald Calvin Euclid)
- Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
- Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen
Elon Musk...
Quote:
Elon Musk has 14 children with four different mothers. [1]
A breakdown of his children by mother is as follows:
With First Wife, Justine Wilson [1]With Former Partner, Grimes [1]
- Nevada Alexander: Born in 2002, he tragically passed away from SIDS at 10 weeks old.
- Griffin and Vivian Jenna: Twins born in 2004 (Vivian filed to change her name in 2022).
- Kai, Saxon, and Damian: Triplets born in 2006. [1, 2, 3]
With Neuralink Executive, Shivon Zilis [1]
- X A-Xii: Son born in 2020 (originally named X A-12).
- Exa Dark Siderl (Nickname "Y"): Daughter born in 2021.
- Techno Mechanicus (Nickname "Tau"): Son born around 2021. [1, 2, 3]
With Author, Ashley St. Clair [1]
- Strider and Azure: Twins born in 2021.
- Arcadia: Daughter born in February 2024.
- Seldon Lycurgus: Son. [1, 2]
And JFC...
3 kids in 2021 and 2 in 2024, all from different moms?
He needs a vasectomy.
F4GIB71 said:
Never understood why give your kid a name no one can spell. My name is Stuart, not Stewart plus my last name has 2 T's (that anyone in Texas should know how to spell), yet I have had to correct the spelling my whole life. I had a buddy in my AF squadron named Andersen (Danish) rather than the more common Anderson. HIs son was born and he named him Bryon Geoffrey Andersen. I said, "Andy, you've cursed your kid to have to spell all three names for the rest of his life. You of anyone should know"
I saw a Steve Harvey clip many years ago. He was getting on an airplane and the attendant had a very unusual spelling of an otherwise common name on her name tag. He said, "black folks, when you bring your baby home from the hospital, type your kid's name into Google. If it says, 'did you mean...,' change it!"
My first name has 4 letters. My last name has 4 letters.
I almost always have to spell at least the last name but quite often the first name, too...
ETA: My name is not some crazy thing, either. It should be pretty simple...and yet...
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