You can change a child’s name before they turn 18 (16 in some countries) by contacting Births Deaths and Marriages. There is a simple form to fill in and so long as you and the other parent on the birth cert agree, the name can be changed. Doesn’t cost very much either.
Help a mama out and respond anonymously on our forum. Did anyone regret their baby's name? But for like a really long time?
You can change it but it will cost you money
What’s the name? Is it going to bother you forever?
Give her a knickname
You can change it if you really feel the need to. You could make it her middle name so the change doesn’t seem…odd. Not that it should matter, it’s your child! 
Maybe keep her name, and think of a cute nickname for her.
Go by her middle name ?
Maybe she’s going to like the name you gave her when she’s older
I totally get it. I told my daughter what her “almost name” was going to be and she prefers that name better. And it fits her better too.
Whats the name. Maybe we can help come up with a cute nickname. My girls Nicknames are Bones and Buddah
You can change it for free before age one in most states
If it bothers you that much, contact vital statics of the town/city of the hospital where baby was born. If you tell them you want to amend your babys BC they might let you change it that way. When my son was 3 I amended his BC by adding his bio dad to it along with changing his last name to bio dads. Good luck
Your kids 1 she knows her name now, just give her a cute nickname and dont waste moolah on legally changing it…
I don’t regret it as much as I find it unnecessary. One of my sons goes by his middle name and always has. He went though a brief phase of a couple months where he wanted to be called by his first name but then back to going by the middle name. In how whole life (16 years) I’ve called him by his actual forward name maybe 3 or 4 times. Everyone calls him by his middle name. So I guess we didn’t really need the first name.
As for your baby, just call her what you think fits. You could literally have it changed legally if you want to.
I mean you CAN change it.
I wasn’t too bothered by what I named my son because it definitely was one of my top picks, just not my first. I wanted to name my son Giovanni but my kids father hated it so we settled on Julian… now my son’s 5 and he totally looks like a Gio 
do I necessarily regret it? No. But do I think it would’ve been more fitting? Absolutely.
I hate my sons middle name. But it was the only thing his bio dad would agree to at the time.
It’s Noel. I hate it. He hates it. We both want it to be something totally different. 
You can change it you’ll just have to pay
You can change it anytime. I heard from my friend who’s going to let her 12 year old change their name it’s only $100
Well my older brother legally changed his name when he was old enough to make decision. If it really bothers you,change it.
I named my two younger ones after 3 people… my son, I don’t regret at all. My youngest, I regret. Granted her name has so much meaning, I just wish I had gone with my gut, and kept the name I originally chose. My ex husband conned me into it,
Why did you agree to a name that you didn’t like though?!! I’m not trying to be rude… I’m just trying to understand.
My girls nicknames are Storm and Chey Chey.
My son is named Jack. It was a toss up between Jack and Alexander but called Alex all the time if I chose that name. Glad I chose Jack bc Alex wouldn’t have suited him.
I went through multiple names with my son, unlike my girls. I had their names pretty quickly & I was set. For the first year or two of his life, I was still on the fence with his name however I didn’t have an alternative name I just felt like his mane wasn’t the one. However he’s 5 now & I couldn’t imagine it being anything different 
She’s four and I still regret her name. I didn’t mean to do her wrong!! I keep asking her if I can change it but she says only to Rosie.
You have until they’re 1 to change it for free
You totally can change it now. I choose a different name for my son then what we went with. My son now 19 likes the name I originally picked and did not use.
I regret my little boy’s middle name
Call her what you want and decide to change it but if you leave it remember to teach her, her real name before school starts
Now would be the time to change it tbh. She’d never remember going by her old name
You cam change it. …you just have to pay for it. I was lucky…I love the name I picked out for my daughter. It suits her strong personality. Octavia Mackenzie.
I named my first son for the Jordan River and middle name for the Book of Eli, Hailey for the American Dad girl lol and my smaller one name is Castiel. If he had been a girl, his name would have been Daenarys. Don’t judge me! #popculturename
Legally you can pay to change it if you really want to. I would advise doing it now before the child gets older and gets even worse than confused. My son is a third and his grandfather was killed when his father was just a boy. All I listened to was how he wanted his son named as a third then all of a sudden it was “you can’t call him by his first name it makes me and my family to emotional” so I regretted the name for awhile but now it doesn’t bother me. I use the name whether they like it or not. My daughter is a bit different. I named her what I wanted and I can’t get anyone to use her damn name unless she’s in trouble. They all use her nickname and tell me I should have named her that😑
I was in love with my daughter’s name up until the day I had her and I took one look at her and said that should not be her name her name should be Charlotte but now her name suits her
I regret my kids middle name 
My oldest two children I don’t love their names, I was 18 &20 having them and I let me ex husband name them because he had experience naming kids. They are 14 and 12 now and they like their names but I don’t know if I’ll ever love their names.
what’s her name see if u can give her a cute nickname
If course you can change it. It’s a small fee at the court house. It’s your child if you want to change her name do it. Don’t let others tell you differently because no one likes being told how to parent, but they are quick to jump on a post with their negative ass advice. Do what you think is best. As long as your child is cared for and loved that’s all that matters.
If you don’t like the name change it
I regret my child’s last name😂
I never regretted the names I gave my boys but my oldest son’s name was spelled wrong. We named him Mathew and spelt just like that. We looked into fixing it when he was a baby and they wanted 100’s of dollars to add another letter t. We just left it and now he feels unique lol
My daughter’s name is Serenity and there is not 1 serene thing about my child lmfao
Why cant you change it then? I mean, if you dont like it… change it!
Depending on your state laws you can change it with out a lawyer as long as you do it in the first year
I think you have a certain amount of time to change the name. Some cultures dont even name the baby til after the first month. Just call the clerk of courts where u get ur extra birth certificates and ask them how that works
My 6 month old is Harrison I wish we picked Harry now x
My mum calls me by my middle name
I regret my kids last name lol. if I had known I wouldn’t go anywhere with their father I would’ve given them my last name
I regret my sons’ last name 
I would change it before she gets any older, you’re not just changing it on paper.
But why worry about it.come up with a nickname.
You can change your child’s name for free before their 1st birthday.
Named my daughter Karen…then all this karen stigma crap came out
My son is 16 and since birth I’ve hated his name. He’s names after his Sperm donor. I didn’t want that name. I don’t even know how the heck I settled for the name. But I’m working on changing it now.
You’re daughter is 1, you can change her name and she won’t even remember unless it’s mentioned to her.
I think you may still be able to change it now. I’ve heard of parents doing it. But I’m not sure how you would go about that.
So give her a nickname and just call her that 
I had a teacher who named her daughter say Kassandra Marie but never called her that or even her middle name it was like Melissa.
Change it. When my 9 year old was 5 she was sexually abused. She happened to have a unisex name and it was the same as her abuser. She has a new name now.
You can change it for free up to a year old. After that you have to pay to have it done and its a court process but it is still well within your rights…
I wish I had named my daughter Magnolia Mae instead of Lily Grace.
I would change it if you feel that strongly about it
You can change it in most states with just a little paperwork until she’s 12. After age 12 you’d have to go through the courts. I’m in the process of changing the name of my daughter. She decided she doesn’t think her birth name suits her so her father and I agreed to let her change it.
You can change her name.
Me and my husband changed our sons name. He’s three. It was Bladen. Now he’s Timothy Arlen. We’ve been calling him Timothy since birth. Regretted the name instantly. Just sign a affidavit with your husband get it notarized and send it to vitals and pay $45.
Well whats her name? Lol
You can change it whenever you want
Call her by her middle name?
Before my oldest turned one I was sent a letter stating that I had till he turned one to change his name, for some reason the fact that they allowed it had me question his name and I changed it lol. So maybe call and ask, if tou don’t like it why not change it
My son is 7 and I am contemplating changing his name
Admin please request the name and post it.
Not her first name but for sure the middle
You can totally change it, just need to pay a filing fee🤷🏻♀️
She’s one… not ten lol you could!
Wouldn’t the dad have to agree also in some states ?
Lauren Johnston omg what was it?!?!! Hahaha
I have a Donovan, but also used Aiden as a middle name incase I didn’t like it. Lol
I wish I could change my son’s name.
I’m really debating on changing my 5 year olds🤷🏻♀️
Just go change it lmao😹
Can everyone post the names they’re contemplating changing??
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I hated my name as a kid… love my name as adult. My mom wanted to name me Bobby jo… thank God and the heavens above my papaw was there 
Taylor Henley kinda wish mom did this for me
So me and my husband totally hate our sons name. We wanted to name him Jack but we couldn’t think of a perfect middle name so we ended up naming him William Jackson. He only goes by Jack, has no idea his first name is William. now we regret just not naming him like Jack William or something. We have thought about changing it but he’s 4 so 
My 7yr old hates his name🤷♀️ I’ve also been think about changing it.
I love my kids names just wish I would have stuck to the names I wanted for my twin girls
I’m just here to find out the kids name….
Until she turns one you can change it for free I think.
Yes lyla, I loved it at first but now I’m really thinking I should’ve went with layla. Especially cause all of my husband family calls her layla lol
Reasons why to have back up names and seeing what fits
How does a name suit a kid…not sure what that means.
Give her a nick name or call her by middle name
My we have 5 daughters and finally had a boy. My husband Daniel always wanted a JR but I HATE the name Daniel for my son cause it’s to common for my taste. So we agreed to name him Daniel after my husband but call him by his middle name. I LOVE the name Emilio BUT I didn’t like the way Daniel Emilio sounded so we named him Daniel Emiliano… BUT I still call him Emilio. So ya, in short my son might be a little confused at first (he’s 2) but I’m confident he’ll catch on eventually 
I was supposed to be named Caroline being born in NC. I wished she hadn’t changed it. Keep the name. She may feel like I have for years now.
Curious what some if these names are…
Yes, I was set on a certain name but the father and grandparents really wanted another name and I finally agreed, but regret it. It’s a super popular trendy name now. 
Brooklyn
All my kids names fit them perfectly lol my youngest had no name for the first 4 days in nicu Bc I couldn’t put a name to her face at first (she was very unexpected) lol but my husband suggested sage and it stuck I knew she was a sage
Nope I wouldn’t change my 10 year old daughters name (Harley) or my unborn sons name (Draydon) too much meaning behind both of them and I don’t regret their names. Even my 17 yr old step daughters name is Harley. It’s becoming more common but doesn’t upset me bc I named her for my papa that passed away when I was 16. My sons name is what it is bc we weren’t going to do the 4th so his first name still has his daddy’s name in it……
Only his last name
I wouldn’t change it. All kids end up fitting their names. When my daughter was born she was going to be Kendall but she didn’t look like a Kendall, so I named her Grace Elizabeth. Now everyone has that name. Then my 2nd born came and I chose his name out of the girl names-Hayden. Now everyone has a Hayden, Jayden, Kayden, Aiden. But they both FIT their names perfectly. My last is a boy named Casey-a name my husband and I loved for years and was my uncles name and Grandma’s maiden last name. I’m sure I’ll see tons of Casey’s once he starts school. Leave her name be.
Yes you can change it now don’t wait too long as she will get used to her name.
I dislike my sons name but his 10. And he loves it.
I wanted to name him junior
His dad wanted him named after himself so now I have 2 Shane’s in my house.
It’s confusing asf for me and the other kids but they play on it all the time…
" mum called you" “No she called you” drives me nuts.
I have a baby Atlas, my three year old has a speech impediment and calls him Ass 