Schmidt, Bill Clinton and Aspen: 5 Baby Names Parents Regret

Choosing the right name for your child is important, but the baby-naming process can be difficult and downright daunting.

Pamela Redmond, the co-creator of the world's largest baby name website, Nameberry, told PEOPLE that choosing the right name is paramount because it "symbolizes the values and priorities most important in the world you create for your child. It sets the identity you present to the world and to yourself."

Unfortunately, a 2019 poll conducted by the parenting website ChannelMum.com revealed that one in seven parents regrets the name they chose for their child, either because the name became too popular or it's "too unusual," The Independent reported.

At the request of a mom and TikToker named Gabby Lamb, hundreds of parents have taken to TikTok in recent weeks to add that they regret their children's names for a host of other reasons, such as being too difficult to pronounce or spell.

"Okay, [I have] a serious question for parents," Lamb said in a now-viral video with nearly 400,000 views. "Do you ever regret what you named your kid?"

Lamb said she kept a running list of baby names as a teenager that included "Sublime" and "Bradley," inspired by Bradley James Nowell, the lead singer of Sublime.

"I just would've regretted [those names]," she said. "So, do you guys ever regret what you named your kids?"

As it turns out, many parents regret the names they chose for their children. Some of those names are:

Aspen

In a stitched response to Lamb, Jen Hamilton said she regretted her second child's name so much that she had it legally changed when he was 18 months old.

"Here's the story," she said. "When I was pregnant with my second [son], I thought, 'Wow, my eldest son [is an] outdoorsy boy. My husband [is an] outdoorsy boy, [so] surely, this child will have the soul of a river-rafting tour guide.'"

After some research, Hamilton and her son decided on "Aspen;" however, she quickly learned the name didn't suit her son's personality.

"He loves air-conditioning and sitting down, and at 6 years old, loves being held by his mom," she said.

Aspen's new name? Luke.

"He's such a little light—he's just the sweetest little boy," Hamilton said. "So we chose a name that means 'light,' which is 'Luke.'"

You can watch Hamilton's full video here.

Khloe'e

Mom Katelyn Quintanilla said that when she gave birth to her daughter at 21, she wanted to choose a name that was "quirky and original," so she decided on "Khloee." But she didn't stop there. For some "extra spiciness," Quintanilla wanted to add an accent to the first "e."

"When I filled out her paperwork for the birth certificate, I put the accent in there, and I made sure to tell the nurse [about the accent]," she said.

Unfortunately, the nurse didn't know how to input an accent on a computer, so she used an apostrophe instead.

"So my daughter's name is Khloe'e, all because her 21-year-old mom decided that she just needed an accent," Quintanilla concluded.

Click here to watch Quintanilla's viral video.

Schmidt

A mother named Corinne told viewers that she now regrets her daughter's sitcom-inspired name.

"My daughter was conceived while [me and my partner] were watching New Girl, so we decided to name her 'Shmidt,'" Corinne said. "Obviously, any other name would've been better...but our favorite character was Schmidt."

Corinne added that her daughter's middle name is Deborah, but she doesn't like that either.

"I would just rather call her 'Schmidt,'" she said.

You can view Corinne's full video here.

Bill Clinton

Ollie Rose said in a now-viral stitch that she "accidentally" named her son "Bill Clinton."

According to Rose, her husband "loves" the name William because it was his "papa's" name. Rose, on the other hand, "hates" it.

"But it was very important to my husband that our child's name was William, so I [said], 'Have at it,'" Rose recalled.

Rose then decided that she wanted to include her dad's name—Clinton. So, they used that for their son's middle name.

"I hate [the name], and I can't wait to get it changed. It's just something I forget about until I see the name on documents," Rose wrote.

To hear more of "Bill Clinton's" story, click here.

Ainsley

CassDamm said she was 16 when she gave birth to her son and decided to name him Ainsley—a now-popular girl's name.

"When I named him 'Ainsley,' it was not a common name at all," CassDamm said. "I saw it on my family tree [and] I was like, 'You know what, that's different, I'm 16, and I don't know what I'm doing, so I'm going to name my kid [Ainsley].'"

She now regrets the popular name.

"I promise you, the day he decides he wants to get rid of it, I will be running to file the paperwork," she wrote.

You can watch the full video here.

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