New Zealand Continues to Ban a Type of Name That's Wildly Popular in the US
According to an Official Information Act inquiry, nearly 60,000 babies were born in New Zealand last year; and dozens of names were rejected. And once again, the most rejected name was King. See the rejected requests below:
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King — 11 requests
Prince — 10 requests
Princess — 4 requests
Pryncess — 2 requests
Bishop — 1 request
Crown — 1 request
Crownos — 1 request
Duke — 1 request
Emperor — 1 request
Kingi — 1 request
Kingz — 1 request
Kyng — 1 request
Lady — 1 request
Magesty — 1 request
Prinz — 1 request
Prynce — 1 request
Queen — 1 request
Roil — 1 request
Royal — 1 request
Royallty — 1 request
Now, per the New Zealand Law Society, names should be less than 70 characters long, and it won't be accepted if it 'resembles an official title or rank' or are made up of symbols that aren't international characters like macrons or umlauts.
While these may be a no-go in New Zealand, the US is very different. In fact, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration, they're rising in the ranks in the past few years!
King was ranked 266 of the most popular names in 2023, Royal was ranked 402, Prince was ranked 364, and Princess was ranked 919, to name a few. And if you look at the data, these royal baby names are all climbing the ranks year-over-year in the US.Best of SheKnows
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