Genius Baby Names: Name Your Baby This to Become a Genius

Want your baby to grow up to be a genius? Maybe it's all in the name. Well, there's a lot more to do with becoming a genius than just a name. But, you can't deny that some names are shared with more geniuses than others. So, what are these genius baby names? Let's get into the tally and reasoning behind it.

There's a new story out in TheSmallBusinessBlog.net that discusses the names that can prep your child for "historical success." Moreover, the Small Business Blog is a digital resource for small business owners, provides comprehensive and actionable content aimed at ensuring success. They ask, "Why not name them after someone highly intelligent, such as a Mensan or renowned scientist?" The article goes through some popular baby names shared by geniuses. Even if you don't go with these specific names, you can go with a related name, to still get some smartness in there. Also, while the right name won't necessarily guarantee that your child will be the next Albert Einstein, it can't hurt, right? "Alternately, naming your child after someone who made groundbreaking advances in their field could help your child aspire to greatness, or embody the positive traits and achievements of their namesake," TheSmallBusinessBlog.net says.

So, let's get into these genius baby names. Some of these monikers are very common, such as John and James. Others are quite different, like Ada or Nadia. It's certainly an interesting selection of names. What's more, for methodology, the outlet sourced names and data from EduBirdie, Mensans, Nobel Prize winners, prominent scientists and various other sources to create a list of a whopping 921 individuals. Then, from there, they picked the smarty pants names. Also, for more information, visit Thesmallbusinessblog.net.

Boys:
1. John
2. Robert
3. William
4. James
5. Thomas
6. Carl, Richard, Charles, George
7. Michael, Paul

Girls:
1. Marie
2. Elizabeth
3. Susan, Ellen
4. Irene, Ada, Jane, Barbara, Nadia

For many parents, naming a child can become a stressful process. Perhaps, it's the pressure of giving a tiny human a name they will have for their entire life. Some families name their kids after a family member, someone famous, fictional characters, or sometimes something that reminds them of a sweet memory. Parents have the right to choose a child's name. However, that responsibility comes with a few restrictions.

Some states have naming laws and restrictions that define whether new parents are allowed to choose a certain name for their baby or not. According to USBirthCertificates.com, a vital records application preparation assistance service, certain states have other kinds of naming restrictions in place to protect children. This includes banning the use of obscenity in names.

Several states limit the number of characters that can be used in a name because of official birth records software used in the U.S. Apparently, in Nebraska first, middle and last names must be less than 100 characters total.

While other states go as far as banning the use of numerical digits or emojis. For example, Massachusetts only allow letters found on the standard English keyboard to be used in baby names. There are also states who prohibit naming children after people who have committed heinous crimes. We don't know why anyone would, but this means you can’t name your child "Adolf Hitler."

Many of the common naming restrictions include derogatory terms, obscenity, offensive names, numbers, and certain characters like asterisks. However, there are celebrities like Grimes and Elon Musk who didn’t let their states restrictions stop them from naming their kids Exa Dark Sideræl referred to as "Y" and  X Æ A-XII, nicknamed "X."

If you are in the "naming" process, you should become familiar with the restrictions set in place by each state to avoid birth certificate surprises.

In 2013, a child support magistrate in East Tennessee ruled that a 7-month-old boy named Messiah must have his name changed to Martin. "The word 'Messiah' is a title, and it’s a title that has only been earned by one person, and that one person is Jesus Christ," said  Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew.

In 2009, New Jersey parents Heath and Deborah Campbell were taken into state custody after authorities got involved in a cake incident. A bakery refused to decorate a cake with the words "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler." The Campbell’s gave their three children Nazi-inspired names including Adolf Hitler . Though the state said that their names were not the reason, it's been reported that the parents didn't believe them.

In 2018, Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk of Georgia sued their home state after officials refused to let them name their daughter ZalyKha Graceful Lorraina Allah. The issue was Allah, the two-year-old girl's last name. Georgia law requires that children bear the last name of at least one of their parents. The parents won the case, with the help of lawyers from the ACLU.

In 1976, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that short-order cook and high school teacher Michael Herbert Dengler could not change his name to "1069."

In December 1999, Robert William Handley of Ohio filed a petition to change his name to Santa Robert Claus. Judge Lawrence Belskis denied his petition saying that "the public has a proprietary interest, a proprietary right in the identity of Santa Claus, both in the name and the persona."

A 1984 ruling from the California Courts of Appeal denied a request from Thomas Boyd Ritchie III to change his name to the Roman numeral "III," pronounced "Three." The court said that, "a change to a roman numeral did not constitute a name change within the meaning of the law and that the new 'name' used by appellant was inherently confusing."