185 of the Ugliest Names Given to Babies

Ugly Baby Names

I've scavenged the web in search of the most hideous names in history. Why any of these names were ever given to human babies is beyond me.

Perhaps some of these names may be suitable for a lovable but dorky family pet: at least your cat won't know how hideous its name is and therefore will never develop resentment.

A baby, on the other hand, may grow up to hate the name you gave him/her. To save your kid the humiliation that comes with a gross name, I've compiled a master list of ugly baby names.

Ugly Baby Names for Girls and Boys A-E

Abner

Addison/Maddison and similar others

Agatha

Agnus

Albert

Angel (Stop that.)

Angus

Archibald

Ashley (Beaten to death by overuse.)

Barbie

Barry

Baxter

Bentley

Bernadette

Beryl

Betty

Bessie

Blanche

Boniqua

Bonnie

Boris

Briar

Brittany (Again, another victim of overuse.)

Bronwyn

Bruce

Brumhilda

Brutus

Bueford

Butch

Calvin (Means "little bald one.”)

Cameron (Means "crooked nose.”)

Candy/Candee

Cassandra (Means "entangler of men.”)

Cecil

Chuck

Claudia (Means “lame.”)

Courtney

Crystal

Dagmuar

Daphne

Darwin

Destiny

Diamond (I knew a girl named Diamond: Whatever were her parents thinking!?)

Donna

Dolores

Dorcas

Doris

Dorothy

Doug

Doyle

Dreshawn

Elmer

Ennis

Erma

Ethel

Eunice

Eustace

Ugly Baby Names F-J

Fannie

Fartel (No comment.)

Gabby

Gage (I knew a kid named Gage growing up who was always trying to provoke people.)

Garland

Garth

Geraldine

Gertrude

Gilbert

Gislaine

Gladys

Gloria

Gorgonzola

Gretel

Gunther

Gus

Guy (You wanna go ahead and make that a little more obvious?)

Hamish

Hannelore

Harmony

Harold

Harriet

Helga

Helois

Henrietta

Herman

Hildegard

Horace

Horatio

Howard

Humphrey (“Hump,” for short.)

Igor (Good pet name, though.)

Ingrid

Janice

Jayden/Kayden/Ayden/Brayden and similar others. Horrible!

Josephine

Judy

The Ugliest Names for Girls and Boys K-O

Keegan

Kennedy (I knew a girl with this name, I hope her parents didn't know it meant "deformed head" when they gave it to her.)

La-a (Ladasha—the dash isn't silent.)

Lafawnda

Larry

Lathan

Latrina

Linda

Lorna

Mabel

Mallory (Means “unlucky.”)

Margaret

Margot (C'mon, way too close to the spelling of “maggot.”)

Margy

Marie Juana (I see what you did there.)

Martha

Mary

Maude

Melena (A medical term for dark, bloody stool.)

Mercedes

Meredith

Mildred

Mistake (I actually saw this in a name book.)

Mode

Monster (Found in a name book.)

Morag

Morona (Now that’s just mean.)

Mort

Nancy

Nevaeh (Heaven spelled backwards? Oh, you don't say. Equivalent to naming your child “hell.”)

Nigel

Noel (Overused.)

Noga

Obamaniqua (No. Just, no.)

Octavia

Om

Osnot

Otto

The Ugliest Names P-T

Pantilimon

Pat

Peggy

Percy

Petunia

Polly

Pomposa

Princess

Prudence

Quamyra (I knew a girl with this name.)

Queen

Randal

Rebel (I know a guy named Rebel. If I told you his life story, you wouldn't be surprised at all.)

Regina

Roberta

Ronald

Ronda

Rowanda

Ruby

Rufus

Rupert

Ruth

Sally

Sausagea (Sausage with an a?)

Shaneekwa

Shelby

Sherman

Shirley

Shithead (I know how it's pronounced, but look at how it's spelled!)

Sloan

Stacey

Stella

Stewart

Sue

Tabitha

Tallulah

Tate

Tatum

Tiara

Trigby

Tyquasia

The Worst Baby Names U-Z

Unknown (Saw in a name book.)

Uvula

Waldo

Wallace

Wanda

Wendy

Wilma

Winston

Yolanda

Zayden (My eye just twitched at that.)

Zebediah

Zooey

Do You Agree?

Names might not be ugly forever.

Some of these names are only ugly for babies but quite suitable for grown men or women. Sally, Judy, Ronald, and Winston are all perfectly fine names and sound respectable for adults, but I could not imagine calling a sweet little toddler Ronald: Ronald isn't an adorable name and it's not appropriate for a baby. Imagine saying, "Come here little Winston, time for bed." That doesn't sound nice at all.

It's so hard to find a great baby name these days; most are overused, spelled oddly, sound too old, sound too strange, or sound too fake. I really don't have much advice for choosing a name other than telling you to make sure it has meaning to you or your family's heritage.

Comments

violet evergreen on October 23, 2020:

well as most people i do agree with the fact that most of these names are ugly and well stupid ;-; but some of these names are really and truly gorgeous and beautiful and who ever had one of these names it doesn't matter if people think there ugly or pretty know that you are blessed with the most utterly and extremely beautiful name. on the other hand this was extremely fun to read a-lot of laughter from me especially the maire Juana and the morona one there was a lot of laughing until i fell on the floor wheezing. a shame you didn't have eva on there thats my name

yeah on June 26, 2020:

LMAO EVERYONE IS GETTING PRESSED

Chicken on May 30, 2020:

seriously? People are pretty and beautiful the way they are. ik its ur opinion but seriously? most of these are pretty good! Just because they named there child something bad doesnt mean they are bad parents. and this is my opinion.

Foxy on April 17, 2020:

People should be free to name their anything they want ,it isn't my place to say anything.

Milly Light on March 23, 2020:

I am truly surprised that Mildred landed on that list. Mildred is my name and I have always loved it!

Candy the Fox GachaTuber on March 22, 2020:

...

...

...ok.

What. The. Hecc.

You dare to say Candy is an ugly name?! WHAT?!

As someone obsessed with distinctive, unique things like names I'm not happy. I'm actually livid (it's a fancy word for angry if you didn't know)! I'm not a mean person but I feel that should be removed from this list like these following names:

Angel

Nevaeh

Cassandra

Crystal

Shirley (a teacher at my old school was called Shirley and lots of kids loved her)

Diamond (there was a plush dog at my old school I named Diamond and I loved playing with her and she was super cute and she was tiny)

Harmony

And no, I won't put Ruby on there as that's the name of my arch nemesis who I detest and despise greatly.

no me on March 16, 2020:

ashley is the worst name

lavara blackstone on January 25, 2020:

Some of these are nice but I agree most of them are pretty bad.

Kelly Ann Christensen from Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas on December 28, 2019:

Thanks for the cute article and the laughs. I know people with several of those names, but overall I think you are right about most of them. Thankfully, none of our names are on your list. lol

Ally on November 11, 2019:

Does anyone else agree that Nevaeh actually sounds really pretty? I think it would be a beautiful name if it was spelled differently.

Ally on November 11, 2019:

A few of these names are pretty bad, like the one after Shirley. (I’m not typing that out.) There are people out there with these names, and they would be offended if they saw their names on this list. Also, Mabel is one of my favorite names, I just think it sounds so pretty.

Catherine Berry from Belgrade on September 12, 2019:

Yeah not all of those are ugly but I totally agree with most of your notes next to the names. Very entertaining regardless. Thank you!

Brad on August 27, 2019:

That's messed up

Idk My Name on August 04, 2019:

Okay, that is kind of ridiculous. Many of those names are beautiful! Besides, most of those names have no specific reason why they are on the list! Alot of people Ive seen on youtube or people I personally know have these names and if they saw this then they would probably get hurt by it!!!

Yetzel on May 12, 2019:

Yup , Yetzel

Corinda Jenkins on March 29, 2019:

My name is Corinda Jo. I’m told all the time what a beautiful name it is. You NEVER find it on any lists. I liked most of the names. What do you think of the name Atticus Creed? I think it’s unique. My future great-grands name

Farrah Young from Lagos, Nigeria on March 02, 2019:

Some of these names arent so bad, like Angel and Erma. For others, I wouldn't exactly call them ugly, but they aren't so nice-sounding like Gladys ( which sadly, happens to be my middle name). This is one name I hardly use and don't think I'll ever come to like.

Abrey on October 31, 2018:

My middle name is Ruth and my dad's name is Howard so that upset me

HoneyHawk830 on October 14, 2018:

Oh come on! Linda? Are you kidding me? It literally means pretty. A woman by the name of Linda named me Megan, however—a name I still hate and I’m surprised it’s never on the ugly names list. My dad is Cornelius. Never on these lists either and it’s a God-awful name which he despises. What about Seamus (pronounced “shame-us”)? Horrendous. Or Seth or Silas. Hedwig or Brunhilda? OMG horrible! I see “Melena” on here (pronounced “Mel-uh-nuh”), and anyone who’d do that must not know medical terminology. My daughter is Melina—-pronounced “Muh-lee-nuh”, which makes ALL the difference. I’ve seen the “Malina” variation, which I don’t like since the prefix “mal” in Latin basically means “bad”. A lot of foreign names just don’t translate well...like Hyman or Schlomo or Joaquin or Jadwiga or Svetlana or Shilpa or Darko or Cristobal...maybe they sound better in their native languages (my husband is Guillermo, and it’s much better sounding in Spanish)...but in English, Jesus, these names are rough.

Summergrl on July 23, 2018:

Many of these names are not even terrible like Gloria and Linda I have family members with those names however they don't sound like they would fit a baby or small child I get that.

shut up please on July 16, 2018:

although my name wasn’t on here, this kinda pisses me off. josephine should be taken off that list! it’s actually my favorite name and if i could change my name to josephine, i definitely would.

Emily Klein on May 17, 2018:

You people in the comments section need to grow up. So what, someone thinks your name, or a name that you like, is ugly. Cry me a river. It’s just a harmless opinion. I happen to be okay with my own name, but I couldn’t care less if someone else doesn’t like it because I’m not an insecure little baby. If you don’t like the list, then stop reading it and move on to something else.

On a less irritating note, I mostly agreed with the list, however I like Mabel and Otto, and I don’t think Hamish and Mallory are terrible.

Ashley Ritter from Maryland on January 01, 2018:

I love the name Regina. I love Mean Girls !

DeeHibes999 on January 01, 2018:

You forgot FRED. Ugh.

Ambri on December 26, 2017:

I hated 100%!of those names!!! Some were so ugly I cringed.

jodi on December 12, 2017:

POLLY IS A GREAT NAME

booksoverbooks on December 09, 2017:

I honestly don't understand this website. What is wrong with the names Addison, Ruby, Linda, and basically every name on this list? I'm sorry, but what was the point of this in the first place? FYI if you didn't know, Addison means "Son of Adam" what the heck is wrong with it? Just stop making people feel bad, I know SO many people with names on this list that are absolutely great. And thank you to the people who commented that there isn't such thing as an ugly name. This makes me sick.

Stella on November 26, 2017:

There is no such thing as ugliest name, it’s just to identify a person it’s not all about on personal taste based on their name. My name is Stella like you mentioned there and I think it’s not that bad I can accept it. At least most of the names are very unique and modern.

thegreatperson on August 26, 2017:

Linda and Mary were far from ugly

Anonymous on July 04, 2017:

An "Ugliest" is 100% relative and subjective term. Some names are sounded attractive, nice, cute, average, boring or awful. To me, I would say Theodore, Isaac, Bryce, Roger, Kyle, Zachary, Paige, Elana, Evelyn, Hillary, and Faith are awful names in my opinion.

GRR on April 27, 2017:

I have these people in my family: Ashley, Brittney, Courtney, Judy, and I know a lot of people with the other names. Some of them are just opinion, but others yes re horrible.

YouTube on April 21, 2017:

Ya this are ugly name not trying to mean and my sister is having a baby i don't no

What to name her she need help

Meredith on March 24, 2017:

Peggy is an ugly name, to all those people named Peggy lol sorry if I'm offending you

Linda on November 07, 2016:

The name Linda should be removed from the site, it is not an ugly name.

Daniera on October 23, 2016:

My dads name is Larry my grandmothers name is margret my cousins name is gage so really

kyla on October 02, 2016:

Are you serious, I LOVE the name crystal, courtney, and cassandra I would have named my kids that, what a terrible website

Just Me on September 30, 2016:

Sarah is a hideous, boring, overused name.

Serene on September 26, 2016:

How can you be the judge to ugly names? Many of these names are probably from other cultures or languages and have beautiful meaning. What if I took your name and said, "Wow, what an ugly name. You must have a terrible life!" The world is so diverse that these days unique names have a place. All sorts of kids are named all sorts of different names representing heir tribes, cultures and religion. Who gave you the exclusive right to call the parents out and say the child's name is ugly??? It's because of people like YOU the child will grow up insecure because he/she will stumble across your article and see their named mentioned. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Why are you people on here all the time? on June 30, 2016:

Seriously,people get a grip. Who cares what people say about your name. A name is just something to identify yourself to others. That doesn't make it ugly or pretty it just makes it you. Honestly I was just looking for names to use in my book. I would like to thank the person who came up with this list. It has strengthened my book with diversity. People just need to get a life the internet is not the only thing your eyeballs can be glued to.

Chasta74 on June 15, 2016:

Hanna, I have a Briar so I definitely agree. I also do not understand why most of these names made the list. I absolutely loved the name Briar as soon as my husband suggested it. As far as obscure meanings of names, unless you are a name researcher, no one cares. I also have a Carter which means "Cart Puller". Not once has anyone asked why I named my son after a puller of carts.

Annie Nonomous on June 13, 2016:

Research much? Half of these names that you bashed because their meanings were ugly aren't even correct. Cassandra doesn't mean entangled of men, it means Unheeded Prophetess. It's a beautiful and tragic story that you didn't learn about, whilst bashing a beautiful and powerful name. Did I mention that Cassandra was a princess? And Melena means yellow as a canary.

Something on May 24, 2016:

You are cruel and awful. 90% of those names are nice.

RangerDrifterZ on March 30, 2016:

Mercedes and bentley? Giving baby name over overpriced car?

Stella on February 21, 2016:

Oh heeeeeell no! My name is stella

S on February 07, 2016:

I am sorry for giving you hate, but you are being a little inconsistent with your articles. You said Tabitha is a beautiful biblical name, yet it is on this list for worst baby names. You said that the advice you give for names is to make sure it has familial meaning, but you say names like John or Ingrid, popular for being European names from people a long time ago, are too common or ugly. Trying really hard to be "unconventional" is just as bad as celebrities naming their children odd noun names like "North". More noun names, do these sound familiar? Ocean, Holly, Bear, especially that bears are an animal that are known for being... violent? Maybe bear because of the spiritual meaning in Native American cultures, I don't know. Whatever you think is pretty and not pretty is fine, but now I am giving you my opinion. I respect your opinions of what names you like and don't like, but maybe don't give such negative comments about some names. Because, just remember that there are thousands of reasons historically throughout different cultures for naming people, some bad, some unfair, some beautiful. I do agree that people should give thought to their names and maybe not purposefully try to be "trendy", that you should think about what it means historically, with your ancestry, and what the name actually means, or what it has been associated with. What it is associated with throughout history is an important one too. I am sorry for the length of this.

Marielle on January 31, 2016:

Your so annoying still posting

Griffinclaw on January 18, 2016:

There was a couple on there that I disagreed with, but not for the most part.

I knew a girl named Quisqueya once (pronounced keeskaya, hope I spelled it right). Horrific.

Amber on January 04, 2016:

Ruby is my daughter's name and it is a BEAUTIFUL one. A lot of these names are beautiful. This list is ridiculous.

Imogen on January 02, 2016:

Zoe is absolutely horrible, especially Zoë. Terribly dog-like.

Hope on December 19, 2015:

Some of these names I understand but ones like Gabby and Tatum? What's wrong with those names? I actually had a grandma named Blanche, lol! I also have an uncle named Larry... I can't say that I'm to fond of those names but I wasn't the one who named them in the first place...

marielle on December 12, 2015:

I still see that this website is here. Why do you post this nonsense?? Don't you have better things to do?

Anonymous on November 30, 2015:

I have a friend with a child with a name on this list. She spent lots of time researching, and the meaning of the name is incorrect on this list. Cassandra means "unheeded prophetess" not "entangled of men". I am an avid learner of Greek mythology and Cassandra certainly did not entangle any men.

candice on November 08, 2015:

Rude people you are

Marielle on November 08, 2015:

It is so unfair

Marielle on November 08, 2015:

You have a cold heart to write something like this. It's unacceptable. These parents give their Babies these names because they like them. Whatever!

Candice on November 08, 2015:

That's really hurtful stop posting that you people have ugly hearts you should be MAD at your self

Aylssa on November 08, 2015:

This is a dumb website. Would you like it if someone said your name was ugly? I do not think so. So please delete this website it can hurt people's feelings.

Aylssa on November 07, 2015:

Some names I don't care for but, my mothers name is Margaret and people call her Peggy. I don't think that her name is ugly at all

Angel on October 29, 2015:

I like my name, is a very common Hispanic name for boys!!!

Bella on October 24, 2015:

I agree with some people on here like Addison! There is a lot of bad names but there are some amazing names!! And Ashley is popular because it's a gorgeous name!!! I love that name and that's my daughters name it doesn't make It ugly?! And Madison is a cute name!! HARSH AND WRONG!!

HayleyDebotoun on October 24, 2015:

I hate my name, Hayley. The way it's spelled is retarted to me. All my friends have good name and no one calls me

Hay because it's not even a good one. I honestly hate my name and I might change it when I'm older. My mom is Asian and so am I so it doesn't fit me correctly. If you wanna name your baby something don't use

The way mine is spelled you'll baby will hate it. I like some names on the list. I wish I was an Ashley or a lily or something like Sophia but Sophia is a weird name too.

Gloria on October 12, 2015:

I love this names and I don't think they are ugly at all I have a daughter named Charlotte, Margaret, and I am pregnant with a beautiful baby girl !! And I am thinking to name her Gertrude Henriette! ! And those are family names! !..

unknow on September 04, 2015:

a lot of those name are actually pretty normal in other language

agatha

blanche

geraldine

gertrude

these are pretty common french name. they jut sound weird when said in english

Why on September 02, 2015:

.what about sharkeesha that's a very ugly name but some of the names on this list aren't too bad

shelby on August 28, 2015:

Shelby isn't an ugly name??? It literally means where willows grow, willow grove. That's beautiful???

Athena on August 21, 2015:

I'd add the name Kendra to that list. Naming a kid that abomination of a name is just awful. :( Fortunately it's not very popular but still. What an awful name.

Jennifer Mugrage from Columbus, Ohio on August 21, 2015:

Some of these are just awful. Others aren't really names. (Gorgonzola? Really? That's a cheese!)

Many of the others, though, I consider to be "strong" names. They are not pretty-sounding, but they have character, strong consonants, and have history behind them. For example, Agnes if you are of British heritage or Mercedes if you are Spanish-speaking. (It may sound kinda dumb in English, but it sounds great in Spanish! It just rolls off the tongue!)

Many names that I thought were really ugly when I first heard them as a kid, have now become favorites. Margaret (Meg, Maggie) is one of those.

Addison on July 28, 2015:

Addison, Maddison, not too bad. Seriously, you're a little harsh with the ' ugly names ' thing. I kinda take offense since I don't believe that Addison is a bad name. I might biased because it's mine though.

Ashley- It's a nice name. Yes, it is popular but it's still not ugly.

Crystal, Destiny, Diamond, Brittany, Kennedy, Jayden, Tiara, Octavia,Nevaeh. All beautiful names, amazing names really. I think they're quite unique and beautiful and you are throwing the term ugly around with wild abandon.

myob on June 13, 2015:

some i would name my child some are okay

Tiara on May 31, 2015:

I think you're way to harsh on these names.

Celine on May 23, 2015:

What sort of a sick website is this! Donna is the nicest name in the world!

Ruby on May 20, 2015:

Uh my name s Ruby I didn't know that was ugly ?

Amber on May 15, 2015:

I think I know the Gage you're referring to.

Izzy on May 07, 2015:

i think toni is a horrible name! i mean it rhymes with baloney!

anomynous on May 07, 2015:

i think toni is a horrible name

Amelia on April 13, 2015:

Hahaha, Shithead is an actual name, poor baby!

Lillian Foster on April 12, 2015:

A lot of the names on this list are perfectly good. Also, before giving your baby a 'cute' name, think about how a grown adult would think after being named Emmi as a child (not as a nickname for Emily).

Layla J. on April 12, 2015:

Not.

Layla J. on April 12, 2015:

Uvula is quite a pretty name, in my opinion. It has a nice ring to it. U-Vu-Lah

Fawntia Fowler from Portland on April 06, 2015:

Latrina is the worst. :(

@hanna, I agree that Lilith is pretty. But today's Lilith is potentially tomorrow's Emma. These things always go in fads (and the fads spread faster now thanks to the internet).

hanna on March 30, 2015:

I'm pretty sure I understand why most of these are one this list, but for me, personally, I like names that aren't the typical: Hanna, Sophie, Jessica, Chloe, Emma, Riley (ooh, this one's REALLY unique! *sarcasm*), etc. Or the names that go too far: Apple, North, etc. I like dark, unusual, unique names that are neither too strange nor to common like: Lilith (night monster\goddess), Briar (thorny plant), Allistair (defender), Carlyle (from the walled city), Sage (wise). Besides the actually meaning of Briar, I like it. It just sounds pretty. Anyone else agree?

Yolanda on March 18, 2015:

My name is beautiful! What were you thinking?!

genesis on March 13, 2015:

In the beginning that's what it means

gabriella on March 08, 2015:

I am glad my name is not on the list but i disagree with a lot of the names

Aster on March 08, 2015:

I actually kind of like some of the names on here. Like Cameron and Beryl.

Joe G on February 27, 2015:

did you see "La-a" on the episode of Maury!?

River on February 17, 2015:

I'm surprised my given name didn't make the list. I only ever knew old ladies who had that name. Janet. Its like my parents punished me for being born.

Angelia on February 09, 2015:

Judy to me only is good as a nickname. But some of those names make me shudder. But some of them are actually really pretty names. Like Brayden.

John on February 05, 2015:

Most of these I'll admit are pretty bad, but some are okay. I don't think Pat is exceptionally bad for example. Neveah though has got to be the one of the worst name ever. It's also refreshing to not see a bunch of Eastern European names on here, since I feel like a lot of lists just use those. However there was one that sadly was missing, Agnes. I actually used to know a girl in college with that name, she was absolutely gorgeous but had possibly the ugliest name in human history.

Nevaeh on February 02, 2015:

In think nevaeh is a pretty name some of these are gorgeous this person who made this obviously doesn't realize that most of these names are beautiful my cousins name is Aiden then I have a cousin named Jayden and Brayden and Ashley see they're all good names btw I'm 15

sherie on January 25, 2015:

Love the name Brittany

rose on January 21, 2015:

I kinda like Stacey, but wouldn't use it just because it seems so 1980s - I actually like older names, like Catherine or John

Ashleyyyyy on January 12, 2015:

Ooooo awk my name is Ashley. I agree that it's overused, but I don't think over using it makes it ugly...

Hezekiah from Japan on January 10, 2015:

Some of the modern African American made up names are definitely amongst the worst.

Alyssa on January 06, 2015:

Most of these names are ugly but some of them are good. But then again what's a good name since I don't like mine.

Fozen Storm on December 27, 2014:

You forgot Duke and Turk

emilee on December 26, 2014:

I did not like Gertrude or abner

my name different on December 21, 2014:

My name is different it is common and i don't want to say any of my personal information because all you weirdo creepy people out there im not saying my gender either . Anyway i love the name diamond and crystal and I like emerald even thoug that wasn't on there

Hippo on November 24, 2014:

Thaddeus should b on this list

arlene on November 24, 2014:

Nothing