Baby names are a very common dilemma for parents. Most parents want to give their children names that are meaningful, unique, and practical at the same time. And sometimes, that's a tall order to fill. According to a BabyCentral survey, 9% of moms regret the names they gave their babies. In turn, only 2% of grown-up Americans say they hate their birth name, and 4% just dislike it.
While it may seem that children don't hate their names as much as parents may fear, it's still hard to tell how a certain name will affect a child as they go through life. For a child, a unique and meaningful name can still mean years of ridicule and annoying comments from strangers and friends alike.
Some parents understand how badly they messed up just a few years or months in, and Bored Panda has collected the experiences of these parents from several online threads to show just how much some moms and dads regret naming their babies.
