8 per cent of parents regret their child’s name

It doesn’t seem to matter how carefully parents choose their baby’s name, with 8 per cent coming to regret the moniker they selected.

Of 1,272 parents polled by YourBabyDomainName.com, 8 per cent admitted they felt regretful about the first name they had chosen.

Of these, 53 per cent changed their mind on the name because it had dated, being fashionable at the time.

A further 32 per cent went on to realise the name had become too popular.