Baby Names Banned in Australia

These Baby Names Were Actually Banned in Australia After Parents Tried to Use Them.

Gone are the days of an entire classroom full of Michaels, Emilys, and Nicoles. In recent years, out-of-the-box baby names — think common names with unusual spellings, unique names that don’t appear in the baby books, and names that are nouns you’d use in everyday conversation, not to call someone over — have been on the rise. Most of the newer, trendier names are harmless, only requiring a bit more attention to detail when learning how to spell or pronounce them, but here in Australia, it seems as though issues with baby names go beyond spelling Nicole as Nichoulle.

A list of banned baby names was recently released by the Victorian government to outlaw monikers that may come off as offensive or obscene (spoiler: Kim and Kanye would’ve had to choose a different name for their son!). Each of the 46 names on the state’s list were names that parents had actually tried to give their babies at some point, and join a short list of names that were banned nation wide in Australia in 2015.

Although most of these names are pretty ludicrous, there are a few — such as Duke, Bishop, and Saint — which may not be common in countries like the US, but are certainly used here and there. Scroll through to see the other baby names that are currently off limits Down Under.

Names Banned in Victoria

1. Admiral
2. Anzac
3. Australia
4. Baron
5. Bishop
6. Brigadier
7. Brother
8. Cadet
9. Captain
10. Chief
11. Christ
12. Commodore
13. Constable
14. Corporal
15. Dame
16. Duke
17. Emperor
18. Father
19. General
20. God
21. Honour
22. Judge
23. Justice
24. King
25. Lady
26. Lieutenant
27. Lord
28. Madam
29. Majesty
30. Major
31. Messiah
32. Minister
33. Mister
34. Officer
35. Premier
36. President
37. Prime Minister
38. Prince
39. Princess
40. Queen
41. Saint
42. Satan
43. Seaman
44. Sergeant
45. Sir
46. Sister

Names Banned in All of Australia

1. Bonghead
2. Chow TowD***head
3. G-Bang
4. Ikea
5. iMac
6. Maryjuana
7. Medicare
8. Ned Kelly
9. Panties
10. Ranga
11. Scrotum
12. Sh*thead
13. Smelly
14. Snort
15. Thong
16. Virgin