Insane names - List From an HR Employee
I have the distinct honor of seeing between 100 and 1000 names every day at work. These are the legal first names of real people. I keep a list on my notes app titled, “Insane Names”. Here are the craziest, worst, and most “unique”.
Insane Names:
Darreayale
Ram
Superman (legal name)
Tamantha
Scholastica
Turkesha
Allegra
Argyll-Ridge
Billyjack (one word)
Jackel
Ebenezer
Lagweena
Manessah
Modesta
Riquandra
Universe
Particularly Bad Alternate Spellings:
Schelby
Caelob
Neveah (spells Haeven backwards, not Heaven)
Linzi
I have kept this list over a long period of time and believe this preserves the privacy and anonymity of anyone associated with the names listed above.
I would also like to add that I researched many (not all) names on the list to confirm that they weren’t a common or recognizable name in other cultures. I regularly see names that surprise me or catch my eye, but I understand that naming culture and language/translations are more vast than my experience.
Have fun!