Worst Baby Names Given to Newborns Last Year

The latest list of crazy baby names is out. Last year, a lot of parents named their newborns some of the worst names yet. Do you really want that sweet baby boy to go through life with the name Swastik? And is it really a good idea to call your innocent daughter Lay? That's exactly what some parents did last year.

Every Spring, the Social Security Administration releases a list of baby names based on the previous year's Social Security applications for newborns. While Emma and Noah topped the list of most popular names (you can see the most popular names in my blog) there were some less traditional names at the bottom of the list. Nameberry, a popular baby-naming website, checked out some of the more unusual names that appeared way down on the bottom of the list.

1. Billion
"Cash" is an up-and-coming baby name, and "Rich" has been around for decades. So how about coming out and naming a number? "Billion" was used for five baby boys for the first time in 2014, though there were also 11 boys named "Million" and babies of both sexes named "Amillion."

2. Common
If you are choosing a highly unusual name to help your child stand out from the crowd, this one does anything but.

3. Dagger
Where will the trend for bad boy names end? "Dagger" is one of the new violent names added to the lexicon this year.

4. Lay
Seven baby girls were given the name "Lay" in 2014. Really? Really?

5. Londynne
"London" has been a popular name in recent years, and with such popularity inevitably spawns spelling variations.

6. Mickinley
There were also five girls named "Kennydi."

7. Payzley
This is another target for spelling adventurists.

8. Royaltee
We're not sure that new choices such as "Royaltee," "Royalti," and "Royel" set quite the right blueblood tone.

9. Ruckus
This name was given to eight babies in 2014.

10. Sadman
This is as grating as such "uplifting" new names as "Excel" (seven girls) or "Legendary" (five boys).

11. Swastik
This name was given to seven boys in 2014.

12. Wimberly
"Wimberley" is a particularly entertaining kind of new name, introduced by parents looking to improve on an original by giving it a new first initial or switching a few letters or sounds around.