The bias in favour of boys is shrinking in developing countries even as a preference for girls emerges in the rich world ...

Yes, the names Santa Claus, Jesus Christ and III all have been ruled illegal names by courts in the United States.

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to a record low ...

Americans may try to find the most whimsical, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind baby names for their children — but in Japan, that ...

They’re children of their parents,” one person argued on X/Twitter wrote in defense of kirakira names.“Please stop ...

As the New York Post previously reported, New Zealand also has a list of forbidden names — and it’s royally strict. King ...

Parents in Japan are now prohibited from having complete control over the names they give their children following the implementation of new guidelines on the pronunciation of kanji characters.

Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji ...

The name King reigns once more — as the top banned baby name in New Zealand. Every year the country, which has strict naming laws, releases a list of the most commonly declined names.

A producer of the hit Japanese anime film "Your Name." has been handed a four-year ... Koichiro Ito was convicted of "violating laws on child prostitution and pornography" as well as non ...

In what could only be described as the plot of a Lifetime movie, a pregnant woman, two weeks out from her due date, said her mother-in-law has decided that she is going to name her baby ...