‘I named my child Methamphetamine Rules – it’s nothing to do with Class A drugs’

A journalist who was investigating what you can legally change your baby’s name to got a shock when she made the matter personal.

ABC journalist Kirsten Drysdale is a presenter for WTFAQ, which is a series which answers all of life's big questions. She quizzed the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages on what you can legally change your baby's name to.

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However, when the answer was left unclear on ‘prohibited' names, she decided to test it out. After welcoming her third child with her husband Chris, Kirsten decided to name her newborn ‘Methamphetamine Rules’ to see if it what allowed.

And she was left gobsmacked when the name was approved, telling news.com.au: “I don’t know how it slipped through.

“I’m not sure if someone was overworked, or if it was automated somewhere. Or possibly, maybe they thought Methamphetamine was a Greek name. They haven’t really given us a clear answer.”

The NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has since admitted to the mother the approval for name was a mishap. Thankfully, Kirsten has now managed to change her baby’s name legally.

“Baby Meth’s real name … I’m not publicly disclosing it, because I don’t want it to be attached to this,” she added. “It’s a beautiful name and I can tell you has nothing to do with class A drugs."

A spokesperson for NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages also told the outlet that following this incident, it has ‘tightened’ the baby name approval process to ensure that nothing like this happens again.

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“The Registry has since strengthened its processes in response to this highly unusual event,” the spokesperson said. “The vast majority of parents do not choose a name for their newborn baby that is obscene, offensive or contrary to the public interest.”

In Australia, you're not allowed to call your baby any official ranks – such as Sir, Captain, Chief, Duke, King, Admiral, Madam, Lady, Queen, Princess and Duchess.

There also can't be any insults, swear words, slurs, symbols, descriptions of sexual acts, or religious names such as ‘God’, or ‘Christ’.

While in the UK, you apparently can't call your baby Martian, Monkey, Chow Tow (which means 'Smelly Head', Rogue or Akuma (which mean devil in Japanese), according to Mom Junction.

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