TV Article Royal baby: 110 names to choose from! By Darren Franich Darren Franich Darren Franich is a former critic at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2023. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on August 15, 2022 11:16AM EDT Photo: KidStock/Blend Images/Getty Images The royal baby wasn't even a day old before becoming more popular than you, loser. According to Facebook data, there were over 1 million interactions based around royal baby chatter on July 22, 2013—and that's 1 million interactions in the first hour of the newborn monarch's life. But let's get down to brass tacks here: What the heck were they going to call the pint-sized potentate, who will be King of England someday far in the future when you and everyone you know has passed away into dust and ruin? Based on the U.K. Facebook buzz at the time, 10 names emerged as the most popular choices, among people who have no decision on the matter and should probably spend more time focusing on their own families. The top 10 names were: 1. George 2. James 3. Louis 4. Henry 5. Philip 6. Richard 7. Daniel 8. Andrew 9. Arthur 10. Spencer So basically, the list mostly came down to "names of other Kings you've heard of," with No. 10 as the aww-inducing nostalgia dark horse ("Spencer" being dearly departed Grandma Diana's surname). Now, those names were all pretty good. But clearly, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge could have used a few more suggestions in the name box. Forthwith, EW's own list of 110 names for any upcoming royal baby who would be King. William and Kate's kids are probably reading for future suggestions, for all you know! 1. Edmund 2. Edgar 3. Æthelred 4. Robb 5. Robward 6. Cedric 7. Ralph 8. Harry Potter 9. Larry Potter 10. Hermioner (male form of "Hermione") 11. Stuart Sutcliffe 12. John Paul George Ringo 13. Scaramanga 14. Napoleon 15. Emperor Napoleon 16. Dianer (male form of "Diana") 17. O. Henry 18. Henry IV, Part II 19. Henry V Origins: Before Agincourt 20. Downton 21. Abbey 22. The Doctor 23. The Master 24. King, the King (so his full name is "King King, the King") 25. Kong 26. Koopa 27. Leonidas 28. Alexander 29. 'Xander (with apostrophe!) 30. Madison 31. Wisconsin 32. Captain Britain 33. Colonel Wales 34. Rear Admiral Scotland 35. Midshipman Northern Ireland 36. Keats 37. Shelley 38. Percy 39. Frankenstein 40. Simon Belmont 41. Vlad 42. Thad 43. Chad 44. Brad 45. Lad 46. Lancelot 47. Fancelot 48. Camelot 49. Richard Burton 50. North 51. Elizabert (male form of "Elizabeth") 52. Anthony 53. Anfernee 54. Moon Unit 55. Prince Michael III 56. Cambridge (so someday he'll be known as "Cambridge, Duke of Cambridge") 57. Duke (so someday he'll be known as "Duke Duke," and then "King Duke") 58. Duke Nukem 59. Quicksilver 60. Quiksilver 61. 'Silver (with apostrophe!) 62. Silvio 63. Grizzly Adams 64. Bucky 65. Bucky Buckingham 66. Bucky "Buck Wild" Buckingham 67. Bronco Billy 68. Forrest Gump 69. Michael Clayton 70. Lear 71. Titus Andronicus 72. Titus Welliver 73. Tytus, with a Y 74. Tytys, with two Ys 75. Sherlock 76. Holmes 77. Benedict Cumberbatch II 78. Cumberbatch 79. Cumberholmes 80. Cumbergump 81. Cumberpotter 82. Cumbercumber 83. Kal-El 84. Clark 85. Cumberclark 86. Nemo 87. Brigadier 88. Abercromby 89. Abercrombie 90. Abyrcromby 91. Adam 92. Adam Warlock 93. David 94. Beckham 95. Hambeck 96. Clambake 97. Rooney 98. Joffrey (HAHAHA but f'reals good name, right?) 99. J. R. R. 100. George R. R. 101. T.S. 102. J.K. 103. Shakespeare 104. Shakespeare II 105. Shakespeare IV, Part 2 106. Thanos 107. Attenborough 108. Rattenborough 109. Zoltar, Lord of the Quickening 110. Steve Close