Is there any regulation, legislation, law on people's names?

I am looking for legislation regulating children's names, in any country. Regulations on what names can / cannot be chosen, etc. Many thanks.Is there any regulation, legislation, law on people's names?
Registrars in England warn parents that names may be rejected if blatantly unsuitable (such as rude or offensive words) and will also advise parents if a child's initials should accidentally spell out something unfortunate.



So don't name your son William Andrew Norman Kenneth Ernest Roger.
You can't name a baby a number in the USAIs there any regulation, legislation, law on people's names?
Japan doesn't allow certain Kanji characters to be used in names, Sweden has certain laws which recently prevented parents from using the name Metallica.I I think Portugal have a list of acceptable names and also maybe Norway and Denmark.
in saudi arabia its not allowed to name any Western name and its not allowed to name a girl or a boy with the name (Malak) which means angel though many of girls are called Malak and its a new law

and when you ask them why , they just say its the lawIs there any regulation, legislation, law on people's names?
I think there was a case recently in Germany where it prevented people from triple hyphenating their names. However, I don't know if this is being grandfathered in.
Restrictions are fairly common.



I believe that Iceland has the most draconian rules, with an official list of names from which you must choose.



It looks repressive, but at least it avoids the worst abuses. I know a solicitor who prepared a name-change deed for a man whose first names were Elvis Presley (his parents, obviously, were fans). He had put up with this for over twenty years, but when his marriage was imminent he realised that he could not face standing at the altar and declaring, "I, Elvis Presley...." . Again, (this is a genuine case) would you name your twin boys Winner and Loser? Or if you were Mrs. Feeling, would you call your baby girl Fanny?



There is something to be said for the Icelandic approach.