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I don't think there is one right or wrong answer to this question. But, I would caution to think about many factors before changing a child's name, including where it came from, what the child's opinion of the change is as well as how it will be percieved here in the US.
In our case, we did not change either of our sons' names. We did slightly change the spelling of Ch's name. The sound wasn't one that English speakers can say and the mispronunciation led to a very unflattering meaning in the original language. So, we changed a 'th' to a 't' to come to the closest sound that is similiar to what it was supposed to be.
For the most part, I'm not in favor of changing a child's given name without that child's desire for change. However, we've given our children middle names and changed their last names to reflect their family ties.
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