[DeeLyn]

I have a question. Does every adoptee have a birth name that their birth parents give them. Or can they choose to not give one?

[BrandyHagz]

It really depends on a lot of different things - some children were named at birth, while others were not. Some where given a choice, while others were not.

A lot depends on the era in which you were born - and even then, that's 50/50.

I was given a name at birth - or so everyone thought - and when I had my records opened for another purpose, I discovered that my OBC listed me as "Brandy" - which was not the name I was given at birth - but instead, the name my adoptive parents gave me.

It did, however, have my birth mothers and her husband at the time (not my birth father's) last name listed as my last name.

[Dickons]

I was born in the 60's and the first name on my original birth certificate is "Baby".

Kind regards,
Dickons

[austin0i]

Hi Dee,

I was born in the late 60s, and the name on my OBC was Baby Girl my mothers last name

I assume my first mother chose to not give one

Kim

[curiositykitten]

I was born in 1975 and mine said 'baby girl' as my name.

My biomom said that she had a name picked but I'm unsure of whether or not it was able to be used it is different from mine.

[Rainbow mom]

Our DD was abandon at the hospital in 2000. Her name was "baby girl Smith" officially until she was adopted 1 year later. It was really strange at the doctors office to have her called out as baby girl. Smith was because of her birthmom's real last name was unknown.

[sherry1973]

My Birth mother named me which is different from mine but I will Cherish that name and I also spent 1 week with her in the hospital before we both where released.

[emmacj]

My birthmother gave me the name Amber, and my parents changed it to Emma when they adopted me. Judging from other posts, I guess you dont have to give a name. I was born in 1987, and thought it was compulsory.

[snuffie]

My aparents were told that all baby girls were named "Mary" by the home. Wrong. My original birthcertificate shows the name that my bmom named me.

[wrgamom]

My birthmom told me my birth certificate called me "baby girl M (her last name)".

I was in foster care for six weeks and my aparents were told they had been calling me "K" if they wanted to name me that, which they chose not to.

Turns out, it was my bmom's name. All this time and it was right in front of me.

[msOrange]

I just found out, well in December 08, that my original name was Melissa. I am 31 and never knew. It also cam up that my bMom had given me something, so I finally got it from my Amom last week. Its a blue dress, and being a feminist, i LOVE it. My bMom also got to hold me and spend time with me in the hospital for I assume a week or less. She and my Bgrandmother both held me. I like to think of that. Hopefully records in NY will be open soon so I can see her again.
aybe this is off topic, but I wanted to share

[agree519]

I was born in 1979, I dont have my original birth certificate, but my id bracelete says "baby girl (mothers last name)"

[kakuehl]

ID bracelets, even today, normally read baby boy/girl (mother's last name).

When I had D, I didn't know I was permitted to name him until after I had signed the papers for the birth certificate. The nurse commented that I hadn't given him a first name but wouldn't then let me change it since the paper work was finished.

[dklevy]

I let my daughter's aparents name her. I wanted her to have the continuity of the same first and middle name from the start. Her last name on the birth cerificate is my married name even though I was divorced already. I never changed my last name back....But her parents were there in the hospital with me. I wanted them there at her birth but they missed it by a few minutes....