Lucifer can not be born in New Zealand . And there 's no place for Christ or a Messiah either . In New Zealand , parents have to run by the government any name they want to bestow on their baby . And each year , there 's a bevy of unusual ones too bizarre to pass the taste test . The country 's Registrar of Births , Deaths and Marriages shared that growing list with CNN on Wednesday . Four words : . What were they thinking ? In the past 12 years , the agency had to turn down not one , not two , but six sets of parents who wanted to name their child `` Lucifer . '' Also shot down were parents who wanted to grace their child with the name `` Messiah . '' That happened twice . `` Christ , '' too , was rejected . Specific rules . As the agency put it , acceptable names must not cause offense to a reasonable person , not be unreasonably long and should not resemble an official title and rank . It 's no surprise then that the names nixed most often since 2001 are `` Justice '' ( 62 times ) and `` King '' ( 31 times ) . Some of the other entries scored points in the creativity department -- but clearly did n't take into account the lifetime of pain they 'd bring . `` Mafia No Fear . '' `` 4Real . '' `` Anal . '' Oh , come on ! Then there were the parents who preferred brevity through punctuation . The ones who picked ' '' * '' ( the asterisk ) or ' '' . '' ( period ) . Slipping through . Still , some quirky names do make it through . In 2008 , the country made made international news when the naming agency allowed a set of twins to be named ' `` Benson '' and `` Hedges '' -- a popular cigarette brand -- and OK 'd the names `` Violence '' and `` Number 16 Bus Shelter . '' Asked about those examples , Michael Mead of the Internal Affairs Department ( under which the agency falls ) said , `` All names registered with the Department since 1995 have conformed to these rules . '' And what happens when parents do n't conform ? Four years ago , a 9-year-old girl was taken away from her parents by the state so that her name could be changed from `` Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii . '' Not alone . To be sure , New Zealand is not the only country to act as editor for some parent 's wacky ideas . Sweden also has a naming law and has nixed attempts to name children `` Superman , '' `` Metallica , '' and the oh-so-easy-to-pronounce `` Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 . '' In 2009 , the Dominican Republic contemplated banning unusual names after a host of parents began naming their children after cars or fruit . In the United States , however , naming fights have centered on adults . In 2008 , a judge allowed an Illinois school bus driver to legally change his first name to `` In God '' and his last name to `` We Trust . '' But the same year , an appeals court in New Mexico ruled against a man -- named Variable -- who wanted to change his name to `` F -- - Censorship ! '' Here is a list of some the names banned in New Zealand since 2001 -- and how many times they came up . Justice:62 . King:31 . Princess:28 . Prince:27 . Royal:25 . Duke:10 . Major:9 . Bishop:9 . Majesty:7 . J:6 . Lucifer:6. using brackets around middle names:4 . Knight:4 . Lady:3. using back slash between names:8 . Judge:3 . Royale:2 . Messiah:2 . T:2 . I:2 . Queen:2 . II:2 . Sir:2 . III:2 . Jr:2 . E:2 . V:2 . Justus:2 . Master:2 . Constable:1 . Queen Victoria:1 . Regal:1 . Emperor:1 . Christ:1 . Juztice:1 . 3rd:1 . C J :1 . G:1 . Roman numerals III:1 . General:1 . Saint:1 . Lord:1. . ( full stop ) :1 . 89:1 . Eminence:1 . M:1 . VI:1 . Mafia No Fear:1 . 2nd:1 . Majesti:1 . Rogue:1 . 4real:1 . * ( star symbol ) :1 . 5th:1 . S P:1 . C:1 . Sargent:1 . Honour:1 . D:1 . Minister:1 . MJ:1 . Chief:1 . Mr:1 . V8:1 . President:1 . MC:1 . Anal:1 . A.J:1 . Baron:1 . L B:1 . H-Q:1 . Queen V:1 .
New Zealand has an agency that signs off on baby names . Some names that have been banned are Mafia No ##ir and Superman . New Zealand is not the only country to ban names . Sweden also has a similar law and has nixed Superman as a baby name .