Naming a baby is a difficult decision, and it doesn't get any easier when the names you might like are "off limits" for any number of reasons. The names we give to our children can be very personal. They can reflect religious beliefs, family heritage, or have a special meaning, as in Grace, which means "divine favor," or Eli, which means "ascended." In the United States, people are protected by the Constitution's First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech, allowing us to name our babies whatever we like.However, there have been cases in which the courts ruled that a particular name is illegal, and although it is infrequent, it has happened at least 10 times in the country's history. The most notable banned names are Misteri N-Word, King, Queen, Jesus Christ, III, Santa Claus, Majesty, Adolf Hitler, @, and 1069. A judge reading a verdict.via Canva/PhotosWhy are these 10 names banned in the United States?III (Roman numerals pronounced “three”)Thomas Boyd Ritchie III was known by many of his friends simply as III. So, he petitioned the court to have his name changed to Roman numerals in 1984. Sadly, a California court rejected the name change because it was a symbol and a number. It’s illegal for people to have numbers in their names because they can’t be entered into state name databases.Misteri (N-word)In the California Superior Court case Lee v. Superior Court (1992), Russell Lawrence Lee wanted to change his name to Misteri (N-word). Lee believed that the name could be used to conquer racial hatred. Unfortunately for Lee, the court denied his request, saying the name constituted “fighting words.”@ (pronounced “at”)The address symbol, or @, has been banned in multiple jurisdictions because, like a numeral, it cannot be input into state database records. Jurisdictions have also said that the symbol may be confusing to some people. While it may be fun to have a name that's rather different, using the @ symbol, it won't be fun when you can't pull up a birth certificate or a Social Security number because the computers can't find the @ sign. An "at" symbol. via Canva/PhotosJesus ChristThe name of the Christian lord and savior has been banned in several U.S. states based on claims of blasphemy and the possibility of confusion.1069In 1976, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that high school teacher Michael Herbert Dengler could not change his name to “1069.” “The only way [my] identity can be expressed is 1069. The first character, 1, stands for my concept of nature which manifests itself as one individual among the various forms of life,” he noted. “I stand as a single entity amongst millions of other entities, animate and inanimate. But yet even though I am an entity unto myself, I am part of the whole of life which is one. I am one; life is one; and together we are one.”He later moved to Minnesota and tried to change his name, but he was rejected again. Neither state allowed people to have numbers as their names.Santa ClausIn December 1999, Robert William Handley of Ohio filed a petition to change his name to Santa Rob Claus, because he had played the Christmas character for the past 40 years, and was known as “Santa Rob” year-round. The court rejected his petition, saying it was “misleading to the children of the community.” Two years later, the Supreme Court of Utah allowed the name change. That had to be a lie when he did jobs in the mall and asked for the checks to be sent to "Santa Claus." Santa Claus looking at his list.via Canva/PhotosMajesty, King, QueenIn several states, naming your child after a royal title is illegal to avoid confusion with actual royalty. Does Queen Latifah know this?Adolf HitlerIf you want to name your child Adolf Hitler, you can’t do it in Texas. After the atrocities he committed in the 1930s and ‘40s, his name has no place in the Lone Star State. However, you can be named Adolf Hitler in New Jersey. Back in 2009, there was a big hubbub when the father of Adolf Hitler Campbell wanted his child’s name written on a birthday cake, and the proprietor of the business refused.This article originally appeared last year. It has been updated.