Welcome to Brain Stuff, a production of I-Hart video.

Hey, Brain Stuff, Lauren Vogelbaum here with a classic Brain Stuff episode.

In this one, we discuss the art of baby names.

The possibilities seem endless, but there actually are some legal limits on what you can name

a human child.

Hey, Brain Stuff, Lauren Vogelbaum here.

Choosing a name for a tiny human that you've never even met is a big decision.

There's evidence that your baby's name can influence her future.

And it can set her apart from the masses.

Take magicians pen an Emily Gillette, for example.

The duo named their baby Zultin, which certainly hints at a future in the family business.

Then there are celebrity parents who take baby naming to an art form, actress Gwent Paltrow

and musician Chris Martin opted for Apple, and power performers Beyoncé and Jay-Z of course

named their daughter Blue Ivy.

While kids with unusual names will never understand the joy or annoyance of being known by first

name last initial, like me and the other three Lauren's in my elementary school class,

they will spend a lifetime living with their unusual monarchers.

But all those unique names prompt the question, is there anything you can't name your baby?

With the breadth of choices in baby name databases, narrowing down a selection can seem impossible,

but in a smattering of states and countries, the choices have been limited for you.

There are some things that you cannot name a baby.

There's no universal law governing baby names.

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