Amid the rise of the gig economy, people around the world have taken unusual jobs. They work as people pusher, professional stand-in liner and professional sleeper.
Now a New York businesswoman is making waves by helping couples choose the perfect name for their child. “professional baby namer” Taylor A Humphrey charges $1,500 from a couple for picking up a name for their baby.
The 33-year-old helped name more than 100 babies in 2020, raising $150,000, according to New York Post† She also has a website, ‘What’s In A Baby Name’.
“When you look at the most popular baby names, it’s such a telltale sign of our cultural values and our aspirations,” she shared. The New Yorker in an interview on Monday.
The services that Humphrey offers range from a phone call and a custom list of names to a genealogical research with the aim of tracing old family names.
And then there’s a $10,000 option, choosing a name that aligns with the parent’s company, according to the New Yorker.
Some couples also hire her to guide and support pregnant women during labour.
Ms. Humphrey started a business in 2015. The New York University graduate previously worked as a matchmaker, fundraiser and event planner.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms. Humphrey is also a Reiki practitioner and has written two feature film screenplays.
The names suggested by Mrs Humphrey
She often helps anxious others who are either trying to change children’s names, or run out of names after having a third or fourth child.
Ms. Humphrey also considers the significant events in the couple’s lives before naming their children. For example, the entrepreneur chose the baby name “Parks” for a couple who had their first kiss in a town called Parker.
A mother once approached her to find a name for a third baby, soon to be expected, who should align with her two older sons, Emmet and Miller.
Ms. Humphrey suggested Grady, Wilson, Waylon and Fletcher as options.