Vogue Williams reveals she’s ditched her controversial baby name after family reaction

The pregnant mum has gone back to the baby-name drawing board after deciding her original choice might be “too much” for her son.

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Published: August 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM

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Vogue Williams has revealed she’s scrapped the unusual baby name she had lined up, admitting she was never completely comfortable with the choice.

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Speaking on her My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, Vogue explained that while nobody had directly criticised the name to her, husband Spencer Matthews had received calls from family members about it. But she insisted other people's opinions weren't behind the change of heart.

And the name they had chosen? Elvis, with Vogue joking that the full name was set to be Elvis Presley Williams Matthews.

Why Vogue Williams changed her mind about baby name Elvis

Vogue told her podcast co-host Joanne McNally that the couple currently have “no name” for their baby after taking Elvis off the table.

Although she said she still loves the name, Vogue explained that she had concerns about whether it would feel like too big a choice for her son as he grew up.

I haven't ever been like 100% comfortable with it because, as much as I love the name, it's such a big name to take on when you're little or when you're going to like try and get a job or something when you're older. And I just wasn't 100% sure.

Vogue Williams

Vogue added that Elvis had been her favourite option, but said she has “other very cool options” in mind.

Family members had been calling Spencer about the name

The mum also revealed that while nobody had approached her with concerns, Spencer had apparently been hearing from relatives.

“No one has said anything to me. But Spenny's been getting a few phone calls [from] family members regarding the name,” she said.

However, Vogue was clear that the family's reaction wasn't what ultimately changed her mind.

It's not because other people were saying stuff and feeling uncomfortable around the name. That's genuinely not why I didn't use it, because that wouldn't really matter to me, particularly as somebody who has a name like myself, but I did. There was that little thing that I was like, I just feel like it might be too much for him.

Vogue Williams

Elvis might still make an appearance, just not for the baby

While Elvis is officially “off the table” for her son, Vogue isn't quite ready to give up on it altogether.

“Okay, Elvis will happen in my life,” she joked, before suggesting the name could instead be saved for a future pet: “It will be something. It will be a dog or something. Yeah, for a dog.”

As for what the baby will be called, Vogue isn't giving away her alternatives just yet. The podcast conversation descended into increasingly playful suggestions including Rocket, Apple Whimsy Woo and even Hummus Harriet, but these were clearly discussed as jokes rather than confirmed contenders.

For now, it seems Vogue and Spencer are firmly back in the baby-name brainstorming stage, and we'll have to wait to discover which name eventually wins.

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