Record numbers of people are expected to change their name by deed poll this year with 50,000 expected to by December.
In July alone, the UK Deed Poll service issued a record number of changes, just under 5,000, up 23 per cent.
Some of the more eccentric names requested and accepted include Michael Bevan, who changed his name to Happy Days Goldfinder, Richard Merrison to Richie Rockstar, and Adam Neil Osen, to None of the Above.
A father and son, Darren Rolph and Paul Lamb, each changed their name to Queens Park Rangers, after the London football club.
And Colin Brewer, whose eight-year-old son Tiger earlier this week became the youngest person to "wing-walk" on a plane, changed his name to Happy Birthday Brewer.
While the first five months of the year saw a reduction in applications, June, July and August have seen a sizeable increase in those applying to change. The service is now forecasting 50,000 name changes by the end of the year which would eclipse last year's record of more than 46,000.
