Image by Getty / FuturismDevelopmentsA woman who had been struggling with homelessness and drug abuse gave birth to a baby daughter in November 2022, and with the help of a friend, arranged for the newborn to be taken to a hospital.As the New York Times reports, due to a hazy bureaucratic screwup, the girl was given a truly bizarre name: "Unakite Thirteen Hotel."According to the girl's father, Jason Kilburn, the name appeared to have had a bizarre origin story."I was told it was a computer-generated name," he told NBC News after contacting the hospital where his daughter was born.Worse yet, Kilburn who has since been confirmed be the girl's biological father and was given custody has tried for years to change his daughter's unusual legal name, which has persisted to this day.And it's not just her name Kilburn has struggled to get his daughter a Social Security number since her birth certificate was labeled "for government use only." As a result, Caroline Unakite Thirteen Hotel's given name can't get health insurance and child care, among other services, the NYT reports.Kilburn's lawyer Joshua Livingston blamed a "circuitous, bureaucratic loop" in an interview with NBC.It's a precarious situation."Three or four weeks ago, she was sick," Kilburn told NBC. "She had a fever and she was throwing up, and I had to weigh my options about what I was going to do.""It really sucks to sit here and watch her suffer when theres health care out there that I cant get because of this," he added.Surprisingly, nonsensical placeholder names are commonplace in the US healthcare system, as the NYT found. The names are usually abandoned quickly once custody is confirmed by a parent or guardian.Kilburn's lawyer has since voiced optimism that Caroline could finally get her name changed and receive a Social Security number. Media coverage could also help put pressure on the government to jump into action.The good news is that two-year-old Caroline has been completely oblivious to the bureaucratic nightmare unfolding."Shes a joy to be around," Kilburn told NBC News. "She doesnt show signs of any trauma from any of this."Share This Article