Meghan Markle’s Baby-Naming Advice Is Incredibly Simple (But Low-Key Brilliant)

One of the most exciting (and sometimes stressful) parts of preparing for a baby has to be choosing the name. Do you go with a family tradition? Something timeless? Or maybe something totally original? The options are endless—and if you’ve ever found yourself lost in a rabbit hole of baby name lists or group chats full of conflicting opinions, you’re definitely not alone.

Now, Meghan Markle is chiming in with some baby name advice of her own. The Duchess of Sussex—mom to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet with Prince Harry—shared her thoughts in the season finale of her Lemonada Media podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, which dropped May 27.

While chatting with Spanx founder Sara Blakely, Meghan described naming (whether it’s for a baby or a brand) as feeling like a bit of a “SurveyMonkey,” thanks to the pressure of trying to get everyone’s approval. But her actual advice? Surprisingly simple—and really smart.

“I will say this to every woman in the world or every person in the world who’s going to have a child—if you have an idea about what you are going to name that baby, you keep it so close to your heart until that baby is born and it's named. Don’t ask anyone’s opinion,” she said.

Honestly? Preach. When you open up your ideas to everyone’s feedback, it can get overwhelming fast. The pressure to please family, friends or even strangers on the internet can make what should be a joyful choice feel like a chore.

Meghan’s been serving up a lot of real, relatable moments on her Confessions of a Female Founder podcast—from talking about her postpartum preeclampsia to rebranding her lifestyle company from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever.