To calculate the numbers for a numerology profile, whether child or adult, use the entire name as it was first officially recorded at birth.

That may be a birth certificate. Or it may be a family record book. Or some other official method of recording a birth name.

The first time the name was officially recorded is the name to use for the numerology profile. If it was recorded with an initial as part of the name, then use the initial. Whatever was recorded at that time is the spelling of the name to use.

If the name is changed later, then two readings need to be done for numerology - one for the birth name and one for the new name. The influence of the birth name never entirely goes away, which is why it needs to be consulted alongside the reading for the new name.

A name can help or hinder a child's destiny.

If the name you gave your child when born is a name you felt was right at the time, trust your instincts. Many factors come into play when a baby is named, not the least of it being the influence of the spiritual essence of the child itself.

Most, perhaps all but a very few, names children are given at birth is the right name for the children's destiny.

If a child's name is changed later on and the new name is in dissonance with the child's destiny, it could result in a hard life or harder and more frustrating life than it otherwise would have been.

Let me recommend letting your child gain maturity and then decide for himself or herself whether or not to change the birth name. Instead of you second-guessing what the child's destiny might be.

Parents want the best for their child. What parents want for the child's destiny might not be the same destiny the child was born to experience or fulfill.

If you wish to proceed with giving your child a new name, see Naming Your Baby Using Numerology for information about how to proceed.

Your child's life path number is a 9. This is a lucky number for people who want to change their name using numerology because the number 9 resonates at least somewhat with all numbers and resonates well with most numbers.