KFC Will Pay You to Name Your Baby After the Colonel

KFC will pay parents in the United States to name their child after Colonel Sanders, in a unique promotion.

The first parents to name their newborn baby ‘Harland’, on September 9 will win $15,000 for their child’s university education.

“All you have to do is name your kid Harland on 9/9 and your kid could get $11,000 [$15,141 AUD] for college,” KFC posted on a Twitter video.

It’s a great name for your baby. Just say it out loud. Harland. Plus, your greatly named kid could get $11,000 for college.

— KFC (@kfc) August 29, 2018

The promotion celebrates what would be the 128th birthday of KFC’s founder Colonel Harland Sanders and the amount of $11,000 USD is a nod to the company’s secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.

“Even though vintage names are making a comeback, our iconic founder’s name was dwindling in popularity, and we couldn’t just stand idly by and let that happen,” Andrea Zahumensky, KFC USA’s chief marketing officer said in a statement.

“We hope that this birthday celebration honours the Colonel and encourages the next generation of people aspiring to live the American dream.”

Parents must legally register their child’s first name as Harland and register their details with KFC within a month of the birth.

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24 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Nov 2022
    12:45 pm
That is a really awesome promotion and could be giving a child an opportunity that they otherwise wouldnt have.

- - mom101628 said
  - 15 Jan 2019
    10:05 pm
What a promotion scheme. I guess – only in America.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 07 Sep 2018
    11:44 am
How cool – I kinda like that name!

- - rovermum said
  - 06 Sep 2018
    8:52 am
Um no thanks. Not enough money in the world for someone to dictate or control my child’s name.

- - MisChip said
  - 05 Sep 2018
    9:07 pm
This is just plain crazy…
I would prefer a prize of a lifetime supply of KFC.

- - mom114371 said
  - 04 Sep 2018
    6:10 am
Harland is actually quite nice. Could have been worse.

- - mom68673 said
  - 03 Sep 2018
    11:10 pm
Hope parents really consider calling their child Harland before they do the promotion.
Harland is a beautiful name tho, and it sounds unisex too.

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 02 Sep 2018
    2:30 pm
I like Harland, better than what I thought it would be

- - taynik46 said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    8:52 pm
Well at least is is Harland, and not Colonel! Some people will do anything for money

- - curlytops said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    9:53 am
I bet there is an enourmous rise of Harlan’s in America in 2018!

- - mom74005 said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    8:39 am
What a novel promotion. You could always rename the baby after the promotion or use their middle name as their name.
- mom93821 replied
  
  03 Sep 2018 , 7:16 am
  There will not doubt be terms and conditions which hopefully people will take the time to read!
- - mom93821 said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    6:11 am
No way! I suppose some people may take up this offer? I would never name my child after any celebrity or high profile person. I hope any parents look into the fine print!!

- - Ellen said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    4:23 am
I’ve never heard of Harland Sanders. You must be quite desperate for fame to ask people to name their child after your company’s founder and reward them with big money for it.

- - Blossom said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    3:18 am
I know one gentleman whose name is in fact Colonel.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 01 Sep 2018
    12:14 am
It’s actually not too bad a name. Not sure that I would use it though. It would make a good pet’s name