I went by the WRONG name for 15 years after my parents made a typo on my birth certificate

A woman has revealed she went by the wrong name for 15 years of her life due to an error her mom made on her birth certificate.    

Gabrielle Mayor, 25, from New York, left social media users dying with laughter after she hysterically shared that she her mother made a mistake at the time of her birth, making her real name ‘Babrielle.’ 

While applying for her learner’s driving license, the then-15-year-old recalls feeling confused as they informed her that there was no one registered in the system with her name.

Suddenly, a ‘Babrielle Mayor’ popped up and Gabrielle connected the dots, realizing she had been going by the wrong name.

She left social media users dying with laughter after she hysterically shared that she her mother made a mistake at the time of her birth, making her real name ‘Babrielle’ (Gabrielle’s birth certificate pictured)

While applying for her learner’s driving license, the then-15-year-old recalls feeling confused as they informed her that there was no one registered in the system with her name

‘It was a total accident on the birth certificate, as my mom was meant to name me Gabrielle,’ she said.

‘I was just in shock, especially as I’m very close with my family and I couldn’t understand how this never came up in conversation in 15 years.

‘I was so upset that I couldn’t get my permit that day.’

But, now that her name has since officially been changed to the correct spelling, and she has been granted her license, Gabrielle is able to laugh about the bizarre ordeal. 

She even shared the hilarious situation on her TikTok account in a viral video that amassed over 4.9 million views. 

In the clip, she looks downcast as writing onscreen reads: ‘Thinking about how my parents made a typo on my birth certificate and I didn’t find out until age 15 that my real name is actually Babrielle.’

Users flocked to the comments to share their reactions, with many poking fun at the mishap and others sharing their own similar experiences.

‘Sorry about it Babs,’ one person joked.

But, now that her name has since officially been changed to the correct spelling, and she has been granted her license, Gabrielle is able to laugh about the bizarre ordeal

Users flocked to the comments to share their reactions, with many poking fun at the mishap and others sharing their own similar experiences

Another person wrote: ‘Babrielle goes hard tho.’ [sic]

‘My name was Aslhey instead of Ashley for 20 years,’ another user revealed.

Valorie Lawhorn commented: ‘At 16 I found out birth certificate had “Tracy.” My name is Valorie.’

‘Babs era,’ someone else said.

Bella added: ‘Could have at least been Barbrielle so you can be Barbie haha.’

Luckily, she can now see the funny side.

Gabrielle added: ‘My mom sent me a photo of my original birth certificate [recently] and it’s kind of funny seeing the real thing.

‘Although I wonder what my life would’ve been like if I had kept it as Babrielle.’