Frankie Muniz won’t be naming his son ‘Malcolm’. Muniz is most famous for his teen starring role as middle-child Malcolm in the hit comedy Malcolm in the Middle back in the early 2000s. The irreverent sitcom, also starring Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jane Kaczmarek, and Christopher Masterson was a critically acclaimed hit, garnering multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over its 7-season run on Fox.

Just last month amidst a wilderness bus adventure across Wyoming, Muniz and his wife, Paige Price, announced via a sweet and endearing YouTube video that they were finally expecting. In the video, Muniz gushes in excitement over being a first-time father and all the prospects of his child’s future. He recently disclosed that they were having a son, and earlier this week teased on social media that a name had been chosen and nobody would ever be able to figure it out.

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The “Guess the Baby Name” challenge was happily accepted by denizens of the Internet with many offering up the most obvious suggestion for Muniz to name the child Malcolm after his famed tv role, a notion which Muniz immediately put to rest via his Twitter. "No... I'm not naming my son Malcolm," he wrote. You can see his direct and succinct tweet below.

Of the many ventured baby names, next to Malcolm, the most popular guesses were Francis, Dewey, and Reese, the names of Muniz’s memorable television brothers. Other ideas, along the same lines, included Jamie, the 5th son and youngest family member born during the show’s fourth season, Cody, from Agent Cody Banks, another of Muniz’s large starring roles, Francisco Muniz V, and even Egg, the name his tv brother Dewey bestows upon his silent tagalong friend in season 1, episode 11, Funeral.

malcolm in the middle family poster

Muniz is still yet to reveal the name they are going with. Perhaps they could grant him a unique and non-traditional moniker like Krell, short for Krelboyne, the name Malcolm and the other students in the smart class were teased with throughout the series. It’s possible he could name his son Dale, after Dale Earnhardt, the famous driver who Muniz admired and who passed away during the period where Muniz looked to put Hollywood on hold and pursue a career in racing.

The biggest irony of the guessing game is in how life now imitates art. One of several long-running jokes throughout Malcolm in the Middle, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with a virtual reunion of the original cast, was the show’s refusal to reveal the family’s surname. It’s very seldom referenced, and only ever noticed by the sharpest of eyes to be Wilkerson. To that end, perhaps the Muniz child may wind up being named Will. Whatever name is ultimately chosen, as long as the baby is healthy and happy, that’s all that’s really important. Baby Muniz is due in March 2021.

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