The article examines the child’s right to a name as a personal non-property right. The legal nature of a name as an intangible benefit and a means of individualization is analyzed, along with the provisions of the Civil Code and the Family Code of the Russian Federation and legislation on civil status registration governing the assignment and change of a child’s given name, surname, and patronymic. Special attention is paid to problematic aspects of changing a child’s patronymic before the age of fourteen in connection with the father’s change of name, and contradictions in current legislation with the principle of the best interests of the child and the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are identified. Based on an analysis of judicial practice, the article substantiates the need to improve legal regulation and clarifying the procedure for changing the name of minors. Directions for harmonizing civil, family, and administrative legislation are proposed to ensure effective protection of the child’s right to a name.