Popsugar Parenting Kfc Newborn Given KFC Baby Name For Contest A Baby Just Won $11,000 For Being Named After KFC's Colonel Sanders — No, We're Not Kidding 2 November 2018 by Alessia Santoro I’m as pleased as pumpkin punch to announce the winner of our Baby Harland Naming Contest and the Harland who will be ushering in an all-new generation of Harlands, little Harland Rose. pic.twitter.com/wI2SNshsZ6— KFC (@kfc) October 30, 2018 Back in September, KFC held a contest in honour of Colonel Sanders's birthday: have a baby on Sept. 9 (the Colonel's birth date) and name them Harland (Sanders's first name), and enter for a chance to win $11,000 to put toward college. And yes, people literally named their babies after fried chicken mogul Colonel Sanders. On Oct. 30, a winner was announced, and after seeing little Harland Rose's face, I'm actually team Harland as an uncommon baby name. It's pretty dang cute. But as with anything, there have been some mixed reviews. Some people were concerned that these were the lengths parents had to go to to win $11,000 for their kids' college education, when the chain could have easily held a scholarship contest instead. Other people either in college now or still in debt from their own hefty tuition fees noted that they'd legally change their name to Harland if it meant they could win. Some just love the name and think the contest was a fun bonus for having a baby on Sept. 9. No matter where you fall on the spectrum between "So cute!" and "OMG, why?!" you've gotta admit, baby Harland is extremely adorable. Related: 30 Uncommon Boys' Names That You're Going to Put at the Top of Your Baby Name List KFC's Call For Baby Harlands View this post on Instagram If you gave your baby the correct name of Harland and your baby was born today, great job! Please submit that little Harland here for a chance to get $11,000 for college. (Link in bio) A post shared by KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken (@kfc) on Sep 9, 2018 at 9:33am PDT LOL at that baby Colonel Sanders. 1 / 2 The Winner, Harland Rose! I’m as pleased as pumpkin punch to announce the winner of our Baby Harland Naming Contest and the Harland who will be ushering in an all-new generation of Harlands, little Harland Rose. pic.twitter.com/wI2SNshsZ6— KFC (@kfc) October 30, 2018 She's so damn cute, isn't she?! 2 / 2 KFCParenting NewsBaby Names