What’s in a name? It turns out, a lot. Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we make assumptions about people based on their name. Some research even shows that our names change us. We may even alter our appearance over time for better congruence with our given name.

No wonder finding the right name is a decision parents struggle mightily with. It’s a choice that holds a lot of weight, which is why millions of social media users are fascinated by the curious case of Christopher Stewart, the 40-year-old Black woman from New York.

Woman named Christopher Stewart goes viral

Reenacting a current popular trend, Stewart recently filmed a video for TikTok in the style of a faux Netflix documentary.

@eatingfabulously Works like a charm every time 🤭 … @Netflix call me #netflixdocumentary #girlswithboynames #blackwomentiktok #trends ♬ Netflix Documentary – Bigtan

Works like a charm every time 🤭 … @Netflix call me #netflixdocumentary #girlswithboynames #blackwomentiktok #trends ♬ Netflix Documentary – Bigtan

As she sits down and gets comfortable in front of the camera, dramatic music plays and the caption reads:

“Preparing for my Netflix documentary on my parents giving me a white male name to get my resume pulled and I show up a qualified black woman”

The video pulled in nearly two million views and commenters were clamoring for Stewart to give them more than just a tease. They wanted to hear the full story.

“Yes, my name, my real name, my government name is Christopher Stewart,” she said in a follow-up video. “When my parents found out that they were having a girl, they were just like ‘We need to get her in every door she wants to walk into before they see who she is.’”

So, they gave her what Stewart describes........

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