--- description: Kris Jenner announced that she is planning on changing her name back to Kris Kardashian in a deleted scene from her reality TV show. title: Kris Jenner Is Changing Her Name Back To Kris Kardashian image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta54fb82f7abca45d/698894852dce01149e9e9303/kris-jenner-changing-name-kris-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kris Jenner Says She's Changing Her Name Back to Kris Kardashian  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2016 10:04 PM CUT  LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 09: Honoree Kris Jenner attends the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter at Milk Studios on December 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 09: Honoree Kris Jenner attends the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter at Milk Studios on December 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Jason Merritt—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 23, 2016 10:04 PM CUT What’s in a name? For [Kris Jenner](http://time.com/3853741/selma-blair-kris-jenner/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), apparently a lot. The self-proclaimed “momager” and architect of the [entire Kardashian empire](http://time.com/4061251/kardashians-americas-first-family/ "undefined") revealed that she’ll be changing her last name back to Kardashian after over 24 years as Kris Jenner during a [deleted scene](http://www.eonline.com/shows/kardashians/news/767154/kris-jenner-i-m-going-to-change-my-name-back-to-kardashian "undefined") from Sunday night’s episode of _Keeping Up With the Kardashians_. Jenner justified her decision by telling daughter Khloe Kardashian that, “I was the original Kardashian.” When asked why she wouldn’t go back to her maiden name (nee Houghton), Jenner demurred, “It just doesn’t sound right.” As final justification for changing her name, Jenner offered a cheeky rationale. “If Bruce can change his name to Caitlyn,” she said. “I think I’m good.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4345683/kris-jenner-changing-name-kardashian/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4345683/kris-jenner-changing-name-kardashian/"},"headline":"Kris Jenner Says She's Changing Her Name Back to Kris Kardashian","datePublished":"2016-05-23T22:04:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:39.871Z","description":"Keeping up with Kris","url":"https://time.com/4345683/kris-jenner-changing-name-kardashian/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta54fb82f7abca45d/698894852dce01149e9e9303/kris-jenner-changing-name-kris-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta54fb82f7abca45d/698894852dce01149e9e9303/kris-jenner-changing-name-kris-kardashian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women In Entertainment Breakfast","caption":"The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women In Entertainment Breakfast","creditText":"Jason Merritt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4345683/kris-jenner-changing-name-kardashian/","name":"Kris Jenner Says She's Changing Her Name Back to Kris Kardashian"}}]}] ```