Alabama fans mocked online for naming their newborn 'Krimson Tyde' to honor team Mother and son: Summer Steele and her son Krimson Tyde rest after his birth on December 17 - after which followed huge controversy because of his name Alabama superfans Summer and Steven Steele say they have been shocked at the vitriol they have encountered since they named their newborn son Krimson Tyde. It was a picture of the birth announcement posted to Twitter that set off online ridicule two days ago and has led the upset parents to question why people would even bother. 'I'm shocked, I didn't think people would make a very big deal about it,' said Summer - who added that her son was suffering from a bad stomach that had landed him at the doctors before being sent home on Sunday. Naming their son after their favorite college football sports team - the Alabama Crimson Tide - Summer and Steven welcomed their seven pounds, five ounce child on December 17th. 'The reason we named him Krimson is that we are big Alabama fans, and it is a very unique name and we loved it,' Steele said. Krimson Tyde is Summer and Steven's third child and they are happy that his older brother's Trenton and Dawson are there to take care of him. Regardless of the criticism they have seen online and attached to the original announcement of their son's birth, the young couple say they just don't care. Resting: Steven Steele and his newborn son Krimson Tyde chill-out together while dad plays Playstation with his other son Notice: This is the picture of the birth announcement that launched the vitriol online 'To people speaking negatively about us naming him Krimson, it's not their child nor family member so if they have nothing nice to say they don't need to say nothing nothing at all,' said Summer to Alabama.Com. Indeed, Summer was incensed by the incorrect reporting of her son's gender - with initial reports erroneously claiming Krimson was a girl. Criticism: This is on tweet online that suggests the name choice by parents Summer and Steven was ill-advised Opinionated: This tweet raises attention to the fact a mother is upset that the name she has given her son has been criticized The rise of the the name Crimson has come on over recent years. Of the 76 girls born in the US in 2012 bearing the name Crimson, Krimson or even Krymson - 35 were from Alabama - while nine boys also were born with the name last year.