Does a child who dies after birth need to be named?

Required.

Article 9 of the "Household Registration Regulations of the People's Republic of China": If a baby dies after birth but before applying for birth registration, both birth and death registration must be reported at the same time. To declare a birth or death, a name is required, so a name is required.

Name refers to the name of a person, product, or object. Names can be divided into broad and narrow senses, as well as nicknames, aliases, nicknames, nicknames, etc.