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Article: Mohammed is now the most popular name for baby boys ahead of Jack and Harry
By Jack Doyle
Mohammed has become the most popular name for newborn boys in Britain. It shot up from third the previous year, overtaking Jack, which had topped the list for the past 14 years but was relegated to third spot.
Olivia topped the list for little girls for the second year in a row, behind Ruby and Chloe.
A total of 7,549 newborns were given 12 variations of the Islamic prophet Mohammed’s name last year, such as Muhammad and Mohammad. The second most popular boy’s name, Oliver, was given to 7,364 babies. Harry and Alfie came in fourth and fifth place respectively.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324194/Mohammed-popular-baby-boys-ahead-Jack-Harry.html#ixzz13cuFIsh7
Sidebar: The Top Ten boys' and girls' names in the U.S., 2009:
1. Jacob - O.k. - a popular WASP type name, influenced by t.v.'s Lost?
1. Isabella - We're naming girls after the Queen of Spain?
2. Ethan - Silly, too many Tom Cruise/Mission Impossible fans
2. Emma - 'Throwback' name, sounds nice
3. Michael - O.k., A huge traditional bear in the naming dept.
3. Olivia - 80s kids having kids?
4. Alex - O.k., sounds plaid, inspired by '300'?
4. Sophia - Golden Girls? Lots of Americans of Italian decent having kids?
5. William - Meh
5. Ava - Modern-sounding but simple, o.k. Intriguing
6. Joshua - O.k., I don't care for it
6. Emily - O.k.
7. Daniel - Sure
7. Madison - I like the diminutive form "Maddie" much better, anything with son after it literally means "the son of"
8. Jayden - Jayden, Aiden, Maiden, what's wrong with Jason? People are getting carried away
8. Abigail - Doesn't sound like someone I'd wanna date
9. Noah - Sounds Ewoky, cute I suppose
9. Chloe - Popular in Britain, but again, I think that even if you like pop culture (-ology) like me, you shouldn't name your kids as what you think sounds great on a t.v. show
10. Anthony- Sopranos?
10. Mia - As in Farrow?
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