tobylane
4 hours ago
I'd like to know whether names are popular because of their theme, eg biblical, or a famous namesake. Parents aren't asked, so there's no real data.
spwa4
4 hours ago
The top one in the UK is Muhammad. Do you really have to ask?
tobylane
3 hours ago
> The US list also favors a newer wave of ancient biblical names that only gained real traction in recent decades, giving them a more modern feel despite their centuries of history. Levi, Asher, Ezra, Josiah, Ezekiel, Silas, Adriel and Micah all rank in the American top 100 for boys. Some of these revivals are shared favorites, including Noah, Elijah, Isaac, Caleb and Ezra, and Delilah and Eden for girls.
From the article, plus the two UK biblical names Jude and Reuben. For the UK, I think most of these are second-order, if that is the right way to describe appreciating a name without using it for the same reason as the parents being copied.
karmakurtisaani
3 hours ago
That's just one of the names and doesn't give a very good overall picture.
WithinReason
3 hours ago
It's three of the names
karmakurtisaani
2 hours ago
So you think those three slight variations of the same name have essentially different reasoning behind naming kids like that?
spwa4
2 hours ago
It's the same everywhere: parents trying to force things through that they know kids won't like ... both when it comes to changing their behavior and making a separate group from others.