Mohammed and it's variants is now the #1 name choice for newborn males in Britain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ack-Harry.html
Lol, the clock ticks away.
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Mohammed and it's variants is now the #1 name choice for newborn males in Britain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ack-Harry.html
Lol, the clock ticks away.
How did Hondo rank?
Do you have stats for the US? Has Jose already overtook Bubba and Billy-Bob on the top?
They didn't say and Hondo didn't ask.
Because Christian families tend to choose a wide variety of names, but Muslem ones seem to choose from a smaller pool, and it doesn't mean anything more than that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondo
I dont read the Daily Mail.
The BBC do however have Oliver as the number one boy's name in Britain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11635125
Mohammed did come 16th in the table. Although I dont particually think that Mohammed being up there is a true popular name. Most of the kids called Mohammed will be known by their middle name.
Do the US have a similar list? I would be interest to know how many hispanic derived names are in the top 10 or 20.
The daily mail is about as reliable a source as some extremist shouting in a city center.
Well, I went here http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ and didn't see Jose, Jesus, or Carlos in the top ten while following up on y'all's Hispanic insinuations, with a side order of correctness.
However, for those of you from out of town, Daniel and Anthony are both on the list and from my experience, both of those names are popular with Hispanics. Bear in mind that these stats come from newborn names registered with the Social Security Administration. If, for some reason you felt the need to avoid government attention, there is the possibility the parents of a newborn might not register the child as required.
Who gives a **** what names are the most popular?
Lots of common 'English' names like Joshua and Adam come from Hebrew origins i.e. many Brits have Middle Eastern names and have done so for hundreds of years
Excellent point. Stupid thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain VXR
Interestingly the rank of Mohammed started to drop in 2001 until 2007 but is now becoming more popular again:
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi
My name wasn't in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the last 10 years. I'm disappointed.
Trust the Mail to move the goalposts so that they can be outraged:
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Originally Posted by That Dirty ****ing Rag
Even if Mohammed were no.1 what does it prove? As said upthread islamic families often call their children Mohammed and then actually call them by their second name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
If you have 100 children each with different names and 2 of them are called Mohammed then that's going to be No.1!
Interestingly Abel ranked 328th last year but Cain wasn't even in the top 1000.
Jon ranked 593rd. That should raise some brows.
We are a dying breed :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
The only obvious thing to do is to kill everyone, right now. Start with A's and move back to Z. No more name problems.
But who the hell calls names their kid Alfie?
http://www.ideasden.com/upload/2010/...-bro-jesus.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Hondo
:| :dozey:
In the US, they use the name Darryl in the same way. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Remember the Bob Newhart show.... "this is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl."
I once worked with a guy from the middle east whose first name was Ali. He had two brothers that were also named Ali, but they all went by their middle names.
My name is 191st on the list, and has been steadily dropping in popularity in recent years (must be because of Mohammed :p : ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
I'm surprised to see my first born's first and middle names both in the top 10 female list. I thought we had been fairly creative in selecting them :mark: .
My second born's first name is not in the top 1000, and her second name barely makes it, although both are variants of their more popular english spellings :mark: .
Yeah, it's all 'their' fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
My cousin called her son Alfie when he was born six years ago. A different cousin this summer then called his daughter Isabella or Izzy for short. My nextdoor neighbour has to weedy little dogs. They are called Alfie and Izzy. When my neighbour is shouting at the dogs in the garden it never fails to amuse me. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Apparently my name is 966th for males (in '08), but I bet that they're all pronouncing it wrong. Strangely it isn't in the top 1000 for females, although Janet rates a bit higher.
Surprised mine is not in the top 1,000 either. I see that Michael is #2. Although, it is most likely any Michael will be named Mike or Mick.
Looking at the 'Decades' listing, I see that Edward was 23rd most popular in the 1950s.
Had I been born female, my name would've been Margaret (23rd on that list for females).
These days my name has dropped to about #140. 'Ed' or 'Eduard' do not make the top 1,000.
Check again, it's 99th :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
Edward and Margaret. Sounds like a pair of royals.Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
:D I no longer want to be associated with that common moniker ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
I knew a country girl that named her daughter "Corvette" possibly in honor of the place of conception. The little girl was lucky to come along when she did because if she had come about from the next boyfriend, her name might have been '76 Pinto wagon.
http://officeforward.com/main/wp-con..._bro_super.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
I'm just waiting for the hate-filled maniacs to come along and troll this thread.
"Wella eff erebodie namez muhaMAD in da inglant den erebodie muss ate Jesis dere a yonder."
To quote ( again! ) my fav. british personality:
" What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet; "
( Romeo and Juliet, act II, scene II )
:laugh:
101 Jaden
102 Kaden
103 Caden
Wow :p :
American names never cease to amaze me though, so many of them are ridiculous!
Interesting fact... It would put the name into the higher place if the variants are to include name like Ahmad, Ahmed, Achmad etc. As far as I am concerned they stand for the same meaning...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondo
Do you know why so many Italians are named "Tony" ?
because the used to stamp their foreheads To New York
Not surprising when you can't spell your own name right ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
That explains anthonyvop. He stamped his forehead To New York, but ended up in Miami. The man is lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Five years ago, I was in a class at a Tech. school in Minn. with apprx. sixteen students. Four of us were named Robert.
The instructor used to come out of his office and loudly proclaim- BOB!
He would then laugh and say, "I love to watch your heads pop-up.
For more serious concerns he would use the system of Bob number one- number two... etc, by whom had entered the class first.
Bobble-heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
http://www.bobbleheadstore.net/bobble/jesus.htm
Jesus bobble-head doll and Bob Riebe bobble-head troll.