elef Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 The Nation Today Link More new babies named Mohammed than George in Britain London - Mohammed or Muhammad has overtaken George near the top of the list of most popular names for newborn babies in Britain, according to statistics Thursday, reflecting the ethnic mix of the population. The Office for National Statistics said there were 2,833 baby boys called Mohammed in 2006, with a further 1,422 Muhammads making a total of 4,255, exceeding the number of Georges (3,386) and Josephs (3,755). Mohammed is the 22nd most popular name for a newborn baby, while the spelling Muhammad is 44th and enters the top 50 for the first time. Jack remains the most popular boys' name for a 12th straight year, ahead of Thomas and Joshua, but Olivia has dethroned last year's girls' number one Jessica, which is now third behind Grace. As ususal, celebrity-linked names were in evidence on the list. There were 38 babies called Cruz, like the Spanish-born son of pin-up former England football captain David Beckham, raising the name from 1,508th to 650th in the boys' list. Meanwhile there were 14 Peaches, as in the wildchild teenage daughter of activist Bob Geldof, raising the name around 3,000 places to 1,561st in the girls' list. Preston moved up 767 places to 148 in the boys' list. Its rise is probably due to a contestant in a British reality television show and US pop singer Britney Spears' baby Sean Preston, rather than the former cotton mill city in northwest England, home of Britain's largest bus station. Louis, Brandon, Toby, Kieran and Charles all dropped out of the boys' top 50, as did Libby, Aimee and Niamh in the girls' list. Boys: 1. Jack 2. Thomas 3. Joshua 4. Oliver 5. Harry 6. James 7. William 8. Samuel 9. Daniel 10. Charlie Girls: 1. Olivia 2. Grace 3. Jessica 4. Ruby 5. Emily 6. Sophie 7. Chloe 8. Lucy 9. Lily 10. Ellie Agence France Presse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Himmaparn Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 It's all Boy George's fault... :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 or George Bush OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Agence France Presse is the 11th most popular girl's name??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was_usvirgin Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 If I read the article correctly, the Mohammeds placed 22nd while the Muhammads placed 44th. They must have been fucking top ten, if combined. So you guys in the old country are fucked. Just don't let them play golf or caddie, for the sake of us vacationers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 You can poke anything at mohammed but fun......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.