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  • After UK, ‘Muhammad’ among top 10 names in US

    After UK, ‘Muhammad’ among top 10 names in US

    After topping the list of popular baby names in the United Kingdom (UK), Muhammad is also one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States.

    According to data from the parenting website BabyCenter, Muhammad ranks at number 10, up four spots from the last year. The name has gradually been rising on BabyCenter’s rankings over the years and first entered the top 100 in 2013.

    Liam was the most popular name
    for boys, pushing out Jackson, which was consecutively on the top for six
    years. Sophia was on the top for girls.   

    BabyCenter says its data comes from almost 600,000 parents who shared their baby’s name with the organisation in 2019. Its rankings also combine names that sound the same but have multiple spellings (like Mohammad and Muhammad).

    Names of Arabic origin are on the rise, according to BabyCenter. As Muhammad broke into the top 10 for boys, Aaliyah made it to the list of top 10 names for girls.

    These are the top 10 baby names for boys and girls this year, according to BabyCenter’s rankings.

  • Muhammad is the most popular name in UK for third consecutive year

    Muhammad is the most popular name in UK for third consecutive year

    BabyCentre, a popular website for baby names and parenting, has released its annual list of most popular baby names in the United Kingdom and the name Muhammad has topped the list for the third consecutive year.

    Names like Marium, Fatima, Zara, Nur, Noah, Ibrahim, Ahmad, Ali, and Muhammad are all among the top 100 names of 2019. Muhammad was also the most popular name in the UK in 2014 and 2015.

    Noah take the second spot on the list while Leo is third. Oliver has failed to keep its place in the top 3 for the first time in 9 years. As per details, Muhammad entered into the list of top 100 names in 1924 and its popularity has been increasing ever since.

    On the other hand, when it comes to girls, the top three names are Olivia, Sophia, and Eva. Fatima has been ranked at 57th position and Marium at 59th place while Nur is on 45th.

    Baby-names from kids and musical movies are also included in the list with names Simba, Nala, Freddie, Brian, Mary, Elton, Bernie, Taran, Sheila, Ivy, Ally, Jaxon, Eleanor, and Penny all becoming favorites for parents.