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Revision as of 19:28, 11 May 2010 by Bookworm857158367 (talk | contribs) (There was nothing wrong with the way the ties were expressed.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population.
Popularity by region
The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Africa
Male names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | Mohammed | Ahmed | Ali | Hamza | Ibrahim | Mahmoud | Abdallah | Tareq | Hassan | Khaled |
| Morocco | Mohamed | Ahmed | Mohammed | Said | Rachid | Mustapha | Youssef | Hassan | Abdel-salam | Ali |
| Tunisia (2005) | Mehdi | Youssef | Aziz | Karim | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Female names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | Aya | Rania | Sarah | Reem | Hoda | Marwa | Mona | Fatima | Eisha | Nesreen |
| Morocco | Fatima | Khadija | Aicha | Malika | Naima | Rachida | Nadia | Karima | Amina | Saida |
| Tunisia (2005) | Mariam | Shayma | Khawla | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Asia & Pacific
Male names
Female names
Europe
Male names
Female names
North and South America
Male names
Female names
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- Há cada vez menos Kátias Vanessas, trocadas pelos tradicionais João e Maria(2008)
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- ^ Every year, the U.S. Social Security's Office of the Chief Actuary publishes a list of the most popular names given at birth for males and females in the U.S. (website). The 2007 list was released May 9, 2008. The most popular names by year beginning with 1880 are listed for the following: 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s
- ^ Name Statistics
- ^ Baby Center, different spellings of popular names combined
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- ^ New York Health Department
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- http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.female.first
External links
Links to government statistics on popularity of names
Australia
- Queensland list
- Australian Capital Territory list
- Northern Territory list
- South Australian list under Births Deaths & Marriages.
- Victorian list
- Western Australia