We cover the most popular baby names in the US every year, and have also tracked the popularity of names over time, and you rarely learn anything you didn't already know. In a few years, schools will have to find a way to tell all the Liams and Olivias apart. But when you look around the world, you are in for some surprises. You could probably guess that Mary and its many variations is the top name of choice for girls in the most nations, and Muhammad with a few spelling variation is the top name for boys in more countries than any other. But look closer. I have never met anyone named Isla, which is the number one name for girls in Australia and New Zealand. Is it new? The top baby girl name in Israel is Avigayil, which might be pronounced like Abigail, or maybe not. The most popular name in Japan for boys is Aoi. Does anyone know the proper pronunciation for that?
Letter Solver did research in each country's native language to dig up the data from available sources. Not all sources were for the same time period, but priority was given to the most recent data when identified. See world maps of the most popular baby names (you can click to enlarge them), and a chart that lists each country where data was available. -via Digg
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Elon never listens to me.
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if I was an AI (which I'm totally not), I would estimate the source and strength of social propaganda popular in each region of the world or country buy the names given to kids in that area. It would indicate where each social strata gets it's positive influence. (don't tell Elon)
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