How many mohammeds are there

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There are a few practical issues: many people from the Indian subcontinent, for example, may be given the name but often are not actually called by it.

There can be some confusion. My parents called me Mohammed Amin, although my father had to sign a sworn statement to say so when I started secondary school, because at primary school I was Ameen Mohammed. My wife calls me Amin — even though she is Mrs Amin. Mohammed Hanif, 50 Author.

Mohammed is my first name but also a family name, so my given name is Hanif — and every second or third person in Pakistan is called Mohammed too. My theory is it also has something to do with tribes. Lots of people with a prominent past or family have it as part of their name — they will have the honorific Khan, for instance.

Others whose family have converted over the centuries or came from a lower caste pick one of these generic names such as Mohammed or Ahmed. All my brothers and lots of my nephews are either Mohammed — or Ahmed or a variation of Allah, such as Abdullah.

I now have a nephew whose first name is Mohammed and we call him Mohammed. I think people just think more now about what the names mean. Maybe parents who have suppressed their creativity pour it into naming their children. No one in Pakistan would call me Mohammed; they would call me Hanif.

At first I would correct people. But then I gave up. So some people called me Mohammed and went on to call me Mo.

In joint second place were Lamar and Darby with 11 baby boys and girls with these names. Doris was one of the top 10 most popular names between and The name came in at number three in and , and dropped to seventh most popular in and 33rd in From there it plummeted to the 99th most popular name, before dropping out of the top entirely.

There were just 10 baby girls called Doris in , ranking the name 2, out of 7, names for girls in Hunter and Aurora in top baby names. Olivia replaces Amelia as top girl's name. Image source, Getty Images. Is Muhammad really the most popular boys' name? Baby names since How has yours performed? You can download the top names given to baby boys and girls for every ten years from to You can also download the count and rank of the names given to three or more baby boys and girls from to You can also access the data from the statistical bulletins on baby names given to boys and girls from to For more information on baby names data, please contact: vsob ons.

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