The most common name in the world is Wang, meaning king, and is the last name of an estimated 92.8 million people on China's mainland. The most common first name is Maria, a Latin name that translates to Mary in English, and could have originated from the Egyptian word Meriam meaning beloved.
The most popular baby names 2021 in the US are led by Olivia in the top spot for girls and Liam as the #1 name for boys.
The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in each year 1922-2021. Over the last 100 years, the male name Michael has held the top spot most often (44 times), while the female name Mary has been ranked number one 34 times over those years.
This name has a truly iconic status, staking its place as the most popular name in the world. An estimated, yet ever-growing, 150 million people bear the name Muhammad, which varies in spelling from place to place.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to a perfon amongst us and he gave him the name of Muhammad. Thereupon his people said: We will not allow You to give the name of Muhammad (to your child) after the name of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).
Muhammad, the name of the primary Prophet of Islam, is widely considered to be the most common name in the world, all spellings combined.
Kushim is the earliest known recorded name of a person in writing. The name "Kushim" is found on several Uruk period (c. 3400–3000 BCE) clay tablets used to record transactions of barley. It is uncertain if the name refers to an individual, a generic title of an officeholder, or an institution.
A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person.
The word Luxury can be both a boy's and a girl's name meaning "extravagance, opulence". It represents a particularly opulent way to get to the nickname Lux (or Luxe).
the surname inherited by a person at birth, especially a woman's maiden name. the first or middle name that is given to a person at birth, but which may be changed later according to preference, upon adoption, after gender transition, etc.
Names: Amadeus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cleopatra, Esmeray, Lazarus, Magnus, Myfanwy, Oberon, Octavius, Ophelia, Persephone, Venus, Wednesday, Wolfgang, Zebedee.
In the United States, the only restriction is that the child's name has to be composed of letters, and many states ban diacritical marks. You cannot name a child 12345. You can, however, name the child Onetwothreefourfive.