According to research carried out by an American site, a timeless and traditional first name is one of the most given in 17 countries around the world.
It is not always easy to determine which first names are given the most throughout the world. However Stéphanie Rapoport, author of The Official First Names 2023, published on September 1, studied first names in the majority of countries around the world. And, she drew some statistical conclusions. On the boys’ side, it is the first name Mohamed which is the most common in the world, counting all its declensions and variations of writing. This name means in Arabic “worthy of praise” Or “heaped with praise”. It is traditionally awarded to the eldest son.
On the feminine side, It’s the first name Marie, its derivatives and its numerous compound variations, which are found in first position among the most given first names in the world. Of Hebrew origin, it is a derivative of Myriam which means “drop of sea”. If this first name is appreciated in many countries, in France, the first names Jade and Gabriel were the most common according to the latest figures from INSEE in 2021.
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The first name Marie and its derivatives
Indeed, if the first name Marie was popular in 1901, with more than 52,000 births, it was only given to only 545 babies in 2022, in Franceas the site reminds us Aleteia. A strong decrease which does not prevent it from being the most assigned first name over more than a century. In 2020, nearly a million French women, whose average age is 61, are named Marie. Since 2017, it is its derivative, Mia, which records more than 2,000 births per year. It is then placed in the Top 10 of the most popular first names.
Despite a decrease in Marie in France, this first name remains the most given in 17 countries around the world in 2023. In any case, this is what the American site concluded Letter Solver after listing the most popular baby names in many countries over the past 12 months. He thus noted the presence of the first name Marie and its derivatives in many languages.
According to the site, Married is the most given first name in Austria. In Portugal, Romania, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Guatemala, we find the first name Maria. Brazilians rather choose Marie-Alice. First name Mia is given a lot in Estonia, Croatia, Switzerland, Ecuador, Peru and Malta. In Georgia, it is the first name Mariam which is the most attributed currently. Finally, Maryam comes first in Algeria and the United Arab Emirates.
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