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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 often within the total population .
The second was usually the name of the godfather or godmother, while the third and last given name was the name used in everyday situations. [ citation needed ] Thus, a child prenamed Joseph Bruno Jean on his birth or baptismal certificate would indicate the baby was a boy, the godfather's first name was Bruno and that the child would be called ...
The most common name among black Americans was Williams and the most common name among Asian Americans was Nguyen. The name Wilson was 10th in the 2000 census but was replaced by Martinez in 2010. The names Garcia and Rodriguez had previously entered the top ten in the 2000 Census, replacing Taylor and Moore. [12]
Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса; Беларуская
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
It was the third-most popular name for newborn boys in New Zealand in 2023 and is also common in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. In 2022, it was the 27th most popular name given to boys in Canada. [2] In the United States, the animated film Luca has been cited as influencing its usage of the name for boys. [1]
In 2022, it was the 35th most popular name given to boys in Canada. [6] The name's and variants' sudden rise in U.S. usage comes from many places: J names have been historically liked by Americans, and the popularity of two-syllable names ending in n has increased, as has the frequency of distinctive names. [7]
Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars. Mars was identified as the Roman god of War. The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, [1] Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in