The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world.

Most common given name in the world. 102 rows Top 100 names from around the world Penpal Statistics Students of the World. Enter your last name and youll get back a world. - Most popular girls names.

Olivia for girls is also very popular right now and Carson for boys is very popular. After the Qin Dynasty fell in 206 BCE many families adopted the last name Wang. However some names are common in some parts of the world than others.

Boy names like Russell James and Paul have consistently been popular but boys names like Dylan Brandon and Ethan have had so many babies in just a few years that they made the list. Girl names like Kathryn Jacqueline and Katherine have consistently been popular but girls names like Brittany Madison and Ashley have had so many babies in just a few years that they made the list. More than 7400 boys were called Muhammad Mohammed or Mohammad last year.

United States - EmmaLiam. The popularity of names also depends on what part of the world you live in. Oliver William Noah Jack Henry.

103 rows Name Number Name Number. According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia 2000 Muhammad is probably the most common given name in the world including variations. - Most popular boys names.

Emma is a popular name for baby girls in the US while Liam is the most popular boy name. Oliver the name which officially took the top spot was only given to 6949 babies. Charlotte Amelia Olivia Mia Ava.