Oliver the name which officially took the top spot was only given to 6949 babies.

Most common given name in the world. Its Ivan Kuznetsov lol. 1001 rows Most Common Surnames in The World Most Popular First Names In The World Forebears knows about 29918993 unique forenames in Earth and there are 243 people per name. It is estimated that more than 15 million people in the world bear the name Muhammad.

According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia 2000 Muhammad is probably the most common given name in the world including variations. Jackson has been the most popular name for boys for the last few years. Oliver William Noah Jack Henry.

10 of the Most Common Surnames in the World 1. The popularity of names also depends on what part of the world you live in. 103 rows Name Number Name Number.

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. You can find the most common names in the world over the last 100 years in the records of the Social Security Administration although that doesnt help to understand which top names have been the most consistently popular. Emma is a short form for Germanic names that start with ermen.

With a growing trend of more unique baby names from around the globe we may soon see Roshan branch out from the Persian transplants who have kept the name popular stateside. Charlotte Amelia Olivia Mia Ava. - Most popular boys names.

As of 2018 the most common last name in the world is Wang which means prince. - More at this link. More than 7400 boys were called Muhammad Mohammed or Mohammad last year.