Muhammad breaks into top 10 most popular US baby names in 2019
For the first time, Muhammad makes list of top 10 baby names, after steady climb in BabyCenter's annual list.
Muhammad has, for the first time, broken into the top 10 names for baby boys in the United States, according to data recently released by a parenting firm that tracks the information.
Muhammad had long climbed in BabyCenter's annual list, and its rounding out of the latest top 10 is due in part to the firm combining its variant spellings.
"While non-Muslim families have a seemingly limitless range of possible names to choose from, tradition is still very important for Muslim families, including the custom of naming a son after the Prophet," BabyCenter said as it released its list on Wednesday.
BabyCenter said that while Social Security data shows Muhammad...