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Who wins the name game?

September 16, 2016 08:31

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

1 min read

Parents would much rather give a Jewish name to their son than their daughter, according to newly-published figures.

Data released by the Office of National Statistics this week showed that 12 of the top 50 boys' names in England and Wales were Jewish last year, compared to just two of the top 50 girls' names.

Emma, Sarah and Leah continued to fall from favour, and Abigail is out of the top 50 for the first time in more than 20 years.

Jacob retained its place as the most popular Jewish male name, with 4,850 babies given the name in 2015. Noah rose four places to seventh, while Joshua, Ethan and Isaac were also in the top 20.

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