New Delhi, Jan 17: It’s a general assumption, and now officially proved that Muhammad or Mohammed is the most popular men’s name in the capital of India.
The city has 99,273 Sunitas (and an additional 2,265 Suneetas). Sunita is a distinctly younger name; it does not figure among the top 10 names for women aged 55 and above, but is the most popular among women aged 30 to 50.
Among women aged 18 to 30, Pooja is the most common name.
Ram is the most popular name among men aged 40 and above, while “Mohd” is the most common among those aged 18 to 40.
This analysis of names is based on data on first names and ages extracted by SocialCops, a data analytics start-up, from Delhi’s electoral rolls.
The data covering 1.2 crore registered voters in the city were shared exclusively with The Hindu for the analysis.
The data show the changing nature of naming conventions, as well as the changing face of the city.
Muslim men, for example, routinely use “Mohammed” as a prefix, which becomes their first name in government forms, leading to the high number of Mohammeds in Delhi.
| Top five male names | Numbers |
| Muhammad | 2,54,843 |
| Ram | 1,59,049 |
| Rajesh | 74,020 |
| Sanjay | 73,857 |
| Sunil | 69,657 |
| Top five female names | Numbers |
| Sunita | 99,273 |
| Anita | 69,379 |
| Poonam | 64,496 |
| Geeta | 62,163 |
| Seema | 57,340 |
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We are very lucky and very proud to be a Muslim Alhamdulillah
MASHA ALLAH not only Delhi even whole universe it also beautiful name
yes Mohammed is a beautiful name...subhan Allah!
Muslims believe that Muhmmad PBUH is the last & final messenger of ALLAH to be sent to humanity. He was sent to complete the mission of the previous messengers (including Abraham, Moses, jesus and others) of Calling people to believe in God and following the guidance and teachings of God. Muslims regard Prophet Muhammad pbuh as their HIGHEST ROLE MODEL and they aim to follow in his footsteps in all of their actions. This is why Muslims hold Prophet Muhammad pbuh in very high regard and are seriously hurt when some ignorant tries to belittle him.
ISLAM haters & Honest Non-muslims should look his teachings once in their LIFE TIME. Those who read about him & followed him the way he showed are really successful in the sight of the one who gave life to us all.
Ma Sha Allah..Proud to be a Muslim..
Subhanallah
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