Most popular Azerbaijani baby names unveiled

Yusuf and Nuray have taken over as the most popular names for children born in Azerbaijan, new statistics show. Altogether, 146 boys born in Azerbaijan were named Yusuf, the Justice Ministry reported. In 2011, 4,011 boys were named Yusuf and 2,956 boys – in 2010. The following top names for boys are Huseyn (134), Ali (122), Mohammed (88) and Omar (74).
 
The top ten also includes names Murad (66), Aykhan (66), Farid (52), Tunar (50) and Nihat (46). The least popular male names are Ulvi, Subhan, Vagif, Vusal, Ruslan, Malik, Azer and Royal.
 
Nuray is the most popular name given to girls in Azerbaijan this year. Altogether, 142 girls born in Azerbaijan were named Nuray. In 2011, 3,497 girls were named Nuray and 3, 010 girls – in 2010.

The top ten also includes names Zahra (128), Fatima (118), Ayan (98), Fidan (66), Leila (62), Zainab (59), Khadija (55) and Nazrin (50). The least popular female names are Jala, Aygun, Sona, Nazli, Arzu and Peri.


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