The baby names most likely to make your child rich and famous - including Kate, John and Julie
15 May 2020, 07:51 | Updated: 15 May 2020, 07:55
According to a new study, babies with certain names are more likely to grow up to be rich and famous.
If you name your baby Kate, John, Elizabeth or Robert, you may set them up with a best chance of finding fame and fortune.
A new study has looked at the names of 20,000 A-list celebrities, and compiled a list of the names most prominent in these.
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For girls, Kate provides the biggest chance of success, and John is the big one for boys.
The study, compiled by Flowercard, found that 232 celebs studied were called Kate, with a whopping 546 named John.
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The top 10 names for each gender are as follows:
Girls' names
Kate (232 celebrities)
Elizabeth (175)
Anne (160)
Mary (118)
Margaret (113)
Jennifer (105)
Laura (95)
Julie (92)
Patricia (91)
Susan (88)
Boys' names
John (546 celebrities)
Robert (450)
James (396)
Michael (393)
William (389)
Richard (297)
David (274)
Tom (227)
Chris (204)
Steve (191)
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