This year, thousands of new babies will enter the world and be blessed with names by their parents on their arrival.
The trend of choosing more original names has become much more popular in recent years, with mums and dads looking into the specific meaning of each option.
Some of the most popular names given in the past twelve months have been associated with the meaning of ‘luck’.
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Intrigued by this trend, OnlineCasinos took statistics from Forebears.io to find popular baby names associated with the term luck that are deemed to be the most popular in 2023.
They then partnered up with a psychic expert, Inbaal Honigman, who delved into what these popular names can mean for parents and their newborns.
The data showed that Rafael is the most desired baby name associated with luck, with a whopping 3,160,411 people bearing this name worldwide.
Rafael has biblical connotations as well - being the name of the angel of healing.
Inbaal says, “It's a wonderful name to pick for a life of healthy living, healthy relationships and healthy decision-making. The feminine version is Rafaella.”
In second place is Victoria, with 2,626,923 people claiming this name worldwide, meaning ‘victory’ in English, descending from a Goddess of Roman mythology.
Various famous figures have embodied this name’s meaning such as Queen Victoria and her victorious rule and Victoria Beckham with her successful career.
Inbaal infers, “Victoria is not subtle about its blessings. Sharing a name with the Roman Goddess of Victory, Victoria draws luck in the field of winning”.
Lakshmi is in third place, with 2,570,558 people named after the Hindu goddess.
Inbaal states, “Lakshmi is a Goddess of abundance and good fortune. As Goddess of luck, sharing her name will inevitably bring luck. The name can be used both for baby boys and baby girls."
Here is the full list of the top 30 most popular baby names for 2023:
- Rafael
- Victoria
- Lakshmi
- Felix
- Beatrice
- Said
- Ganesh
- Sadia
- Ayman
- Iris
- Felicia
- Rick
- Ngozi
- Ngozi
- Lucky
- Lucky
- Amber
- Boniface
- Amer
- Beata
- Takeo
- Penny
- Edmund
- Evangeline
- Faustina
- Owen
- Nik
- Behrooz
- Benedict
- Jade
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