Parents-to-be have a lot to consider when selecting the perfect name for their baby. From being bullied at school to whether a name will make them more likely to earn a higher wage, there is a lot to ponder.
Researchers by furniture suppliers, Furniture At Work, used LinkedIn data to determine the most common career for people with the most popular boy and girl names in the UK, as well as how much they are predicted to earn.
It revealed boys with the name Mateo are most likely to grow up to work in technology, information and media, and people named Levi are likely to have careers in retail. Jobs in TV, film and music are the most common careers for boys named Noah, Oliver, Elijah, Lucas and Asher.
READ MORE: Katie Price and her lookalike daughter set for 'huge TV return'
Those called Emma – the second most popular girl's name – are also likely to work in advertising, alongside Olivia, Ava, Sophie and Mia. The most common jobs for girls named Isabella are in the health and fitness industry. People named Amelia and Luna are expected to have careers in hospitality, while people named Charlotte and Evelyn are most likely to go on to work in hospitals and health care.
Using a name value tool, the boys' names predicted to earn the most are:
- Mateo - £47,262
- James - £38,149
- Oliver - £35,536
While the girls’ names with the highest expected salary are
- Evelyn - £29,714
- Emma - £28,576
- Amelia - £27,645
Another survey recently found that a number of previously popular baby names are now in danger of extinction. Researchers at Comparethemarket analysed data from the Office for National Statistics to reveal the most popular spring and summer-inspired names, as well as those that have fallen out of favour in recent years.
Here's a list of the girls' names seeing the biggest drop in popularity since 2011:
- Varsha
- Brooke
- Tamar
- Lucy
- Chloe.
Here's a list of the boys' names seeing the biggest drop in popularity since 2011:
- Arun
- Dayton
- Dylan
- Owen
- Kai
UP NEXT:
- Baby itched until he ‘bled all over bed’ due to steroid withdrawal and eczema cured by high street cream
- Who is Banksy? Here's everything we know about the anonymous Bristolian artist
- Carol Vorderman is 'feuding' with I'm A Celebrity campmates claim fans
- I'm A Celebrity's Gillian McKeith and Shaun Ryder are now 'more than buds'
- Sex Education season 4: Everything we know about the new series including cast and release date
