According to William Shakespeare:
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
So what is in a name? Well, for starters, a genius! All parents want to raise a little genius. If you use a common first name of a staggering amount of geniuses, will that work?
Here is a breakdown of the top 25 genius common first names and their genius count attached. The list is to date, of course, and many thanks to the people at Moose Roots who gathered the information.
25. Helen, with a genius count of 41.
24. Jane, tied with Helen with a genius count of 41 also.
23. Dorothy, who just edged out numbers 24 and 25. Dorothy has a genius count of 42.
22. Alice, with a genius count of 47. Alice is making a resurgent comeback and was number 97 on the most popular girls name list in the U.S. last year. Perhaps there will be plenty of little Alice geniuses coming up the ranks in the next decade or two.
21. Anna, with a genius count of 50.
20. Ruth has the genius count of 51. This biblical name is also having a rise in popularity lately.
19. Susan ties Ruth with a genius count of 51.
18. Margaret has the genius count at 55.
17. Anne, with a genius count of 56, beating out Anna by six. Interesting how the variation bodes better than its variation.
16. Maria has the genius count at 72.
15. Elizabeth. Always in the popular girls names. Elizabeth was ranked number 14 in 2014 for most popular girls name. Elizabeth has 88 geniuses with that given name.
14. Joseph has a 91 genius count.
13. Peter has an even 100 geniuses to date in the Peter club.
12. Thomas, at 109 geniuses, is a popular U.S. boys name, ranking number 17 in the U.S. in 2014.
11. Paul, with a 113 genius count, has seen a rapid decline in the given name in the last decade.
10. George has a 128 genius count, which could have been a factor when Prince William and Kate were deciding on baby names. Subsequently, Charlotte just missed the top 25, with a genius count of 35.
9. Johan. Now here is a name rarely seen in the U.S., but frequent in Europe. Johan's genius count is 128.
8. Richard has a genius count of 129.
7. James stands at 131 geniuses to date.
6. David just edged out James, with a genius count of 132.
5. Mary with its declining popularity has a genius count of 140, highest for the female names.
4. Charles has been a steady popular name in England and has a genius count of 148.
3. William jumps the genius ranks to 201. In 2014, William was the fifth most popular name given to boys in 2014 in the U.S.
2. Robert ranks at second with 220 geniuses.
And the number one common name given to geniuses is"
1. John. John sails above the rest with a whopping 352. While currently trending slightly down, according to Graphiq, John remains a timelessly popular name through the decades and even the centuries.
What is in a name? Apparently for John, it's a legacy of genius.
Also check out the weirdest or most unusual baby names per state, which include Happy Meal and Pizza Bagel, as previously reported by HNGN.
