Mohammed Enters List of Favorite UK Boys’ Names:
Mohammed has joined perennial favorites Jack and Joshua as one of the most popular names given to British boys in 2004, a sign of the country’s growing ethnic diversity and a legacy of Muslim immigration decades ago.The Office of National Statistics said on Thursday Mohammed — meaning variously “one who is praiseworthy” or “exalted” — had moved up two places to enter the top 20 for the first time.