The name Mohammed is now the most popular new-born boy's name in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Oslo, London, Westminster, Yorkshire, etc.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6194354/Mohammed-is-most-popular-name-for-baby-boys-in-London.html
Is this trend good because it reflects an underlying increase in diversity?
Or is it bad because this increasing lack of diversity in names may lead mistaken identities?
Do readers think this trend will continue and what are the long term implications for Europe if and/or when the majority of Europeans are named Mohammed?
For example, could it lead to potentially disruptive mass confusion?

Gawd. As soon as I read the thread title I knew who had posted it.

Personally, I've long been aware of "disruptive mass confusion" in the Anglophone world due to the popularity of the name "John". Get real.

Just another Proxy troll. Good for traffic, I suppose.

with a track record like the prophet you would wonder why anyone would name their child after him.

Dear Proxy,

Don't you worry about a thing.

Fads come and fads go.

It's always been thus, especially with
the naming of babies.

Some choose to name their children after
fruit, for example, "Apple."
Others choose the name of places, "Dakota,"
"Alabama," "Paris," and so on.
Others choose heroes and heroines, "Scarlett
O'Hara," is an all time favourite.
Others choose fictional characters,
"Bilbo," "Frodo," "Lolita."
Others choose famous people, for example, "Wolfgang,"
is very popular in Germany.
A couple in the US even chose "Hitler,"
for their son. "Winston," was very popular in the UK.

The recent bestselling vampire Twilight series saw many
vampire-loving fans select baby names from the series.

The name "Jesus" is very popular amongst Hispanic
people. It all comes down to personal
choice - as it always has. Whether you name a child
after a fruit, a tree, a famous person, a king,
a queen, a flower, a place, names ultimately are
the parent's choice and people select them for their
children for a variety of reasons. The popularity
of given names also tends to change with the passage
of time and given trends.

However if you're interested in the top 10 names for
each country around the world, the following site
may be of interest:

http://www.babycenter.com.au/pregnancy/naming/top10namesaroundtheworld/

And your point is...

Would Proxy be posting this topic if the most popular name was David? I don't think so.

Foxy,
<<Fads come and fads go>>
It's about 1400 years since this fad came.
When do you predict that it will go?