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by aleksei 2826 days ago
It's not quite that simple: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/21/oliver-...

Relevant quotes: > Muhammad was the 10th most popular name for boys, but if the alternative spellings of Mohammed or Mohammad were included, it would be about as popular as Oliver and its variants, such as Olly, across England and Wales, the ONS said.

> Muslims make up about 5% of the UK population, but Muslim families are more likely to call their sons Mohammed than any other name with an Islamic tradition, the data suggested.