The list of most popular names given to newly-born children in Azerbaijan over the first eight months of 2016 has been made public.
Yusif was the most popular boy name. This name was given to 1,841 babies. It is followed by Huseyn (1,300), Ali (1,220), Omar (978), Mahammad (756), Tunar (745), Murad (734), Aykhan (698), Ughur (677) and Ibrahim (497) the justice ministry said.
Zahra was the most popular girl name. This name was given to 1,611 babies. This is followed by Nuray (1,249), Fatima (1,051), Zeynab (1,018), Aylin (952), Maryam (871), Ayan (768), Melek (756), Madina (597) and Sama (592).
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