Mohammed is becoming increasingly popular as a name for newborn baby boys in Germany. Sweden and the U.K. are already well ahead in this regard, where Mohammed may even be #1. If not, it will be soon.
Anyone who looks askance at this trend is immediately demonized as a racist and a xenophobe. But really, why would anyone want to celebrate the ascendancy of Islamic names for babies in Bremen or Dresden? What sort of place will Germany be in twenty years, when the majority of youngsters are Muslims with an ethnic heritage in the Middle East or Africa? Why is this considered a good thing?
Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Junge Freiheit:
Most popular first names
2022 More and more babies in Germany are called Mohammed
No longer Max or Paul, but Mohammed is what babies are most often called in Berlin. In other federal states as well, the Muslim first name is increasingly in the forefront.
Berlin
The first name Mohammed has gained popularity in Germany in the past year. In Bremen, Hesse and Berlin, for example, it was one of the most frequently given names for newborns, as the Society for the German Language announced on Monday.
In Berlin, Mohammed was the most popular first name for boys in 2022. Last year he had ranked third. Previously first and now second is the fashionable name Noah. This is followed by Adam.
In Bremen, the first name Mohammed has moved up from third place to second place. First is Matheo, third Finn. Last year the ranking was Finn, Noah, Mohammed.
Mohammed moves up to third place in Bremen
In Hesse, too, the name of the Muslim prophet is on the rise. There he fought his way from eighth to third place. Matheo has slipped from first to second and Noah is on top.
This year, short names such as Ella, Emma, Mila and Sophie dominate among the girls in the three federal states.
Babies are called Emil or Karl in the East, Noah in the West
A gap can be seen in particular between the eastern federal states and the west of the Federal Republic. While in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate or Baden-Württemberg, male newborns usually bear the names Noah and Matheo, which come from the Hebrew, German classics such as Emil or Karl are cultivated in Brandenburg or Saxony.
Nationwide, the name Noah ranks first among boys. This is followed by different spellings of Matheo and Leon. For girls, the three most common first names were Emilia, Sophia/Sofia and Emma.
Afterword from the translator: