The Most Common Billionaire Names for Your Baby
- Analysis of the world’s 500 billionaires reveals the most popular names.
- John and David are the most common billionaire names, while Max has the most wealth.
- Wang and Zhang also made the top ten list, otherwise both were Western male names.
There are a lot of things to consider if you want to Name your baby for a successful future. But when it comes to the top names for billionaires, it turns out tradition reigns supreme.
“The continued dominance of Western names at the top of the list may reflect historical economic advantage rather than any real link between these names and success,” said Julian Goldiewho conducted an analysis to find out the most popular names on Bloomberg Top 500 Billionaires
John and David top the list; a billionaire named mark On average, they are the richest. The top ten billionaire names are mostly traditional Western masculine names, but the Chinese names Wang and Zhang also make the list.
“The real story here is not just about the name, but about how wealth creation evolved,” Goldie said. “Today’s billionaires come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, from technology innovators to traditional business leaders.”
Top 10 Billionaire Names
According to Goldie, most popular names For billionaires, in descending order they are:
- John
- david
- Thomas
- Michael
- king
- mark
- charles
- open
- Richard
- jim
Among them, a billionaire named Mark has the largest wealth, with an average net worth of $41.2 billion. This was influenced by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose Wealth recently topped $200 billionmaking him the second richest man in the world.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man (Reportedly worth $340 billion), which is not listed because his name is relatively uncommon. However, his name is becoming more and more popular, Appear The 1000 most popular baby names in America in 2018 and 2021.
Billionaire Names for Baby Girls
At least one group is missing from the list of the most popular billionaire baby names.
“I was struck by the stark gender disparity in names, with traditionally male names sweeping all the top spots,” Goldie said.
While the women aren’t sheer in popularity, baby girls also have billionaire names, according to Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people. The 500 richest people. These include:
- Alice. Walmart heiress Alice Walton is the world’s richest woman, with a reported net worth of $106 billion.
- Julia. Julia Flesher Koch inherited a large stake in Koch Industries and is worth a reported $76 billion, making her the second-richest woman in the world.
- Françoise. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the granddaughter of L’Oréal’s founder, is worth a whopping $72 billion, according to Bloomberg, although many other sources list her as the world’s richest woman.
- Jacqueline. Jacqueline Badger Mars, the heiress to the Mars candy fortune, is reportedly worth $44 billion.
- Abigail. Abigail Johnson is the CEO of Fidelity Investments and is worth $42 billion.
- Mackenzie. MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is worth $38 billion.
- Miriam. Miriam Adelson made a $36 billion fortune in casinos.
Of course, there are new girl names on the billionaire baby list, too. Taylor Swift Become a billionaire this yearand recently Selena Gomez did it too. Rihanna Also a young billionaire with roots in pop music.
more than a name
Of course, a person’s success depends on more than just their name.
“The real determinants of success are factors like opportunity, innovation and good old-fashioned hard work,” Goldie said. “The name on a birth certificate is far less important than access to education, resources and the drive to succeed.”