The first and most important gift you will ever give your child is the gift of life.
But the second, which they will have to live with forever (or, at least, until they can legally change it), is their name.
So how do you pick the perfect moniker for you little one?
Well, in 2002, Albert Mehrabian, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California-Los Angeles, wrote The Baby Name Report Card: Beneficial and Harmful Baby Names.
He looked at the initial snap judgements that we make of someone, based on their name.
And he got VERY specific about it, too.
He looked at names we associate with successful people, with masculine/feminine people, with ethical and caring people, and with popular and fun people.
As a result, he came up with the following list of successful baby boy names - which he deemed as pretty much perfect.
Men with these monikers, he suggested, would be more likely to achieve their dreams and grab the life they wanted with both hands.
Are you ready for this?
The top ten boy names for success
Pretty strong list, eh?
He also revealed the LEAST successful baby boy names - which, in short, makes them the worst.
Check it out…
The ten worst boy names for success
We couldn’t even come up with meanings for those - the majority of them sounded makeup or ‘nicknamey’.
If you need more help picking a name, there’s a company in Switzerland called Erfolgswelle who will come up with some seriously dreamy names for your baby.
How? Through hiring a team of 14 naming experts, four historians and 12 translators.
They’ll then create a shortlist of 15 to 25 potential names for your newborn.- but it WILL set you back around £20K.
Ouch.
Do you agree with this list of ‘perfect’ baby names?
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Expecting a girl? Check out the 10 most perfect baby girl names