15 football-mad baby names

Section: Baby names

If you are football mad, and your partner disappears every Saturday to watch the match, then perhaps a football-inspired baby name will suit your family.

Perhaps having a football-inspired name will create destiny for your baby, and he’ll end up winning the FIFA World Cup for England in the future.

Aaron (Lennon)
Alan (Shearer)
Ashley (Cole)
Daniel (Sturridge)
Darren (Fletcher)
David (Beckham)
Frank (Lampard)
Gareth (Bale)
Gary (Lineker)
Jack (Wilshere)
Joe (Cole)
Rio (Ferdinand)
Scott (Parker)
Steven (Gerrard)
Wayne (Rooney)

According to the Office of National Statistics’ report on the most popular names for 2014, Jack was the second most popular baby boys’ name; Daniel was 24th on the list, while David was 50th. The name Gary is at risk of becoming extinct, however - only 33 baby boys were registered with the name Gary in 2014.

>> THE TOP 50 BABY BOYS’ NAMES

If you need more inspiration for your baby boy’s name, try our baby name generator.

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