15 football-mad 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.
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