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This is the most popular baby girl name in the world

Photo credit: Elena Litsova Photography / Getty
Photo credit: Elena Litsova Photography / Getty

From Country Living UK

Choosing the perfect name for your baby, or helping pick the best one for your grandchild, can be a difficult task.

There are so many choices and so many baby name websites and baby name books (£22.65, Amazon) to help you out, it can leave your head in a spin.

But if you're one for following trends, then what better moniker to pick than the most popular one in the world – for girls that is…

The most popular girl's name in the world is, in fact, Sofia, topping the charts in eight countries, a study by babynamewizard.com revealed.

The research gathered data from 49 different countries around the world and found that the Greek name was the first choice for parents in Mexico, Russia, Argentina, Italy, Switzerland, Estonia, Chile and Slovakia.

Photo credit: Emma Kim / Getty
Photo credit: Emma Kim / Getty

Sofia was also in the top three in 20 countries overall, including the USA.

So what about in the UK? According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, Sofia is only the 29th most popular in this country. Recent research showed that our most popular girl's name is Olivia.

"It just blew me away that so many different languages and cultures would arrive at the same sound at the same time," said the baby name site's founder, Laura Wattenberg, The Independent reports.

The reason for its mass appeal may be down to the ease of its pronunciation in many different languages, and the name's association to different religions and philosophies.

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