What Are You Naming Your Baby?

If you’re hoping to raise a future CEO then try naming your kid Peter or Deborah. If having a child you want to grow up to be an athlete, Ryan or Jessica might be the way to go. Those are the top names for CEOs and athletes according to online professional networking site LinkedIn. Drawing from over 100 million LinkedIn profiles, the site has released the most popular names for a variety of professions. Female engineers in the United States, for example, are very likely to be named Kiran, while “Thierry” is the most prevalent name in restaurant and food services worldwide. The LinkedIn analysis turned up some odd correlations. For one, male CEOs in the U.S. are unusually likely to have four-letter names, such as “Jack” or “Fred.” Sales professionals also tend to have short names, including “Chip” and “Todd,” while engineers’ names are usually longer.