These Are The Most Common Names Of Male And Female Geniuses

It's all in a name. If you are on the hunt for the perfect baby name, why not give them the best chance at becoming a smarty pants and naming them from these "genius" lists. Alright, we doubt a name will actually influence your baby's SAT results, but these findings are interesting nonetheless. Genealogy website MooseRoots looked at a database of the names of 14,750 notable philosophers, mathematicians, writers, artists, composers, poets and Nobel Prize winners to find the most common names of geniuses. Spotted on JOE.ie, the results were as follows... is your name on the list?

The top 10 first names for male geniuses:

1. John
2. Robert
3. William
4. Charles
5. David
6. James
7. Richard
8. Johann
9. George
10. Paul

The top 10 first names for female geniuses:

1. Mary
2. Elizabeth
3. Maria
4. Anne
5. Margaret
6. Susan
7. Ruth
8. Anna
9. Alice
10. Dorothy