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'Keir' name goes extinct after Starmer comes to power
The National ^ | July 31, 2025

Posted on 07/31/2025 8:26:01 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

KEIR Starmer can’t stop his party from tanking in the polls. He can’t stop the economy spiralling the drain.

But there is one thing the Prime Minister can stop: People calling their sons Keir.

As improbable as it may seem, there have been babies named Keir since records began.

That is usually socialist parents naming their children – as Starmer’s did back in 1962 – after Labour Party founder Keir Hardie.

But for the first time on record, there were no babies called Keir in the UK in 2024. Starmer hasn’t made the name mud: He’s made it extinct.

There were four baby Keirs born in 2023 and prime ministers can usually expect to see their names climb the popularity ranks somewhat after coming to power, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Boris rose in popularity from 39 in 2019 to 43 in 2020 and there was one more Rishi born in 2023 than the year previously, which had yielded 36.

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1 posted on 07/31/2025 8:26:01 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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I had never heard that name before he became pm.


2 posted on 07/31/2025 8:28:38 AM PDT by rdl6989
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Reminds me of Herr in the German. He governs like it. But his face looks like Fred Barnes.


3 posted on 07/31/2025 8:39:55 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: MinorityRepublican

Only name the kid that if you want them to turn out gay.


4 posted on 07/31/2025 8:41:00 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: rdl6989
The only thing that came to mind was the actor Kier Dullea.


5 posted on 07/31/2025 9:22:46 AM PDT by jmcenanly (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston)
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I had never heard that name before he became pm.

It's Welsh. Keir Dullea played Dave Bowman (open the pod bay door Hal) in 2001 A Space Odyssey

These days the most popular name in the UK is Muhammad.

6 posted on 07/31/2025 9:38:53 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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7 posted on 07/31/2025 9:56:52 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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This is kinda funny, since I actually do know an Adolf. Very moderate guy, nice, owns a huge German Shepherd that he was wise enough not to name Blondi. He’s an immigrant from Latin America, but I don’t think from Brazil or Argentina, although I figured it would be rude to ask.


8 posted on 07/31/2025 10:14:45 AM PDT by dangus
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But for the first time on record, there were no babies called Keir in the UK in 2024. Starmer hasn’t made the name mud: He’s made it extinct.

Like Adolf in Germany.

9 posted on 07/31/2025 10:57:31 AM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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