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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I had never heard that name before he became pm.
Reminds me of Herr in the German. He governs like it. But his face looks like Fred Barnes.
Only name the kid that if you want them to turn out gay.
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.
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.
Like Adolf in Germany.
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