The top 10 names for clever people

Want your child to grow up to be a great thinker? You might want to try giving them one of the names on the list below.

Using a database of 14,750 names of notable philosophers, mathematicians, writers, artists and composers, poet laureates and Nobel Prize winners, genealogy research engine MooseRoots has identified the most common birth names for geniuses.

At the top of the list for boys is the name John, with 352 genius men with this name showing on the list.

If you’re expecting a girl, you might want to choose the name Mary - 140 female geniuses appeared on the list with this name.

See the full list of the most popular boys and girls names for geniuses below to see if you’re on there.

1. John

2. Robert

3. William

4. Charles

5. David

6. James

7. Richard

8. Johann

9. George

10. Paul

1. Mary

2. Elizabeth

3. Maria

4. Anne

5. Margaret

6. Susan

7. Ruth

8. Anna

9. Alice

10. Dorothy