17 banned baby names from around the world

Facebook, Tom, Metallica, and other names that are surprisingly banned in other countries.

Mohammed is now the most common boys name in Britain after a huge surge in popularity last year.

Annual data on the UK’s top baby names saw the Islamic name shoot up 27 places to knock Oliver in to second place while Sophia took top spot for girls.

While these names are the most popular, there are plenty of names that AREN'T allowed in the UK.

The UK deed poll service has quite a few restrictions on name changes. You need to have both a first and last name, and it cannot be vulgar, promote racial or religious hate, or the use of controlled drugs.

A name cannot ridicule people or government departments - so no calling your son 'David Cameron Uses Internet Explorer'.

Here are 17 other names banned around the world...

1. Tom

Portuguese authorities ban nicknames from birth certificates. Tomás would be ok, but no Tom's allowed.

2. Elaine

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia released a list of names that were banned including western names and names with with royal connotations like Prince.

3. Facebook

After years of parents giving their children silly names the Mexican state of Sonora released a list of of names that were banned for being "derogatory, pejorative, discriminatory or lacking in meaning".

4. @

A Chinese couple tried to name their child Wang @. The sybmol in Chinese is pronounced "ai-ta", which is similar to ??, literally "love him".

5. Robocop

Any big Robocop fans should steer clear of Sonoro, Mexico.

6. Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii

The nine-year-old girl with that moniker was put into court guardianship in New Zealand so that her name could be changed.

7. Traffic

This delightful name is banned in Sonoro, Mexico

8. Linda

Another name banned in Saudi Arabia.

9. Adolf Hitler

American neo-Nazi Heath Campbell came to public attention when a cake shop refused to ice a cake with his son's name - Adolf Hitler.

His other kids include Eva Braun and the catchily named JoyceLynne Aryan Nation.

10. Alice

You can't name your daughter Alice in Saudi Arabia.

11. Lady Di

Banned in Sonoro, Mexico. Diana is allowed though.

12. Metallica

Tax officials initially denied a Swedish couple a passport for their daughter, named after the band, but later withdrew the objection.

13. Circumcision

WHYYYY. This name is banned in Sonoro, Mexico, but we cannot imagine why you would want call your child that in the first place.

14. Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

Sweden again, parents attempted to give their child this catchy name in protest of strict Swedish naming laws. Apparently it's pronounced Albin.

15. James Bond

This awesome name is also banned in Sonoro.

16. Sex fruit

New Zealand banned a couple from naming their child Sex fruit. It's fairly disturbing that anyone would want to do that IN THE FIRST PLACE.

17. Terminator

Well at least Sonora has stopped there from ever being a funeral director or doctor with the first name Terminator.