Many December babies are fittingly given a festive name in honour of the time of year they were born, and there are plenty of Christmas-inspired monikers to choose from. New data from OnBuy.com has revealed the most popular festive-themed baby names in the world, with these 10 ranked as the top choices for boys and girls.
![Mary ranked as the top festive female baby name, while David ranked top for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM2YzVmNjQ0LWRiYmQtNGI3Yy1iZjE4LTdlMTgxZDgzMWRlZTphOGFmMDNkOS0yMjQxLTQ0YmMtOTgzZi03ZmE1ZTNlNTNkNmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Mary and David
Mary ranked as the top festive female baby name, while David ranked top for males. Photo: Shutterstock
![Gloria ranked as the second most popular festive female baby name, with Michael ranking second for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyMzc5NDNmLWYzNjgtNDlhMy1hODBhLTc2ZDdhNjU1NmZlYjo0MDBiZWM0NC1kOTVjLTQyMzctYWE0My0zYWI3NGE0YTdhOGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Gloria and Michael
Gloria ranked as the second most popular festive female baby name, with Michael ranking second for males. Photo: Shutterstock
![Karen ranked as the third most popular festive female baby name, with Joseph ranking third for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzMzI3ZWIwLTI1MzMtNDNmZi1hOWE1LWU4YWU5MmMyZjAwNzo5NDE5MzViOC03M2VhLTQ1OTQtYjc4Zi1mOTcxZDU4MDY3NmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Karen and Joseph
Karen ranked as the third most popular festive female baby name, with Joseph ranking third for males. Photo: Shutterstock
![Angel ranked as the fourth most popular festive female baby name, with Emmanuel ranking fourth for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRlZGE0MTZlLTYwOTItNDg4OC05MTdiLTRjMGIyNGM1ODAzYTo0Njk2YjQ2NC03ZDI4LTRjZjUtODljOC01MGU1MWRmNjg2ZWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Angel and Emmanuel
Angel ranked as the fourth most popular festive female baby name, with Emmanuel ranking fourth for males. Photo: Shutterstock
![Carol ranked as the fifth most popular festive female baby name, with Jesus ranking fifth for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVmNjRjMTJiLTgzMDMtNDU4ZS1iMjJjLWZhNjEwMDliNTc0YzpjZjcyMThjNS1jYTVlLTQ0NzEtODE5NC1lMTNlZmNkNTg4NGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Carol and Jesus
Carol ranked as the fifth most popular festive female baby name, with Jesus ranking fifth for males. Photo: Shutterstock
![Christina ranked as the sixth most popular festive female baby name, with Gabriel ranking sixth for males.](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3ZDA0ZWQ0LWI2YTktNDlkNy1hYTIwLTg4Yzk4NzczYWM3ODo4ODU0YWQ5ZS02ODFhLTRhZmItYTczYS0wNGEyN2E1YzAwM2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Christina and Gabriel
Christina ranked as the sixth most popular festive female baby name, with Gabriel ranking sixth for males. Photo: Shutterstock