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.
Boris has fallen by the wayside in the most recent data, with just 16 boys named after the disgraced former prime minister, or the retired tennis player, depending on your tastes.
And somehow, parents are still calling their children Nigel, with five born last year and the year before.
