Christmas is just days away, meaning little ones will likely be on their best behaviour to secure their place on Santa's 'nice list'.
If they have been a handful, however, they might end up on the 'naughty list'. This could see them waking up to find a lump of coal in their stocking instead of presents.
The team at Real Santa Letters has gone through 4,262 letters and compared them with 700 popular names to see which children were least likely to be on the good list.
They based this off of those who were unlikely to receive a Santa letter from them. It seems that the data falls in line with popular names, as when there are more people with the same name there is more chance that some will be on the naughty list, writes the Mirror.
Based on the research, boys named Luca, and Arlo, and girls called Maya and Harriet might find themselves on a not-so good list - but then again, there are exceptions to every trend.
The top 20 kids' names most likely to be on Santa's 'naughty list' - for boys and girls:
- Sebastian & Layla
- Luca & Maya
- Arlo & Harriet
- Harley & Abigail
- Louis & Georgia
- Jaxon & Amber
- Adam & Annabelle
- Elliott & Luna
- Kai & Arabella
- Caleb & Heidi
- Leon & Eliza
- Tommy & Aurora
- Elijah & Victoria
- Jasper & Ivy
- Austin & Sarah
- David & Maddison
- Dylan & Bethany
- Owen & Eloise
- Ralph & Madison
- Jude & Annie
A North Pole insider commented: "Being selfish is a surefire way to get on the naughty list this year… Santa really doesn't like it when people are self-centred and only think of themselves. He loves it when people are generous, thoughtful, and selfless. Sharing is also a very important value to Santa… he will always put someone who doesn't share on his naughty list, and he is always impressed when people share with their family and friends.
"Being rude or nasty to people – especially mum or dad – will most definitely result in your name being added to the naughty list. Parents do so many amazing things for their children every single day, and Santa loves to see children appreciating mum and dad’s hard work!
"Santa loves to reward people that do nice things for their friends and family – he bases his Christmas day present decisions on how nice you've been all year and the year before, so you’ve got to be on your best behaviour all the time (otherwise, you may end up on the naughty list)."
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