According to exclusive research carried out by the Lawyer2b, the most popular partner name at the top 50 firms is....'David',  accounting for just over 5 per cent of 7,098 partners in the 44 firms. The most popular for their female-counterparts was 'Sarah'.

“If you want your child to become a lawyer, choose one of these names,”
commented Derek Klyhn, partner and director at Møller PSF Group at the
University of Cambridge, who led the research.

The most popular names are as follows:

Male 
1 David
2 Andrew
3 Michael
4 Richard
5 Simon
6 John
7 Paul
8 Christopher
9 Mark
10 Peter

Female
1 Sarah
2 Catherine
3 Susan
4 Helen
5 Elizabeth
6 Jane
7 Caroline
8 Anne
9 Alison
10 Nicola

What are your thoughts? Are you in any of the lists? Let me know!