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The best baby names that lead your kids to success

Jacqueline, Robert and Kate are all among the top.

A Swiss baby company called Erfolgswelle charges huge amounts of money to carefully create the perfect name for your child so it can be on the path to success.

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The company charges $40,379 (£22,000) to pick the name and uses a team of 14 name experts, four historians and 12 translators to do so.

Sounds crazy, right?

The list of the most successful (and unsuccessful) baby names is based on how names are judged by public perception.

Check out the list below – is yours on it?

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Most successful girl names

1.Jacqueline

2.Morgan

3.Elizabeth

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4.Katherine

5.Victoria

6.Lauraine

7.Susan

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8.Catherine

9.Kate

10.Madeleine

Most successful boy names

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1.Steven

2.Ross

3.Christopher

4.James

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5.Robert

6.David

7.Kenneth

8.Parker

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9.Thomas

10.Madison

And the least successful names? Well, it seems they aren’t the most common ones.

Most unsuccessful girl names

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1.Wilma

2.Weeza

3.Virgie

4.Trixie

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5.Tina

6.Swoosie

7.Suzee

8.Soosie

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9.Sissy

10.Mush

Most unsuccessful boy names

1.Rufus

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2.Rude

3.Butch

4.Angel

5.Alfie

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6.Gary

7.Normee

8.Bud

9.Petie

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10.Phonso

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