We always had a suspicion that most Mumbai kids born after 1990 carried names that were inspired by the worlds of showbiz and telly. And so we decided to put our suspicions to rest and called up 750 moms and dads, all Mumbaikars, and asked them the names of their kids and why. Shah Rukh Khan, rather his characters, rules the roost for names of boys.
The top five baba names (watch out for number four): Rahul, Aryan, Veer, Hrithik and Karan. As for the girls, it seems the glitz of television held sway over the glamour of Bollywood. The top five girlie names: Sakshi, Zaara, Pooja, Kareena and Preity.
Read latest news at DNA Take 28-year-old Ritu Chadha, mom of a three-year-old Veer, who is a self-confessed brat, and a die-hard SRK fan.