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Some of the UK’s top jobs go to people named David, research has found, with David emerging as the top name amongst British MPs, lawyers and millionaires. Davids are also most likely to enforce the law, with the name appearing most commonly amongst Met Police officers.

For women, Rebecca tops the list of high achieving names, appearing most commonly at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

In fact, women with names ending in the letter ‘a’ are most likely to end up at the top universities, with Anna and Emma also appearing near the top of the list.

For men, James and Thomas appear most commonly at top universities. However, Matthews are more likely to be found at Cambridge, whilst Alexanders appear at Oxford.

Steve and Peter are the top names for men leading FTSE 100 companies. For women, Alison appears most frequently amongst FTSE 100 CEOs.

It’s bad news for Richards who are the least likely to have business success in 2018, with the name ranking most highly amongst those claiming insolvency in the last three months.

John is the most common name amongst criminals. However, it’s not all bad. There are 500 more doctors named John in the UK than any other name.

Those named William are most likely to be creative types, often becoming artists and authors; whereas those called Chris and Laura are the sportiest in the country, with these names appearing frequently amongst British Olympians, Sir Chris Hoy and Laura Kenny being a couple of names that spring to mind.

The insights, compiled using existing data from trade bodies, university databases and court records, have been put together by My Nametags, a manufacturer of durable sticker and iron-on name labels.