London
(ANI):
'X
Factor" judge
Simon
Cowell
is
so
popular
across
the
United
States
that
Americans
are
now
naming
their
babies
after
the
music
mogul.
Sources
at
the
Social
Security
Agency
in
the
states
said
the
The
biblical
name,
meaning
'The
Listener"
in
Hebrew,
has
made
rather
a
comeback
since
Cowell
rose
to
fame,
reports
the
Daily
Star.
“It"s
looking
likely
Simon
will
break
into
the
top
50,
up
from
263rd
most
popular
in
2009.
The
name
has
come
from
absolutely
nowhere
since
Cowell
started
appearing
on
television," said
a
source.
“For
years
it"s
been
around
the
250th
most
popular
name,
a
generation
ago
it
was
in
the
four
or
five-hundreds,"
he
said.
“But
this
past
12
months,
with
Cowell"s
face
everywhere,
it"s
a
hot
pick
There
will
be
thousands
and
thousands
of
little
Simons
running
around,"
he
added.
In
the
whole
of
2009,
barely
1,000
newborn
Simons
were
registered
in
the
US
and
trailed
behind
bizarre
choices
including
Hudson,
Kaiden,
Braden,
Camden,
Jaxson
and
Drake.
Baby-naming
website
name-
berry.com
confirmed
Simon
is
now
the
85th
most
searched
for
name
on
their
site.