Australia's most criminal name Leon Kym convicted
The most criminal names in Australia have been revealed, and the name Leon has topped the list.
More than three per cent of Australian men called Leon have been convicted of a criminal offence, with 3193 Leons out of 100,000 committing a crime.
Law firm Go To Court compiled a list of the most popular Australian names and cross-referenced them against a database of publicly accessible criminal records and the result produced a list of the top 500 most criminal names.
The data also revealed what offence was associated with each name.
The most criminal names in Australia have been revealed, and the name Leon has topped the list (file image)
More than three per cent of Australian men called Leon have been convicted of a criminal offence, with 3193 Leons out of 100,000 committing a crime
The name Robin topped the list for women, with most associated with fraud related offences
People called Leon were most likely to commit assault, and second most likely to commit a sex offence.
Ivan slipped underneath Leon, to take out second place on the men's list, with most people called Ivan associated with drug offences and murder.
The names Ali, Gerald and Roy joined Leon and Ivan to make up the top five most criminal names in Australia.
The name Robin topped the list for women, with most associated with fraud related offences.
Kym fell below Robin on the women's list, with most associated with burglary followed by assault.
The 500-long list ended with the name Sophie - a name that was most associated with murder.
The 500-long list ended with the name Sophie - a name that was most associated with murder
The law firm said its research showed that first names could be linked with criminality
The names Ali, Gerald and Roy joined Leon and Ivan to make up the top five most criminal names in Australia
The law firm said its research showed that first names could be linked with criminality - with unusual boys' names more associated with crime in the US.
Similarly, research in Sweden found that male names ending in y were more likely to fall into crime.
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