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The most popular names in Uzbekistan in 2017 were Madina and Azizbek
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
About 722,094 children were born in Uzbekistan in 2017, which is 10,490 or 1.4% lower compared to 2016, the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan said.
According to the Ministry of Justice, 375,192 boys and 346,894 girls were born in Uzbekistan.
The largest number of births in 2017 was recorded in Samarkand region – 89,637 births, which is 12.4% of total number of births. About 14,992 births or 2% was registered in Namangan city.
Number of born boys increased by 3,395 or 9.4% in Kashkadarya region compared to other regions of Uzbekistan.
During the year, 14,382 twins were born (1.9% of the total number of births) and 138 triplets in Uzbekistan. A single case of quintuplets birth was recorded in Shahrihansky district of Andijan region.
The most popular name in 2017 for girls was Madina (5,678 children), for boys - Azizbek (5,674 children).
The heaviest weight of the newborn was 9.87 kg (girl), the longest height - 70 cm (boy).
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