If you are living in the US, then you can go to the Social Security Administration's web site to view the top names recorded on birth certificates in the United States. The most recent year is listed right on their front page, but you can find information from past years through site links as well. The website address is http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
Qat
Singapore can be said as Temasek (not widely used)
bandwagon
bandwagon
bandwagon
McKaddem
Get on the bandwagon.
North America was the supposed 'birth place' of the now widely used totem pole.
The name of Varanasi is based on the fact that the city lies between where the Varuna River, to the north, and the river Assi, to the south, flow into the river Ganga. The name Varanasi was spelt Baranasi in Pali, which gave birth to the name Banaras. This name Banaras is still widely used.
Shay
Gupta is a Hindi surname widely used in India.
No, Ludmila is actually from Ukraine, but it is used widely in Russia.