Quote: Nogget @ October 28 2010, 11:55 AM BST"A total of 7,549 newborns were given 12 variations of the Islamic prophet Mohammed's name last year,"
So they choose to lump all 12 variations together, but not do the same for British names like Jim, Jimmy, James, Jamey, Jimi etc.
I see your point, but it's not the same thing really, is it. Jimmy isn't a variant spelling. If you're named Jim, that doesn't make your name James.