Here are some interesting and fun facts about Purim – related names, released in honor of Purim by Israel’s Population Authority.
How many people in Eretz Yisroel carry Purim related names? Believe it not, there is one person named Haman in Israel, one woman named Vashti, and nine people named “Purim.”
On the other hand, 22,797 parents named their sons “Mordechai,” and 49,907 parents named their daughters “Esther.”
As opposed to “Haman” and “Vashti,” not one child was named Zeresh, Achashverosh, Memuchon, Shaashgaz, Mehumon, Bigson, Seresh, or even Charvona.