These are the top female names most often used in passwords

Most people have a habit of using their own name or a family member’s name as their passwords simply because it’s easier to remember. But that also makes you more susceptible to getting hacked by people who know you.
Ruby Gonzalez, head of communications at password generator NordVPN, says, “While choosing your own, your girlfriend’s, or daughter’s name as a password might seem a good idea as you’ll never forget it, it’s also a great way to make a hacker’s job easier.
"As it’s a very obvious choice, the victim’s or their relative’s name will be one of the first options hackers will try.”
She adds, “People also shouldn’t use any other obvious choices, such as their address, favorite band, sports team, pet’s name, the word “password,” and any alternations of it.”
In fact, some names are more popularly used as passwords, simply because they are more common.
NordVPN recently released the list of top female names most commonly used in passwords and reported that it coincides with the list of top female names in the US.
“If you find your password among the most popular ones, you should change it immediately.
"It’s always a good idea to use a password generator to create a truly strong password and make sure it has not been breached before,” says Ruby Gonzalez, head of communications at NordVPN.
Here’s the list of the most common female names used in passwords, and the number of times they were used.
Number of times used: 29,874
NordVPN reckons this could be widely used among 23-year-old Jordans, but we have another possible explanation: it’s used by Michael Jordan’s fans since his jersey number is 23.
Number of times used: 33,770
Number of times used: 33,781
Number of times used: 34,110
Number of times used: 35,045
Number of times used: 36,940
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Number of times used: 37,151
Number of times used: 41,268
Number of times used: 42,889
Number of times used: 43,177
Number of times used: 44,183
Number of times used: 45,190
Number of times used: 46,353
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Number of times used: 46,375
Number of times used: 50,560
Number of times used: 50,602
Number of times used: 58,698
Number of times used: 61,445
Number of times used: 61,873
Number of times used: 62,394
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Number of times used: 63,498
Number of times used: 64,992
Number of times used: 94,557
This article was first published in CLEO Singapore.