Investigating the evolution of children's naming in Iranian families "Systematic Review of Studies"

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Ph.D. in Sociology from Alzahra University, Tehran

Abstract

The huge social, economic and political changes that have occurred in Iran during the last century have had a profound impact on the culture and lifestyle of Iranian families. Examining names is one of the effective tools to identify cultural changes and developments in different historical periods.
Paying attention to the importance of naming in all areas of an individual's and society's life makes it necessary to research and investigate it carefully. The existence of numerous researches in this regard indicates that the researchers were aware of the importance of the subject, but the multiplicity of these researches requires that the results presented in these researches be compiled, summarized and evaluated. Accordingly, the present research It has investigated the evolution of children's naming in Iran and the sociological factors related to it, using a systematic review method.
The results of this research showed that in the past, religious trends and names dominated the general culture, but with the start of modernization programs and increasing urbanization, national names were favored, but in the first years of the revolution, this trend was reversed. In the last two decades, names with national and religious identity have had a decreasing trend, and the trend towards ethnic and transnational names has increased. The increase of transnational and innovative names indicates that the trend towards de-traditionalization and as a result individualism has increased, and in addition, television and satellite series have had a significant impact on the choice or non-choice of names for the born, as well as the combination of religious names with Amir. has had the highest abundance in the last 20 years and Amir Hossein and Amir Mohammad are two names that are part of the first 10 abundance of boys during this period, on the contrary, the names that are made with the words "Ghulam" and "Abd" show a huge decrease, one of the reasons for this It could be that in a patriarchal culture, the name of Amir is more suitable for children than the name of Ghulam.

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The Women and Families Cultural-Educational
Volume 21, Issue 74 - Serial Number 74
Spring 2026
May 2026
Pages 43-69

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  • Receive Date: 18 August 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 April 2024
  • Accept Date: 09 February 2026
  • Publish Date: 21 April 2026

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