Before we get too twitterpated about sharing what we found, we need to say that we took a few liberties with the spelling of names for data analysis purposes. For example, we combined Ashleigh and Ashley, since they’re basically the same name. Ok. Now we can get down to the real business.

Contrary to our original theory, the most popular name for Bachelor contestants is not Lauren. It’s actually Christina! Since the show first aired in 2002, the name Christina has appeared 18 times on the show, while the name Lauren has appeared 12 times, tying with the name Ashley, which has also appeared 12 times.