Matthew (down 34 to number 43) and Lewis (down 29 to number 39) have fallen the furthest since 2001. When compared with 2001, the biggest increases in popularity for those names in the top 10 in 2011 were Alfie (up 50 to number four), Charlie (up 27 to number five), and Jacob (up 21 to number seven) when compared with 2001. Back to table of contentsįive of the top 10 most popular boys’ names in 2011 were also in the top 10 in 2001: Jack, Joshua, Thomas, James and Harry. The top ten names only account for 14 per cent of all names in 2011. In 2011, there were 723,913 live births in England and Wales ( ONS, 2012), with over 28,000 different boys’ names and just over 35,000 different girls’ names registered. As such, there is a great diversity of baby names. However, it is an individual choice which can be influenced by a number of other factors such as the religious, cultural and/or ethnic identities of the parents or the names of family, friends or fictional characters. The popularity of names can be influenced by names of famous figures or current celebrities and what they name their own babies. There are a number of possible reasons why the popularity of baby names can change over time. These replaced Maisy (102), Tilly (103), Aimee (104), Libby (106), Alexandra (107) and Laila (124) which fell out of the top 100.Įliza, which rose 31 places between 20 to 62, was the highest climber within the top 100, followed by Evelyn (up 22 to number 65), Sofia (up 15 to number 47) and Harriet (up 15 to number 71).Ĭaitlin (down 20 to number 86), Katie (down 17 to number 57), Keira (down 16 to number 88), Tia (down 16 to number 95) and Lauren (down 15 to number 85) were the names with the largest falls in popularity. Lydia at number 100 (up 7 places from 107) Kayla at number 98 (up 21 places from number 119)įrancesca at number 99 (up 3 places from 102) Willow at number 75 (up 37 places from 112)Įlsie at number 87 (up 21 places from 108). The six new entries in the top 100 most popular girls’ names were:īella at number 69 (up 35 places from 104) Dexter (up 20 to number 78), Arthur (up 14 to number 68) and Riley (up 12 to number 13) were also high climbers.īen (down 24 to number 97), Kyle (down 21 to number 95), Cameron (down 16 to number 77), Reece (down 14 to number 98), Lewis (down 12 to number 39) and Owen (down 12 to number 71) showed the largest falls. Jenson showed the largest rise within the top 100, gaining 29 places to reach number 67. These replaced Aidan (101), Bradley (105), Sam (112), Brandon (118) and Kieran (129) which fell out of the top 100. Jackson at number 99 (up 40 places from 139) Tommy at number 65 (up 91 places from 156)īlake at number 79 (up 26 places from 105)įrankie at number 84 (up 24 places from 108)Įlijah at number 91 (up 29 places from 120) Within the 100 most popular boys’ names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2011, there were only five new entries:
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