Popularity is a funny old thing. The national statistics can be a very useful guide but they can also be somewhat misleading. You could be forgiven for thinking that Miley -- ranked #104 in 2009 -- is a popular name in this country. Yet it ranked only #288 in 2008 and #1102 in 2007. To put that in context, comparatively, there aren't that many little Mileys under the age of four.
Libby dropped sixteen places, from #62 to #78, in 2009 making it seem as if the name is in decline. But in reality, many of the 2009 Libbys will be in the same academic year group as 2008 Libbys; making the 'ground level' popularity perception more ambiguous.
I have compiled all of the data for England and Wales from 2007, 2008 and 2009. The count for each name from each corresponding year has been added together to create a top 100 list that represents the most popular names amongst children currently aged between four and seventeen months.
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JACK OLIVER THOMAS HARRY JOSHUA ALFIE CHARLIE WILLIAM JAMES DANIEL SAMUEL GEORGE JOSEPH ETHAN BENJAMIN MOHAMMED LEWIS JAKE DYLAN JACOB ALEXANDER RYAN
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TYLER ARCHIE JAYDEN LUCAS OSCAR ADAM HARVEY HARRISON MUHAMMAD HENRY RILEY ISAAC
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MICHAEL
ALEX
RHYS
AARON
TOBY
CHARLES
BEN
FREDDIE FINLAY
LOUIS
THEO
HARLEY
KYLE
DAVID
KAI MOHAMMAD LEON
KIAN
REECE
KIERAN BRANDON LUCA ZACHARY BAILEY ASHTON SEBASTIAN HAYDEN
EVAN BRADLEY GABRIEL
SAM
JOHN
AIDAN
JOEL
REUBEN
ELLIS
ELLIOT
JOE
ROBERT TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER LOUIE
COREY
BILLY MORGAN
JAY
BLAKE
EWAN FREDERICK DOMINIC
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OLIVIA
RUBY
EMILY
GRACE
JESSICA
CHLOE
SOPHIE
LILY
AMELIA
EVIE
ELLA
MIA
CHARLOTTE
LUCY
ELLIE
ISABELLA
MEGAN
ISABELLE
HANNAH
HOLLY
KATIE
DAISY
AVA
MILLIE
FREYA
POPPY
PHOEBE
AMY
ABIGAIL
SUMMER
ERIN
MOLLY
EMMA
IMOGEN
SCARLETT
JASMINE
SOPHIA
ISLA
ELIZABETH
LEAH
EVA
BROOKE
LOLA
CAITLIN
ALICE
LILLY
MAISIE
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KEIRA
GEORGIA
MADISON
BETHANY
ELEANOR
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SIENNA
AMELIE
GRACIE
ISOBEL
PAIGE
ANNA
REBECCA
ROSIE
LAYLA
LIBBY
TIA
MADDISON
LACEY
NIAMH
ZARA
MAYA
LEXI
SKYE
SARAH
FAITH
SOFIA
AIMEE
ALISHA
LEXIE
ZOE
HARRIET
MARTHA
EVE
NICOLE
HOLLIE
JULIA
LYDIA
EVELYN
ALEXANDRA
FLORENCE
TILLY
FRANCESCA
MARIA
COURTNEY
ROSE
EMILIA
ABBIE
ALICIA
ESME
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