I've finally finished compiling the combined spellings for England and Wales, and there are a few interesting results.
Over the last few years, much has been made about the fact that, when all the spellings were added together, Mohammed became the number one name in England and Wales. But, as of 2010, all the spellings of Mohammed combined weren't enough to beat the huge popularity of Oliver, pushing it down to second place.
For girls, Lily again reigns supreme with her multitude of spellings including Lili, Lilee, Lillie, Lilly, Lilie and Lilli. Isabelle, and all her variants, also makes a big leap up to third place.
| Combined Spellings: 1. Oliver 2. Mohammed 3. Jack 4. Harry 5. Thomas 6. Alfie 7. Charlie 8. William 9. Joshua 10. Jacob |
ONS Rank: 1. Oliver 2. Jack 3. Harry 4. Alfie 5. Charlie 6. Thomas 7. William 8. Joshua 9. George 10. James |
Combined Spellings: 1. Lily 2. Olivia 3. Isabelle 4. Emily 5. Sophie 6. Ruby 7. Amelia 8. Maisie 9. Jessica 10. Chloe |
ONS Rank: 1. Olivia 2. Sophie 3. Emily 4. Lily 5. Amelia 6. Jessica 7. Ruby 8. Chloe 9. Grace 10. Evie |
There some surprising new entries into the top 100 this year. Leighton (#173), Layton (#179), Leyton (#347), Lleyton (#996), Laiton (#1620) and Llayton (#3865) all combine together to sit at #86. Zac and Rowan also made big jumps into the top 100.
Alicia, Darcy, Macey, Aaliyah, Madeleine, Tegan, Amira and Amina made the biggest jumps into the top 100 for girls names.
You can look at the full top 100 combined spellings here:
Combined Spellings 2010 - Girls
Combined Spellings 2010 - Boys
