Telegraph Births 2011 - Boys

As we move into 2012, it is time for me to look back at all the announcements in the Telegraph in 2011.

There were a total of 839 births announced for boys in 2011. Of these, 222 distinct first names were listed. The most popular Telegraph boys names, with their number count, are as follows:

1 2 =3 =3 =3 =6 =6 8 =9 =9 =9 =12 =12 14 15 16 =17 =17 =17 =17 =17 =17 =24 =24 =24 =24 =24 =24 =29 =29 =29 =29 =29 =29 =35 =35 =35 =35 =35 =37 =37 =37 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43 =43

Name Henry William Edward George Harry Frederick* James Thomas Alexander* Archie Charles Arthur Benjamin Jack  Samuel Oliver  Felix Hector Hugo Joseph Max Wilfred* Alfred Daniel Isaac Louis Oscar Sebastian Jasper John Leo Maximilian Theodore Toby Barnaby Caspar* Charlie Otto Rory Jake Milo Theo Angus Cosmo Dominic Montgomery Nicholas Noah Robert Rufus Rupert Zac*

Count 38 33 31 31 31 25 25 24 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

*Alexander=18/Alexandre=1, Caspar=5/Casper=1, Frederick=22/Frederic=2/Fredrik=1, Wilfred=9/Wilfrid=1, Zac=2/Zack=1/Zach=1

The most popular middle names were as follows:

1 =2 =2 =2 5 6 7 8 9 10 =11 =11 13 14 15 =16 =16 =18 =18 =20 =20

Middle name James George John William Alexander Edward Charles Thomas Arthur Henry David Peter Michael Robert Joseph Frederick Richard Anthony Patrick Oliver Andrew

Count 63 48 48 48 43 38 35 34 27 26 21 21 20 19 18 14 14 11 11 10 10

You can compare these 2011 ranks with the 2010 Telegraph ranks for boys.