The stats are finally out. Hot off the press, the most popular names in England and Wales for 2011 have just been released, and there the number 1 spots look a bit different! Oliver and Olivia are out — Harry and Amelia have shifted into the #1 spot.
Back in the Top 100 are Blake, Francesca and Lydia. New to the Top 100 for the first time this year are Tommy, Frankie, Elijah and Jackson for boys, and Bella, Willow, Elsie and Kayla for girls. (Five out of eight isn't bad).
They replaced Aidan, Bradley, Sam, Brandon, Kieran, Maisy, Tilly, Aimee, Libby, Alexandra and Laila, which have fallen out of the Top 100 since 2010.
Jenson, Dexter, Arthur and Riley were the highest climbers within the Top 100 for boys, while Eliza, Evelyn, Sofia and Harriet have made the most gains for girls.
Here is a run down of the Top 100 names combined for England and Wales. I have included the change in ranks from 2010 in the third column for easy comparison:
Top 100 Boys' Names 2011
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Top 100 Girls' Names 2011
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97 |
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100 |
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HARRY |
OLIVER |
JACK |
ALFIE |
CHARLIE |
THOMAS |
JACOB |
JAMES |
JOSHUA |
WILLIAM |
ETHAN |
GEORGE |
RILEY |
DANIEL |
SAMUEL |
NOAH |
OSCAR |
JOSEPH |
MOHAMMED |
MAX |
DYLAN |
MUHAMMAD |
ALEXANDER |
ARCHIE |
BENJAMIN |
LUCAS |
LEO |
HENRY |
JAKE |
LOGAN |
TYLER |
JAYDEN |
ISAAC |
FINLEY |
MASON |
RYAN |
HARRISON |
ADAM |
LEWIS |
EDWARD |
LUKE |
FREDDIE |
MATTHEW |
LIAM |
ZACHARY |
CALLUM |
SEBASTIAN |
CONNOR |
JAMIE |
THEO |
TOBY |
HARVEY |
MICHAEL |
NATHAN |
HARLEY |
KAI |
DAVID |
AARON |
ALEX |
CHARLES |
AIDEN |
LEON |
MOHAMMAD |
LUCA |
TOMMY |
FINLAY |
JENSON |
ARTHUR |
LOUIS |
RHYS |
OWEN |
REUBEN |
OLLIE |
LOUIE |
GABRIEL |
BOBBY |
CAMERON |
DEXTER |
BLAKE |
STANLEY |
KIAN |
EVAN |
JUDE |
FRANKIE |
ELLIOT |
HAYDEN |
ASHTON |
JOEL |
CALEB |
BAILEY |
ELIJAH |
TAYLOR |
ROBERT |
KAYDEN |
KYLE |
FREDERICK |
BEN |
REECE |
JACKSON |
JOHN |
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+2 |
-1 |
-1 |
— |
— |
— |
+5 |
+2 |
-1 |
-3 |
+2 |
-3 |
+12 |
-3 |
-1 |
+2 |
+2 |
-3 |
-2 |
+3 |
-5 |
+9 |
-2 |
— |
-3 |
-7 |
+9 |
+6 |
— |
-2 |
+1 |
-6 |
+4 |
+1 |
+11 |
-6 |
+5 |
+1 |
-12 |
+3 |
-3 |
+3 |
-2 |
-11 |
+6 |
-6 |
+11 |
-4 |
— |
—
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+3 |
-5 |
- |
-6 |
+2 |
— |
+7 |
-3 |
-7 |
+2 |
+5 |
-2 |
+4 |
+6 |
+91 |
+2 |
+29 |
+14 |
+1 |
-5 |
-12 |
-1 |
-10 |
— |
+3 |
+7 |
-16 |
+20 |
+26 |
+8 |
-9 |
-6 |
+3 |
+24 |
— |
-6 |
-10 |
-7 |
-2 |
-11 |
+29 |
+5 |
-3 |
+5 |
-21 |
-1 |
-24 |
-14 |
+40 |
-6 |
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86 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
95 |
97 |
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100 |
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AMELIA |
OLIVIA |
LILY |
JESSICA |
EMILY |
SOPHIE |
RUBY |
GRACE |
AVA |
ISABELLA |
EVIE |
CHLOE |
MIA |
POPPY |
ISLA |
ELLA |
ISABELLE |
SOPHIA |
FREYA |
DAISY |
CHARLOTTE |
MAISIE |
LUCY |
PHOEBE |
SCARLETT |
HOLLY |
LILLY |
ELLIE |
MEGAN |
LAYLA |
LOLA |
IMOGEN |
EVA |
SUMMER |
MILLIE |
SIENNA |
ALICE |
ABIGAIL |
ERIN |
LACEY |
HANNAH |
JASMINE |
FLORENCE |
ELIZABETH |
LEXI |
MOLLY |
SOFIA |
MATILDA |
EMMA |
BROOKE |
AMY |
AMBER |
GRACIE |
AMELIE |
ROSIE |
LEAH |
KATIE |
MAYA |
ELEANOR |
GEORGIA |
EMILIA |
ELIZA |
FAITH |
BETHANY |
EVELYN |
ISABEL |
ANNA |
HOLLIE |
BELLA |
PAIGE |
HARRIET |
ESME |
ZARA |
LEXIE |
WILLOW |
ROSE |
MADISON |
JULIA |
ANNABELLE |
ISOBEL |
NIAMH |
MADDISON |
MARTHA |
SKYE |
LAUREN |
CAITLIN |
ELSIE |
KEIRA |
REBECCA |
SARAH |
HEIDI |
ZOE |
MARIA |
MARYAM |
AISHA |
TIA |
NICOLE |
KAYLA |
FRANCESCA |
LYDIA |
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+4 |
-1 |
+1 |
+2 |
-2 |
-4 |
— |
+1 |
+2 |
+2 |
-1 |
-4 |
— |
+2 |
+7 |
+2 |
- |
+9 |
— |
-5 |
-1 |
-8 |
-2 |
+4 |
-1 |
-1 |
+12 |
+1 |
-6 |
+14 |
+2 |
-6 |
+4 |
-4 |
-3 |
+11 |
+6 |
-4 |
-4 |
-4 |
-10 |
-1 |
+11 |
+5 |
+1 |
-4 |
+15 |
+5 |
-1 |
-5 |
-13 |
— |
-2 |
+1 |
+4 |
-6 |
-17 |
-1 |
+2 |
-4 |
+10 |
+31 |
+2 |
-5 |
+22 |
-8 |
-4 |
+1 |
+35 |
-7 |
+15 |
+2 |
+3 |
-6 |
+37 |
+14 |
-10 |
-1 |
+10 |
-5 |
-3 |
-1 |
+2 |
-11 |
-15 |
-20 |
+21 |
-16 |
-6 |
-7 |
+2 |
-8 |
-2 |
+5 |
+1 |
-16 |
-5 |
+21 |
+3 |
+7 |
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With certain names Wales and England tell a very different story, and 2011 was no exception.
For boys, the Top 10 looks much the same with the exception of Riley, Ethan and Dylan ranking in Wales, compared to England's James, Joshua and William. Within the Top 100 there is a much greater variation.
Boys' names that only rank in the Top 100 names in Wales: Morgan, Harri, Osian, Jac, Tomos, Cai, Iestyn, Ioan, Ellis, Ieuan, Zac, Cian, Mckenzie, Cole, Iwan, Levi, Jackson, Elis, Jay, Rowan, Tristan.
Boys' names that only rank in the Top 100 names in England: Muhammad, Edward, Charles, Mohammad, Tommy, Finlay, Arthur, Louis, Louie, Bobby, Stanley, Jude, Frankie, Hayden, Elliot, Bailey, Robert, Taylor, Elijah, Frederick, Kyle, Reece, Ben, John, Aidan.
In the girls' Top 10, Wales boasts Seren, Ella, Mia and Megan, while England ranks Jessica, Grace, Sophie and Isabella. There is, again, a much bigger variety between England and Wales within the Top 100.
Girls' names that only rank in the Top 100 names in Wales: Seren, Ffion, Cerys, Carys, Lowri, Nia, Mali, Elin, Lois, Maisy, Lili, Cadi, Efa, Bethan, Alexis, Lillie, Alys, Darcy, Leila, Macey.
Girls' names that only rank in the Top 100 names in England: Matilda, Emma, Bethany, Harriet, Zara, Rose, Julia, Annabelle, Elsie, Rebecca, Lauren, Keira, Sarah, Heidi, Zoe, Maria, Maryam, Aisha, Nicole, Francesca.
Here are the individual Top 100 for Wales, and for England in 2011:
Top 100 Names in Wales
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Top 100 Names in England
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15 |
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19 |
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21 |
22 |
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26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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36 |
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50 |
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52 |
53 |
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55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
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61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
76 |
76 |
78 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
82 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
86 |
87 |
87 |
89 |
89 |
91 |
92 |
92 |
92 |
92 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
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OLIVER |
JACK |
JACOB |
RILEY |
ETHAN |
ALFIE |
HARRY |
DYLAN |
THOMAS |
CHARLIE |
LOGAN |
JOSHUA |
WILLIAM |
RHYS |
JAMES |
SAMUEL |
NOAH |
JAYDEN |
MASON |
TYLER |
FINLEY |
DANIEL |
MAX |
LEO |
JAKE |
EVAN |
RYAN |
OSCAR |
MORGAN |
GEORGE |
LUCAS |
JOSEPH |
HARRISON |
BENJAMIN |
CALLUM |
HARRI |
OSIAN |
THEO |
LEWIS |
JAC |
HARLEY |
OWEN |
TOMOS |
ISAAC |
ARCHIE |
GETHIN |
KAI |
CAI |
OLLIE |
LEON |
LIAM |
ALEXANDER |
ASHTON |
CONNOR |
HARVEY |
LUKE |
KIAN |
CAMERON |
IESTYN |
JENSON |
IOAN |
COREY |
MICHAEL |
ADAM |
ALEX |
ZACHARY |
AARON |
BLAKE |
CALEB |
ELLIS |
MATTHEW |
AIDEN |
HENRY |
OWAIN |
KAYDEN |
IEUAN |
TOBY |
CODY |
DEXTER |
JAMIE |
LUCA |
ZAC |
CIAN |
MCKENZIE |
SEBASTIAN |
DAVID |
COLE |
FREDDIE |
IWAN |
REUBEN |
LEVI |
JACKSON |
JOEL |
MOHAMMED |
NATHAN |
ELIS |
GABRIEL |
JAY |
ROWAN |
TRISTAN |
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7 |
8 |
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48 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
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55 |
57 |
57 |
59 |
59 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
85 |
85 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
90 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
91 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
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LILY |
AMELIA |
AVA |
RUBY |
OLIVIA |
SEREN |
EMILY |
ELLA |
MIA |
MEGAN |
SOPHIE |
GRACE |
EVIE |
FFION |
CHLOE |
FREYA |
JESSICA |
ISABELLA |
SOPHIA |
LILLY |
POPPY |
ISABELLE |
ELLIE |
MAISIE |
SUMMER |
ERIN |
LACEY |
PHOEBE |
LAYLA |
MILLIE |
LOLA |
DAISY |
BROOKE |
ISLA |
LEXI |
EVA |
LUCY |
HOLLY |
GRACIE |
IMOGEN |
SIENNA |
SOFIA |
CERYS |
SCARLETT |
ABIGAIL |
MOLLY |
HOLLIE |
CARYS |
CHARLOTTE |
LEXIE |
LOWRI |
JASMINE |
FAITH |
ROSIE |
LEAH |
NIA |
CAITLIN |
KATIE |
KAYLA |
MADISON |
MALI |
AMY |
ELIN |
LOIS |
HANNAH |
MARTHA |
TIA |
AMBER |
GEORGIA |
MADDISON |
MAISY |
ALICE |
AMELIE |
LILI |
WILLOW |
CADI |
ESME |
EMILIA |
EFA |
ISOBEL |
MAYA |
BELLA |
EVELYN |
ISABEL |
BETHAN |
NIAMH |
FLORENCE |
LYDIA |
PAIGE |
ELIZABETH |
ALEXIS |
ANNA |
LILLIE |
SKYE |
ELEANOR |
ALYS |
DARCY |
ELIZA |
LEILA |
MACEY |
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9 |
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20 |
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27 |
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31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
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39 |
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41 |
42 |
43 |
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48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
88 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
99 |
100 |
|
HARRY |
OLIVER |
JACK |
CHARLIE |
ALFIE |
THOMAS |
JAMES |
JACOB |
JOSHUA |
WILLIAM |
ETHAN |
GEORGE |
RILEY |
DANIEL |
SAMUEL |
OSCAR |
NOAH |
MOHAMMED |
JOSEPH |
MAX |
MUHAMMAD |
ALEXANDER |
ARCHIE |
DYLAN |
BENJAMIN |
LUCAS |
HENRY |
LEO |
JAKE |
TYLER |
LOGAN |
ISAAC |
JAYDEN |
FINLEY |
RYAN |
HARRISON |
MASON |
ADAM |
LEWIS |
EDWARD |
FREDDIE |
LUKE |
MATTHEW |
LIAM |
ZACHARY |
CALLUM |
SEBASTIAN |
JAMIE |
CONNOR |
TOBY |
HARVEY |
THEO |
MICHAEL |
NATHAN |
HARLEY |
KAI |
DAVID |
AARON |
ALEX |
CHARLES |
AIDEN |
MOHAMMAD |
LEON |
TOMMY |
FINLAY |
ARTHUR |
LUCA |
LOUIS |
REUBEN |
JENSON |
LOUIE |
OWEN |
BOBBY |
OLLIE |
GABRIEL |
STANLEY |
DEXTER |
CAMERON |
BLAKE |
RHYS |
JUDE |
FRANKIE |
HAYDEN |
KIAN |
ELLIOT |
JOEL |
BAILEY |
ROBERT |
TAYLOR |
ELIJAH |
FREDERICK |
KYLE |
REECE |
CALEB |
ASHTON |
BEN |
EVAN |
KAYDEN |
JOHN |
AIDAN |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
76 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
83 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
|
AMELIA |
OLIVIA |
LILY |
JESSICA |
EMILY |
SOPHIE |
GRACE |
RUBY |
AVA |
ISABELLA |
EVIE |
CHLOE |
MIA |
POPPY |
ISLA |
ELLA |
ISABELLE |
SOPHIA |
FREYA |
DAISY |
CHARLOTTE |
LUCY |
MAISIE |
SCARLETT |
PHOEBE |
HOLLY |
LILLY |
ELLIE |
IMOGEN |
LAYLA |
LOLA |
EVA |
MEGAN |
SUMMER |
MILLIE |
ALICE |
SIENNA |
ABIGAIL |
HANNAH |
ERIN |
FLORENCE |
JASMINE |
LACEY |
ELIZABETH |
MOLLY |
LEXI |
MATILDA |
EMMA |
SOFIA |
AMY |
AMBER |
BROOKE |
AMELIE |
GRACIE |
ROSIE |
LEAH |
KATIE |
MAYA |
ELEANOR |
GEORGIA |
EMILIA |
ELIZA |
BETHANY |
FAITH |
EVELYN |
ISABEL |
ANNA |
HARRIET |
BELLA |
PAIGE |
ZARA |
HOLLIE |
ESME |
ROSE |
JULIA |
ANNABELLE |
WILLOW |
LEXIE |
ISOBEL |
MADISON |
NIAMH |
MADDISON |
ELSIE |
SKYE |
REBECCA |
LAUREN |
MARTHA |
KEIRA |
CAITLIN |
SARAH |
HEIDI |
ZOE |
MARIA |
MARYAM |
AISHA |
NICOLE |
FRANCESCA |
TIA |
LYDIA |
KAYLA |
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Statistics supplied by the Office for National Statistics.