Many parents judge a name's popularity by how many children they know with that name. While that doesn't give an especially thorough picture of the name's use, it is still useful to see how popular the name is in that specific area.
Each region has their own favourites. Harry was number one in all regions of England except the North East, which favours Jack, and London, where Muhammad came out on top. Noah features in the East Midlands and West Midlands while Ethan is favourited in the North East.
Proving she really is top dog, Amelia was #1 in every region, but lower down are some interesting variations. Ava is #2 in the North East, Sophia is #4 in London and Evie is joint #3 in Yorkshire.
Here is a breakdown of the Top 10 names for both boys and girls in each region of England in 2012.
North East
|
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North West
|
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Yorkshire
|
| 1 |
JACK |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
OLIVER |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 4 |
JAMES |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
JACOB |
| 10 |
ETHAN |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
AVA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
SOPHIE |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
EVIE |
| 9 |
GRACE |
| 10 |
ISLA |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
THOMAS |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
CHARLIE |
| 8 |
RILEY |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
MUHAMMAD |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
MIA |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
ISABELLA |
| 10 |
GRACE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
MOHAMMED |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 3 |
EVIE |
| 5 |
LILY |
| 6 |
AVA |
| 7 |
JESSICA |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
RUBY |
| 10 |
POPPY |
|
East Midlands
|
. |
West Midlands
|
. |
East
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
CHARLIE |
| 4 |
JACK |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
WILLIAM |
| 10 |
NOAH |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
AVA |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
EVIE |
| 8 |
RUBY |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
MOHAMMED |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACK |
| 6 |
RILEY |
| 7 |
JACOB |
| 8 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
NOAH |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 4 |
EVIE |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
AVA |
| 7 |
MIA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JOSHUA |
| 6 |
GEORGE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
WILLIAM |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
RILEY |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
LILY |
| 6 |
SOPHIE |
| 7 |
ISABELLA |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
POPPY |
|
London
|
. |
South East
|
. |
South West
|
| 1 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 2 |
DANIEL |
| 3 |
ALEXANDER |
| 4 |
MOHAMMED |
| 5 |
JOSHUA |
| 6 |
OLIVER |
| 6 |
HARRY |
| 8 |
SAMUEL |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
| 10 |
JAMES |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
SOPHIA |
| 4 |
ISABELLA |
| 5 |
MIA |
| 6 |
EMILY |
| 7 |
JESSICA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 10 |
CHLOE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
WILLIAM |
| 6 |
GEORGE |
| 7 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 9 |
JOSHUA |
| 10 |
JACOB |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
LILY |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
SOPHIE |
| 8 |
POPPY |
| 9 |
ISABELLA |
| 10 |
CHLOE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
WILLIAM |
| 10 |
GEORGE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
LILY |
| 5 |
POPPY |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
Seasonal variations also have an effect on names. Poppy gets a boost in November for Remembrance Day while Holly is a December favourite. Here is a breakdown of the Top 10 names for each month in England and Wales:
January
|
. |
February
|
. |
March
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
OLIVER |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
JAMES |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
RILEY |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
MIA |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
EVIE |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 10 |
GRACE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
ALFIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
JACOB |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
JOSHUA |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
LILY |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
JESSICA |
| 6 |
MIA |
| 7 |
AVA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
EVIE |
| 10 |
GRACE |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
RILEY |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
MIA |
| 6 |
SOPHIE |
| 7 |
AVA |
| 8 |
LILY |
| 9 |
POPPY |
| 10 |
GRACE |
|
April
|
. |
May
|
. |
June
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
GEORGE |
| 10 |
ETHAN |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
LILY |
| 6 |
SOPHIE |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
AVA |
| 8 |
GRACE |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
CHARLIE |
| 4 |
JACK |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
WILLIAM |
| 7 |
JAMES |
| 8 |
JOSHUA |
| 9 |
RILEY |
| 10 |
THOMAS |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
LILY |
| 5 |
SOPHIE |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
CHARLIE |
| 4 |
JACK |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
RILEY |
| 7 |
ETHAN |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
ALFIE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
LILY |
| 5 |
MIA |
| 6 |
SOPHIE |
| 7 |
JESSICA |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 10 |
ISABELLA |
|
July
|
. |
August
|
. |
September
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
RILEY |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
ETHAN |
| 10 |
WILLIAM
|
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
AVA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
LILY |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
EVIE |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
RILEY |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
JOSHUA |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
LILY |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
ISABELLA |
| 10 |
POPPY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
WILLIAM |
| 9 |
RILEY |
| 10 |
GEORGE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
OLIVIA |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 6 |
EMILY |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
MIA |
| 9 |
SOPHIE |
| 10 |
EVIE |
|
October
|
. |
November
|
. |
December
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
RILEY |
| 9 |
WILLIAM |
| 10 |
GEORGE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
POPPY |
| 10 |
ISABELLA |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
WILLIAM |
| 9 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
RILEY |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
POPPY |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
EMILY |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
MIA |
|
|
| 1 |
HARRY |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
ALFIE |
| 7 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
NOAH |
| 9 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
JESSICA |
| 3 |
HOLLY |
| 4 |
OLIVIA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
AVA |
| 7 |
ISABELLA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
EVIE |
|
Statistics supplied by the Office for National Statistics.
