For the forth year running Amelia, bolstered by homonym Emilia, took the number one spot in 2014 when spellings are combined, followed again by Lily.
Muhammad claimed the top spot again for sixth time in the last seven years for the boys, followed by Oliver though the gap has been closing between the two. This is not surprising, given that many Muslim parents give their sons the name (in various spellings) as a first name, often honourifically and symbolically, even if they are most often known by their middle name.
With spellings combined, the following names all move into the Top 100:
Aiden, Kayden, Zac, Rowan, Dominic, Yusuf, Rayan, Ayaan, Cody, Owen
Anaya, Niamh, Lyla, Aaliyah, Skyla, Alicia, Keira, Ariana, Caitlin, Fatima, Amy, Amina
Most notably, Arabic names perform well in the combined spellings rankings, as their are many different ways of transliterating Arabic script into English. Similarly, Irish names Aiden, Keira, Caitlin and Niamh benefitted from the combining of the native Irish forms with the anglicised spellings.
Notable names which made big leaps into the top 200 include Coby, Harris, Kieran, Eesa, Amira, Alana, Emmie, Talia, Catherine, Casey, Sumayyah, and Safiyyah.
Here is a rundown of the combined spellings Top 100 (the second number denotes the most popular spelling's original, individual, ONS rank):
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| MUHAMMAD |
| OLIVER |
| HARRY |
| JACK |
| JACOB |
| CHARLIE |
| GEORGE |
| THOMAS |
| OSCAR |
| NOAH |
| WILLIAM |
| JAMES |
| ALFIE |
| HENRY |
| FREDDIE |
| LEO |
| JOSHUA |
| ALEXANDER |
| ISAAC |
| ETHAN |
| ARCHIE |
| JOSEPH |
| DANIEL |
| SAMUEL |
| LUCAS |
| FINLEY |
| EDWARD |
| LOGAN |
| MAX |
| MASON |
| BENJAMIN |
| HARRISON |
| THEO |
| ADAM |
| DYLAN |
| SEBASTIAN |
| JAKE |
| JAXON |
| ARTHUR |
| RILEY |
| LOUIE |
| ELLIOTT |
| ZACHARY |
| REUBEN |
| TEDDY |
| JAYDEN |
| JENSON |
| DAVID |
| TOBY |
| MICHAEL |
| LUCA |
| MATTHEW |
| THEODORE |
| AIDEN |
| ELIJAH |
| LEWIS |
| HARLEY |
| OLLIE |
| KAYDEN |
| TOMMY |
| HARVEY |
| FRANKIE |
| HUGO |
| LUKE |
| RYAN |
| AARON |
| STANLEY |
| BOBBY |
| ZAC |
| KIAN |
| TYLER |
| JUDE |
| BLAKE |
| GABRIEL |
| NATHAN |
| RORY |
| CHARLES |
| KAI |
| CALLUM |
| FREDERICK |
| ALBERT |
| ALEX |
| RONNIE |
| ROWAN |
| DOMINIC |
| YUSUF |
| DEXTER |
| LIAM |
| CONNOR |
| CALEB |
| IBRAHIM |
| AUSTIN |
| LEON |
| ELLIS |
| RAYAN |
| AYAAN |
| ROMAN |
| CARTER |
| CODY |
| OWEN |
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| 63 |
| 71 |
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| 69 |
| 87 |
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| 67 |
| 177 |
| 98 |
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| 83 |
| 111 |
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| 184 |
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| AMELIA |
| LILY |
| OLIVIA |
| SOPHIA |
| ISLA |
| EMILY |
| AVA |
| ELLA |
| ISABELLE |
| ISABELLA |
| POPPY |
| MIA |
| JESSICA |
| EVIE |
| MAYA |
| SOPHIE |
| SCARLETT |
| GRACE |
| RUBY |
| LAYLA |
| ESME |
| DAISY |
| DARCIE |
| CHLOE |
| FREYA |
| SIENNA |
| PHOEBE |
| ALICE |
| FLORENCE |
| MILLIE |
| CHARLOTTE |
| EVELYN |
| EVA |
| MATILDA |
| HOLLY |
| MOLLY |
| LUCY |
| ELSIE |
| HANNAH |
| ELLIE |
| MAISIE |
| LOLA |
| ANNABELLE |
| IMOGEN |
| ROSIE |
| ANAYA |
| IVY |
| ELIZABETH |
| JASMINE |
| ERIN |
| WILLOW |
| SARA |
| ZARA |
| GRACIE |
| ELIZA |
| GEORGIA |
| AISHA |
| ELEANOR |
| BELLA |
| LEXI |
| HARRIET |
| AMBER |
| ABIGAIL |
| MADDISON |
| LACEY |
| THEA |
| HARPER |
| EMMA |
| AMELIE |
| MARYAM |
| ANNA |
| ARIA |
| SUMMER |
| NIAMH |
| LYLA |
| AALIYAH |
| SKYLA |
| ROSE |
| MARIA |
| NANCY |
| VIOLET |
| MARTHA |
| PENELOPE |
| ALICIA |
| LEAH |
| LOTTIE |
| KEIRA |
| MEGAN |
| MILA |
| ARIANA |
| FATIMA |
| CAITLIN |
| AMY |
| ROBYN |
| AMINA |
| HEIDI |
| JULIA |
| FRANCESCA |
| VICTORIA |
| ZOE |
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| 20 |
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| 30 |
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| 55 |
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| 40 |
| 60 |
| 34 |
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| 127 |
| 42 |
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| 48 |
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| 72 |
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| 49 |
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| 58 |
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| 56 |
| 57 |
| 51 |
| 97 |
| 82 |
| 58 |
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| 100 |
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| 65 |
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| 179 |
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| 123 |
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| 160 |
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| 80 |
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The full top 200 for both boys and girls complete with a break down of all the different spellings will be posted on the blog shortly. Stay tuned!
