What’s in a name?
Boys
After 14 years at the top spot, yes 14 YEARS, Jack was pipped by Oliver in 2009, and has remained there for 2010 as the most popular name for newborn boys.
Jack was 2nd with Harry coming in 3rd.
Alfie is number 4, Charlie up 2 at 5. Thomas a non-mover at 6, William up 1 place to 7, Joshua down 3 at 8. Finally George made it into the top 10, up 2 and James was down 1 to 10.
There was only one new entry in the top ten – George, and only 6 new names in the top 100 – Ollie (up 52 places from 115), Bobby, Caleb, Jenson, Dexter and Kayden.
Girls
Olivia remained the winner again in 2010, with Sophie 2nd, Emily 3rd and Lily in 4th. Amelia came in 5th with Jessica a non-mover at 6.
Ruby at 7 and Chloe at 8 were both down 5 places from last year, Grace was down 2 at 9 and Evie a non-mover at 10.
Once again there were no new entries in the top 10.
There were 6 new girls names in the top 100 this year: Annabelle, Eliza, Laila, Aisha, Maryam and Maisy.
For those that are curious to know how many gets you to number one, Olivia was the name registered for 5279 babies in 2010, Oliver for 8427.
(Just for clarity we should note that these figures are England and Wales Only)
There is more detail on the National Statistics website
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