The top 100 baby names for England and Wales 2011

If you are in the process of arguing over baby names with your partner, you may find the list of the most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2011 a help.

The most popular first names bestowed on babies last year was Harry and Amelia, replacing Oliver and Olivia in 2010.

The five new entries for the boys during 2011 was:

Tommy at number 65 (up 91 places from 156)
Blake at number 79 (up 26 places from 105)
Frankie at number 84 (up 24 places from 108)
Elijah at number 91 (up 29 places from 120), and
Jackson at number 99 (up 40 places from 139)

These replaced Aidan, Bradley, Sam, Brandon, and Kieran, all which dropped out the top 100.

There were six new entries in the girls top 100, including:

Bella at number 69 (up 35 places from 104)
Willow at number 75 (up 37 places from 112)
Elsie at number 87 (up 21 places from 108)
Kayla at number 98 (up 21 places from number 119)
Francesca at number 99 (up 3 places from 102), and
Lydia at number 100 (up 7 places from 107)

The losers were: Maisy, Tilly, Aimee, Libby, Alexandra and Laila.

For the full top 100 boys and girls names of 2011, visit the ONS website here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-266770