Top Names in England and Wales 2015
After making us wait an agonzing extra three weeks this year, The Office of National Statistics has finally released the top names in England and Wales in 2015.
Once again — unsurprisingly — Amelia and Oliver reign supreme among British names. This is Amelia‘s fifth and Oliver‘s third year in the number one spot.
The Top 10 itself hasn’t changed much, although George, Noah, Ella and Mia have shown quite significant rises.
The new additions to the top 100 show the influence of celebrity and media influence: Jaxon, Roman, Reggie, Carter for boys and Penelope, Mila, Clara, Arabella, Maddison and Aria for girls.
Other notable risers within the top 100 names in England and Wales include Teddy, Jackson, Hugo, Theodore, Harper, Thea and Nancy.
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* A new entry to the Top 100.
Although this represents England and Wales combined, there are differences between England and Wales individually.
Significantly more popular in England than Wales:Theodore, Matthew, Mohammed, Harvey, Michael, Hugo, Stanley, Jude, Charles, Albert, Frederick, Ronnie, Reggie, Felix, Ibrahim
Jessica, Alice, Maya, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Rose, Penelope, Zara, Maryam, Francesca, Bethany, Julia, Aisha, Victoria, Leah, Eloise
Significantly more popular in Wales than England:Dylan, Osian, Harri, Jac, Rhys, Evan, Ellis, Tomos, Jaxon, Cai, Ioan, Morgan, Rowan, Owen, Elis, Eli, Hari, Gethin, Iestyn, Macsen, Owain, Ashton, Levi
Seren, Ffion, Megan, Harper, Thea, Mali, Lacey, Nia, Alys, Aria, Faith, Carys, Efa, Cadi, Lili, Lois, Lowri, Bonnie, Eira, Skyla, Ela, Elin
For a full break down of the individual top 100 ranks, plus the combined top 1000, see this post at britishbabynames.
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Eleanor Nickerson
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