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2010 stats released today

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PrincessJenga · 28/07/2011 09:48

Last year's statistics have just been released http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=184 online

Oliver and Olivia still top names.

I'm about to scour the rest of the list for inspiration and to check the names I've chosen aren't too popular

What do we think?

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PelvicFloorOfSteel · 28/07/2011 15:54

Press Ctrl and F to search - you need to be in edit mode (I think)

EdithWeston · 28/07/2011 16:00

I've been trying to see what the "real" top name for girls is, if you group the obvious variants.

First place would go to Evie/Eva/Ava, but if you this that's stretching a it bit far to include the last one, then it's Sophie/Sophia/Sofia followed by Isabelle/Isabella/Isabel. All three of these are more numerous than Olivia.

JanMorrow · 28/07/2011 16:00

Six of my daughter's name born last year, so she's not alone!

4 baby boys called Sirius, aww I like that.

muminthemiddle · 28/07/2011 16:00

I'm glad my names are falling down the poularity ladder!
All 3 out of the top 30 and one not even top 100-good.

theDudesmummy · 28/07/2011 16:02

Just go to Edit and then Find.

My DS's name was used 101 times. That's good for me, not an odd or unheard of name (well a very traditional name actually) but not too common

Nancy66 · 28/07/2011 16:05

got it now - thanks. My only prediction was a big leap for Noah - which I see has happened - they seem to be everywhere

PelvicFloorOfSteel · 28/07/2011 16:05

No weird format - it's just microsoft excel.

Glad to see DS2's name is still skulking around outside the top 300, I thought it was about to go through a popularity boom.
DS1's name well outside the top 1000, despite being a great name with hundreds of years of history it's surrounded by misspellings and double barrels.

ilovesprouts · 28/07/2011 16:12

dd1 name is on the list but shes 19,none of my ds or gs are on the list im so glad too

scarlettlips · 28/07/2011 16:15

Where are these babies being born...???? I've not meant any children with names in the top (boys or girls) 10 all year. Confused

DD is 5 months and we live in London.

nappyaddict · 28/07/2011 16:18

I'm surprised Dexter, Eliza and Maryam are in the top 100 as I haven't heard of any in RL - only on MN :)

Lainey1981 · 28/07/2011 16:20

How do I see the list which tells you how many of each name were registered/list of all names?

nappyaddict · 28/07/2011 16:22

I like Ace and Merlin Blush

Nancy66 · 28/07/2011 16:22

Dexter must be due to One Day I guess - film out soon so will make it even more popular

JanMorrow · 28/07/2011 16:25

Lainey go to this link -
www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15282

and click on the links that say -
2010 Baby Names Statistics Boys (1.3MB - Xls)
2010 Baby Names Statistics Girls (629KB - Xls)

And then look at the tabs at the bottom on those excel documents, the full lists are on the 7th tabe "table 6".

Lainey1981 · 28/07/2011 16:26

Thanks

spiderlight · 28/07/2011 16:27

We're still officially unusual - no cases of our spelling of our son's (Welsh) name and 11 of the slightly more common spelling. There were three registered in the year he was born and one of the other two is in his rugby tots class - he was so chuffed to have met another child with the same name after nearly 4 1/2 years :o

bilblio · 28/07/2011 16:30

Fascinating reading. DD's name is getting more popular. There were 4 of them in the year she was born. It's up to 8 now! Shock :o
My name is getting less popular there were 44 given my name in 2007 (793rd) but only 28 in 2010 (down to 1150th.)

Trying to come up with a name for DC2 at the moment, been meaning to get a baby name book, but this is the ultimate one. The currently likely name is 132nd on the list, we may have to look for something more obscure.

MelinaM · 28/07/2011 16:30

There are 3 little chaps wandering around with the name Trafford!!!!! ...and another 3 name Neville!

scarlettlips · 28/07/2011 16:32

Whooohoooo bloody delighted...DD name is at the top end of 400!!

Lainey1981 · 28/07/2011 16:33

5 with my ds' name born last year, including my DS!

MelinaM · 28/07/2011 16:34

My this entertaining! Please tell me Diljot is not a legitimate name?? Ha, three named Boden, Johnnie will be pleasedGrin

PartialToACupOfMilo · 28/07/2011 16:35

My dd was born December 2009 so I looked at both and found 96 babies with her name in 2009 and 81 in 2010 - I hadn't thought her name was that unusual. She's a Tess btw.

Although having said that, it's actually her middle name so maybe even she isn't counted in that! Grin

The last two babies I know who've been born this year are both called Max - number 23

Xiaoxiong · 28/07/2011 16:36

I can't believe not a single person last year or the year before named their son the name we have chosen for ours, no matter how I spell it. I mean, even "Tyger" was more popular!!

At least last year there were 4 other girls named our chosen girls name.

JemimaMuddledUp · 28/07/2011 16:39

1037 children were given DS1's name last year, 42 were given DS2's and 213 were given DD's. Only DS1's appears in the Top 100.

Strangely DD and DS1 are the only children in their school with that name whereas there are 3 others with DS2's name!

Lainey1981 · 28/07/2011 16:39

tyelperion is your ds' name made up one most people would have heard of despite not making the list last year?