2010 stats released today

[PrincessJenga]

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?

DD's name is on the up. Seems like we started a trend

I comfort myself that 350,000 girls were born last year and it is only 4,000 that have her name.

But at least she'll have a mug with it on....

I love Ruby-Tuesday as a name

My dd's names are in the top 100, out of my 4 dd's 5 of their names feature, yet they are the only girls with those names in our school and local area.

I feel sorry for the 278 Alexias

I must live in a cave, I had NO idea the name I?d picked for future DS was so popular.

Like you say mercedes, at least he?ll be able to get a mug with his name on?unlike the rest of the family.

Ireland, Harlem, Dallas, Capri, Arizona, Virginia, Sloane, Olimpia, Oceane, Denver, Brittany, Britannia, Valencia, Inca, Sicily, Pheonix, LA, Inka, Brooklynn, Montana, Lourdes, Salome, Etienne, Atlanta, London, Sydnee, Savana, Indya, Chelsy, Ila, Havana, Italia, Cydney, Milan, Jersey, Harlow, Adelaide, Chelsey, Iyla, Asia, Devon, Savanna, Phoenix, Brooklyn, Ocean, Athena, Dakota, Paris, Sydney, Chelsea, Savannah, India ...places of conceoption or just plain bizarre?!!!

A few more delights: Marvellous, Fantasia, Vesper, Gift, Ellesse, Echo, Charm, Queen, Promise, Pebbles, Gypsy, Nirvana, Diamond, Monet, Praise, Storm, Chanel, Precious, Dior

...off to search the boys

4 little girls called Unique....

Pebbles

Too much Flintstones cartoons?

DS is number 16, I love his name :)

No one ever has my name...

Which is why I'm please our DD's name is so popular :)

Hahah, I'm loving the names you're all pulling out and sooooo glad I'm not the only judgy one here

I went off to have reflexology earlier to try to encourage baby to arrive now we can check how popular his name is & returned to find DP studying the list & doodling different names on a piece of paper (including my favourite, which he'd previously written off!)

Names like Marvellous, Success etc are very African.

And I think they are marvellous names.

Trafford, Sumit, Prestyn, Orly, Marloe, Leith, Kamden, Jericho, Hayes, Haven, Harland, Talin, Raith, Pheonix, Lyon, Kent, Hebron, Clyde, Barnes, Fyfe, Richmond, Paris, London, Lake, Carlisle, Millan, Derry, Denver, Boston, Dallas, Memphis, Dakota, Camden, Stirling, Ocean, Marlow, Harlow, Kingston, Harlem, Darwin, Leyland, Danish, Sydney, Austen, Etienne, Cairo, Santiago, Israel, Chester, Hudson, Devon, Phoenix, Brooklyn, Lincoln, Rio ...again, places of conception, or just completely and utterly bizarre??!!!!

These are somewhat questionable: Wolfgang, Timotei, Promise, Precious, Lovell, Knight, Jaxxon, Excel, Toms, Siegried, Manu, Jimmy-Dean, Heaven, Diamond, Busby, Beckham, Wisdom, Victory, Pacey, Miracle, Charlton, Neville, Marvellous, Kray, Glory, Bear, Praise, Goodluck, Bright, Lord, Blessing, Tudor, Ronaldo, Kaiser, Angel, Thierry, Chance, Hendrix, Cristiano, Keagan, Ace, Rocky

I agree, this has certainly livened up my Thursday evening!!!

I love Pebbles! Are there any Bam-Bams? I have an Isabella (aged 7). Had no clue where this name was back in 2004 but there must be lots now.

Actually I always wanted an Isobel - after one of the twins in Flambards but dh has a family tradition of girls names ending in A. When I woke up after my CS he said " We have a beautiful dd Isabella" I couldn't have cared less if she was called Kevin at that point.

Other names on our list were Chiara, Clara (dd's middle name), Ischia ( in the Beckham stylee ) and Teadora

Just read that DD2's name (400 and something last year), is destined to be HUGE this year.

Can you guess what it is?

Philippa, nn Pippa

Curse you, Middleton!!!

(I don't actually care about how popular a name is- DD1s nn is very popular, I just don't want people thinking La Derriere was the inspiration! Didn't even know who she was last year when we picked the name!)

Elephantsandmias - it'll be fine with 3 Messiahs as long as they don't all come at once.

11 baby Daves. 11 baby Daves.

Why do I not know one of these babies??

I feel sorry for the 37 sets of parents who are regretting choosing a lovely, unique, name like Harper for their DD .

Veronique - only 3 of them, I'm surprised there aren't more; rather more fortunate than the 3 girls called Velvet- their parents obviously did not look down the toilet roll aisle in the supermarket and reconsider.
Vanisha - oh dear...
and who would call a girl Tuba?
3 Toyah Wilcox fans out there....
and Rogue???? Oh dear, pity them when they go to school!
my "future daughter's name" of Meredith is very low down, I always loved that name but never used it; no idea why as I still love it.

pingu - ahh, the irony .

I'm amazed Sydney is no.289 for girls but only no.1055 for boys- has that become the generally accepted girls' spelling? Both my grandad and great grandad were called Sydney spelt like that :o

How would you pronounce Joesph?