Combined Spellings for Top 100 England & Wales 2009 - Boys

Here is the stats I have compiled from the 2009 name data for [name]England[/name] and [name]Wales[/name] of the combined spellings. To make it neater, I have just listed the most popular spelling of the name. For example, [name]Jayden[/name] ranks higher than the spelling [name]Jaden[/name] so ‘[name]Jayden[/name]’ is listed below, however they have both been counted under the name.
The number in brackets shows the names original rank.

As you can see, there is a lot less movement in the boys list than the girls due to fewer alternate spellings being used.

Top 100 with combined spellings:

  1. [name]Mohammed[/name] (16) +15
  2. [name]Oliver[/name] (1) -1
  3. [name]Jack[/name] (2) -1
  4. [name]Harry[/name] (3) -1
  5. [name]Thomas[/name] (6) +1
  6. [name]Alfie[/name] (4) -2
  7. [name]Joshua[/name] (5) -2
  8. [name]Charlie[/name] (7) -1
  9. [name]William[/name] (8) -1
  10. [name]Daniel[/name] (10) 0
  11. [name]James[/name] (9) -2
  12. [name]George[/name] (11) -1
  13. [name]Samuel[/name] (12) -1
  14. [name]Lewis[/name] (21) +7 - I included the spelling [name]Louis[/name] with [name]Lewis[/name] because, even though I prn it the French way, I know quite a few boys called [name]Louis[/name] prn LOO-iss under the age of 10.
  15. [name]Jacob[/name] (18) +3
  16. [name]Joseph[/name] (14) -2
  17. [name]Ethan[/name] (13) -4
  18. [name]Lucas[/name] (17) -1
  19. [name]Dylan[/name] (19) 0
  20. [name]Jayden[/name] (26) +6
  21. [name]Benjamin[/name] (15) -6
  22. [name]Oscar[/name] (23) +1
  23. [name]Finley[/name] (43) +20
  24. [name]Alexander[/name] (22) -2
  25. [name]Archie[/name] (20) -5
  26. [name]Riley[/name] (29) +3
  27. [name]Callum[/name] (28) +1
  28. [name]Liam[/name] (24) -4
  29. [name]Max[/name] (25) -4
  30. [name]Tyler[/name] (22) +1
  31. [name]Ryan[/name] (30) -1
  32. [name]Jake[/name] (27) -5
  33. [name]Noah[/name] (32) -1
  34. [name]Luke[/name] (33) -1
  35. [name]Logan[/name] (35) 0
  36. [name]Adam[/name] (34) -2
  37. [name]Matthew[/name] (38) +1
  38. [name]Henry[/name] (37) -1
  39. [name]Harvey[/name] (39) 0
  40. [name]Isaac[/name] (41) +1
  41. [name]Rhys[/name] (59) +18
  42. [name]Leo[/name] (40) -2
  43. [name]Connor[/name] (46) +3
  44. [name]Harrison[/name] (42) -2
  45. [name]Aiden[/name] (73) +28
  46. [name]Mason[/name] (45) -1
  47. [name]Edward[/name] (44) -3
  48. [name]Kayden[/name] (107) +59
  49. [name]Owen[/name] (47) -2
  50. [name]Aaron[/name] (54) +4
  51. [name]Michael[/name] (51) 0
  52. [name]Jamie[/name] (48) -4
  53. [name]Zak[/name] (112) +59
  54. [name]Cameron[/name] (52) +2
  55. [name]Nathan[/name] (48) -7
  56. [name]Freddie[/name] (53) +3
  57. [name]Alex[/name] (50) -7
  58. [name]Kieran[/name] (86) +28
  59. [name]Harley[/name] (56) -3
  60. [name]Toby[/name] (57) -3
  61. [name]Theo[/name] (55) -6
  62. [name]Kai[/name] (68) +6
  63. [name]David[/name] (64) -1
  64. [name]Elliot[/name] (87) +23
  65. [name]Charles[/name] (58) +7
  66. [name]Reuben[/name] (79)+13
  67. [name]Zachary[/name] (67) 0
  68. [name]Kian[/name] (71) +3
  69. [name]Leon[/name] (60) -9
  70. [name]Sebastian[/name] (62) -8
  71. [name]Luca[/name] (72) +1
  72. [name]Ben[/name] (65) -7
  73. [name]Hayden[/name] (77) +4
  74. [name]Ewan[/name] (95) +21
  75. [name]Evan[/name] (70) -5
  76. [name]Ashton[/name] (69) -7
  77. [name]Bailey[/name] (81) -4
  78. [name]Gabriel[/name] (75) -3
  79. [name]Kyle[/name] (74) -5
  80. [name]Brandon[/name] (82) +2
  81. [name]Joel[/name] (80) -1
  82. [name]Mckenzie[/name] (114) +32
  83. [name]Corey[/name] (106) +23
  84. [name]Taylor[/name] (89) +5
  85. [name]Louie[/name] (84) -1
  86. [name]John[/name] (83) -3
  87. [name]Ellis[/name] (85) -2
  88. [name]Cody[/name] (109) +21
  89. [name]Dominic[/name] (111) +22
  90. [name]Caleb[/name] (104) +14
  91. [name]Jay[/name] (102) +11
  92. [name]Bradley[/name] (90) -2
  93. [name]Arthur[/name] (93) 0
  94. [name]Sean[/name] (132) +38
  95. [name]Sam[/name] (88) -7
  96. [name]Joe[/name] (92) -4
  97. [name]Robert[/name] (91) -6
  98. [name]Frederick[/name] (96) -2
  99. [name]Nicholas[/name] (130) +31
  100. [name]Ollie[/name] (115) +15

In this combined list [name]Kayden[/name], [name]Zak[/name], [name]Mckenzie[/name], [name]Corey[/name], [name]Cody[/name], [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Jay[/name], [name]Sean[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name] and [name]Ollie[/name] all move into the top 100 while [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Austin[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Stanley[/name] drop out.

Below the top 100 the following names made the biggest jumps:

  1. [name]Yusuf[/name] (134) +28
  2. [name]Rowan[/name] (155) +46
  3. [name]Ayaan[/name] (149) +34
  4. [name]Jensen[/name] (143) +27
  5. [name]Zain[/name] (165) +47
  6. [name]Ahmed[/name] (162) +42
  7. [name]Christian[/name] (165) +42
  8. Kacper (168) +41

I next put names into family/etymological groups - e.g. [name]Harry[/name], [name]Harrison[/name] & [name]Harris[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Tom[/name], [name]Tommy[/name] etc.

Top 10 ‘family’ names grouped:

  1. [name]Harry[/name]/[name]Harrison[/name]/[name]Harris[/name]
  2. [name]Oliver[/name]/[name]Olivier[/name]/[name]Ollie[/name]
  3. [name]Mohammed[/name]
  4. [name]Jack[/name]/[name]Jackson[/name]
  5. ‘[name]Luc[/name]/k’ names ([name]Lucas[/name]/[name]Luke[/name]/[name]Luca[/name]/[name]Lucian[/name]/[name]Lucius[/name] etc)
  6. [name]Charlie[/name]/[name]Charles[/name]
  7. [name]Thomas[/name]/[name]Tom[/name]/[name]Tommy[/name]/[name]Tommaso[/name]
  8. [name]James[/name]/[name]Jamie[/name]/[name]Jameson[/name]
  9. [name]William[/name]/[name]Will[/name]/[name]Billy[/name] If we included [name]Liam[/name], this group would be #1
  10. ‘[name]Alf[/name]’ names ([name]Alfie[/name]/[name]Alfred[/name]/[name]Alfonso[/name] etc)

If we add [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Kayden[/name], [name]Hayden[/name] & [name]Brayden[/name] together then they would top the chart, beating [name]Harry[/name]/[name]Harrison[/name]/[name]Harris[/name] by only 2 births.

NOTE: We Brits are particularly known for our hyphen names at the moment ([name]Lucas[/name]-[name]James[/name], [name]Charlie[/name]-[name]Ray[/name], [name]Tyler[/name]-[name]Jake[/name], [name]Brandon[/name]-[name]Joe[/name] etc) and all these count as separate names in the data. As well as combining the different spellings, I have also taken the first name of each hyphen name and added with the others. So for example, all the [name]Alfie[/name]-[name]Jay[/name] entries got added to the [name]Alfie[/name] count. I have done this because, as a teacher who has done substitute work for 2 years, I have come across loads of children with hyphen names and 9 times out of 10 they just get called by the first name beyond the age of 5.

The stats show that the most common 2nd hyphen names for boys are -[name]Lee[/name], -[name]Jay[/name] and -[name]James[/name]

Wow, [name]Muhammed[/name] is No#1. That’s a surprise to me even if though I realize that [name]England[/name] and [name]Wales[/name] have a large urban Muslim population. I knew that hyphenated last names were common across the pond but hyphenated first names are another surprise. Thanks for sharing your data!

My opinions on the names:

  1. [name]Mohammed[/name] (16) - too boring. I like other Arabic names better.
  2. [name]Oliver[/name] (1) - nms
  3. [name]Jack[/name] (2) - yawn, too boring.
  4. [name]Harry[/name] (3) - nms
  5. [name]Thomas[/name] (6) - like it
  6. [name]Alfie[/name] (4) - retch.
  7. [name]Joshua[/name] (5) - nms
  8. [name]Charlie[/name] (7) - should stay a nickname.
  9. [name]William[/name] (8) - love it!
  10. [name]Daniel[/name] (10) - like it
  11. [name]James[/name] (9) - love it!
  12. [name]George[/name] (11) - love it! And I’m surprised [name]George[/name] is more populat in the UK than in the US.
  13. [name]Samuel[/name] (12) - love it!
  14. [name]Lewis[/name] (21) - prefer [name]Louis[/name]
  15. [name]Jacob[/name] (18) - nms
  16. [name]Joseph[/name] (14) - nms
  17. [name]Ethan[/name] (13) - nms
  18. [name]Lucas[/name] (17) - nms
  19. [name]Dylan[/name] (19) - like it
  20. [name]Jayden[/name] (26) - like it (with this spelling only)
  21. [name]Benjamin[/name] (15) - love it!
  22. [name]Oscar[/name] (23) - like it
  23. [name]Finley[/name] (43) - like it, and glad to see it on the right gender!
  24. [name]Alexander[/name] (22) - love it!
  25. [name]Archie[/name] (20) - should stay a nickname.
  26. [name]Riley[/name] (29) - love it!
  27. [name]Callum[/name] (28) - nms
  28. [name]Liam[/name] (24) - don’t like it.
  29. [name]Max[/name] (25) - don’t like it because too many celebrities have used it.
  30. [name]Tyler[/name] (22) - nms
  31. [name]Ryan[/name] (30) - like it
  32. [name]Jake[/name] (27) - don’t like it due to personal associations
  33. [name]Noah[/name] (32) - nms
  34. [name]Luke[/name] (33) - like it
  35. [name]Logan[/name] (35) - nms
  36. [name]Adam[/name] (34) - nms
  37. [name]Matthew[/name] (38) - nms
  38. [name]Henry[/name] (37) - love it!
  39. [name]Harvey[/name] (39) - sounds like an old guy name
  40. [name]Isaac[/name] (41) - love it!
  41. [name]Rhys[/name] (59) - prefer [name]Reese[/name] (for a boy only)
  42. [name]Leo[/name] (40) - prefer [name]Leon[/name]
  43. [name]Connor[/name] (46) - like it
  44. [name]Harrison[/name] (42) - like it
  45. [name]Aiden[/name] (73) - prefer [name]Aidan[/name]
  46. [name]Mason[/name] (45) - nms
  47. [name]Edward[/name] (44) - love it!
  48. [name]Kayden[/name] (107) - don’t like it
  49. [name]Owen[/name] (47) - love it!
  50. [name]Aaron[/name] (54) - love it!
  51. [name]Michael[/name] (51) - too boring
  52. [name]Jamie[/name] (48) - should stay a nickname.
  53. [name]Zak[/name] (112) - retch, this is a nickname.
  54. [name]Cameron[/name] (52) - hate it
  55. [name]Nathan[/name] (48) - nms
  56. [name]Freddie[/name] (53) - should stay a nickname.
  57. [name]Alex[/name] (50) - should stay a nickname.
  58. [name]Kieran[/name] (86) - love it!
  59. [name]Harley[/name] (56) - like it, and glad to see it on the right gender!
  60. [name]Toby[/name] (57) - prefer as a nickname for [name]Tobias[/name]
  61. [name]Theo[/name] (55) - prefer [name]Theodore[/name]
  62. [name]Kai[/name] (68) - nms
  63. [name]David[/name] (64) - nms
  64. [name]Elliot[/name] (87) - love it!
  65. [name]Charles[/name] (58) - love it!
  66. [name]Reuben[/name] (79) - love it!
  67. [name]Zachary[/name] (67) - nms
  68. [name]Kian[/name] (71) - nms
  69. [name]Leon[/name] (60) - love it!
  70. [name]Sebastian[/name] (62) - love it!
  71. [name]Luca[/name] (72) - nms
  72. [name]Ben[/name] (65) - should stay a nickname.
  73. [name]Hayden[/name] (77) - nms
  74. [name]Ewan[/name] (95) - prefer [name]Evan[/name]
  75. [name]Evan[/name] (70) - love it! And it’s right below [name]Ewan[/name] :smiley:
  76. [name]Ashton[/name] (69) - hate it
  77. [name]Bailey[/name] (81) - nms
  78. [name]Gabriel[/name] (75) - okay
  79. [name]Kyle[/name] (74) - nms
  80. [name]Brandon[/name] (82) - okay
  81. [name]Joel[/name] (80) - like it
  82. [name]Mckenzie[/name] (114) - glad to see it on the right gender!
  83. [name]Corey[/name] (106) - nms
  84. [name]Taylor[/name] (89) - nms
  85. [name]Louie[/name] (84) - should stay a nickname.
  86. [name]John[/name] (83) - like it. I’m shocked that it’s THIS low!
  87. [name]Ellis[/name] (85) - like it
  88. [name]Cody[/name] (109) - hate it
  89. [name]Dominic[/name] (111) - love it!
  90. [name]Caleb[/name] (104) - hate it
  91. [name]Jay[/name] (102) - like it
  92. [name]Bradley[/name] (90) - nms
  93. [name]Arthur[/name] (93) - love it!
  94. [name]Sean[/name] (132) - love it!
  95. [name]Sam[/name] (88) - should stay a nickname.
  96. [name]Joe[/name] (92) - should stay a nickname.
  97. [name]Robert[/name] (91) - okay, but makes me think of [name]Robert[/name] Pattinson.
  98. [name]Frederick[/name] (96) - love it!
  99. [name]Nicholas[/name] (130) - love it!
  100. [name]Ollie[/name] (115) - should stay a nickname.

I’m not as impressed as with the girls’ chart., but it’s still pretty good.