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:
- [name]Mohammed[/name] (16) +15
- [name]Oliver[/name] (1) -1
- [name]Jack[/name] (2) -1
- [name]Harry[/name] (3) -1
- [name]Thomas[/name] (6) +1
- [name]Alfie[/name] (4) -2
- [name]Joshua[/name] (5) -2
- [name]Charlie[/name] (7) -1
- [name]William[/name] (8) -1
- [name]Daniel[/name] (10) 0
- [name]James[/name] (9) -2
- [name]George[/name] (11) -1
- [name]Samuel[/name] (12) -1
- [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.
- [name]Jacob[/name] (18) +3
- [name]Joseph[/name] (14) -2
- [name]Ethan[/name] (13) -4
- [name]Lucas[/name] (17) -1
- [name]Dylan[/name] (19) 0
- [name]Jayden[/name] (26) +6
- [name]Benjamin[/name] (15) -6
- [name]Oscar[/name] (23) +1
- [name]Finley[/name] (43) +20
- [name]Alexander[/name] (22) -2
- [name]Archie[/name] (20) -5
- [name]Riley[/name] (29) +3
- [name]Callum[/name] (28) +1
- [name]Liam[/name] (24) -4
- [name]Max[/name] (25) -4
- [name]Tyler[/name] (22) +1
- [name]Ryan[/name] (30) -1
- [name]Jake[/name] (27) -5
- [name]Noah[/name] (32) -1
- [name]Luke[/name] (33) -1
- [name]Logan[/name] (35) 0
- [name]Adam[/name] (34) -2
- [name]Matthew[/name] (38) +1
- [name]Henry[/name] (37) -1
- [name]Harvey[/name] (39) 0
- [name]Isaac[/name] (41) +1
- [name]Rhys[/name] (59) +18
- [name]Leo[/name] (40) -2
- [name]Connor[/name] (46) +3
- [name]Harrison[/name] (42) -2
- [name]Aiden[/name] (73) +28
- [name]Mason[/name] (45) -1
- [name]Edward[/name] (44) -3
- [name]Kayden[/name] (107) +59
- [name]Owen[/name] (47) -2
- [name]Aaron[/name] (54) +4
- [name]Michael[/name] (51) 0
- [name]Jamie[/name] (48) -4
- [name]Zak[/name] (112) +59
- [name]Cameron[/name] (52) +2
- [name]Nathan[/name] (48) -7
- [name]Freddie[/name] (53) +3
- [name]Alex[/name] (50) -7
- [name]Kieran[/name] (86) +28
- [name]Harley[/name] (56) -3
- [name]Toby[/name] (57) -3
- [name]Theo[/name] (55) -6
- [name]Kai[/name] (68) +6
- [name]David[/name] (64) -1
- [name]Elliot[/name] (87) +23
- [name]Charles[/name] (58) +7
- [name]Reuben[/name] (79)+13
- [name]Zachary[/name] (67) 0
- [name]Kian[/name] (71) +3
- [name]Leon[/name] (60) -9
- [name]Sebastian[/name] (62) -8
- [name]Luca[/name] (72) +1
- [name]Ben[/name] (65) -7
- [name]Hayden[/name] (77) +4
- [name]Ewan[/name] (95) +21
- [name]Evan[/name] (70) -5
- [name]Ashton[/name] (69) -7
- [name]Bailey[/name] (81) -4
- [name]Gabriel[/name] (75) -3
- [name]Kyle[/name] (74) -5
- [name]Brandon[/name] (82) +2
- [name]Joel[/name] (80) -1
- [name]Mckenzie[/name] (114) +32
- [name]Corey[/name] (106) +23
- [name]Taylor[/name] (89) +5
- [name]Louie[/name] (84) -1
- [name]John[/name] (83) -3
- [name]Ellis[/name] (85) -2
- [name]Cody[/name] (109) +21
- [name]Dominic[/name] (111) +22
- [name]Caleb[/name] (104) +14
- [name]Jay[/name] (102) +11
- [name]Bradley[/name] (90) -2
- [name]Arthur[/name] (93) 0
- [name]Sean[/name] (132) +38
- [name]Sam[/name] (88) -7
- [name]Joe[/name] (92) -4
- [name]Robert[/name] (91) -6
- [name]Frederick[/name] (96) -2
- [name]Nicholas[/name] (130) +31
- [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:
- [name]Yusuf[/name] (134) +28
- [name]Rowan[/name] (155) +46
- [name]Ayaan[/name] (149) +34
- [name]Jensen[/name] (143) +27
- [name]Zain[/name] (165) +47
- [name]Ahmed[/name] (162) +42
- [name]Christian[/name] (165) +42
- 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:
- [name]Harry[/name]/[name]Harrison[/name]/[name]Harris[/name]
- [name]Oliver[/name]/[name]Olivier[/name]/[name]Ollie[/name]
- [name]Mohammed[/name]
- [name]Jack[/name]/[name]Jackson[/name]
- ‘[name]Luc[/name]/k’ names ([name]Lucas[/name]/[name]Luke[/name]/[name]Luca[/name]/[name]Lucian[/name]/[name]Lucius[/name] etc)
- [name]Charlie[/name]/[name]Charles[/name]
- [name]Thomas[/name]/[name]Tom[/name]/[name]Tommy[/name]/[name]Tommaso[/name]
- [name]James[/name]/[name]Jamie[/name]/[name]Jameson[/name]
- [name]William[/name]/[name]Will[/name]/[name]Billy[/name] If we included [name]Liam[/name], this group would be #1
- ‘[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]