Top English baby boy names in 2008 ▼2 Samuel , var. Sam, .. 6 more 12.▼2 George , var. Giorgius, .. 54 more13.▼2 Joseph , var. Josef▼, .. 42 more14.▲2 Lewis , up two years: 20&rightarrow;16&rightarrow;14, var. Luis▼, .. 3 more15.▲2 Ethan , var. Ethen▼, .. 3 more16.▲1 Mohammed , up three years: 23&rightarrow;22&rightarrow;17&rightarrow;16, var. Mohamed▼, Muhammad▼, Mohammad▼, Mohamad▼17.▲2 Dylan , up three years: 24&rightarrow;23&rightarrow;19&rightarrow;17, var. Dillon▼, Dillan▼, Dyllan▼, Dylon▼, .. 2 more18.▼4 Benjamin , down two years: 11&rightarrow;14&rightarrow;18, var. Benjaman, ..

28 more19.▲4 Alexander , up two years: 24&rightarrow;23&rightarrow;19, var. Alexandro▼, Alexandre▼, Aleksander▼, .. 67 more20.▲4 Jacob , var. Jacobo, .. 60 more21.▲4 Ryan , var. Rian▼, Ryne▼, .. 5 more22.▲6 Liam , up two years: 31&rightarrow;28&rightarrow;22, var. Lyam23.▼5 Jake , down two years: 15&rightarrow;18&rightarrow;23, var. Jack▼, Jacques▼24.▲6 Max , var. Maxx▼, .. 3 more25.▼4 Luke , down three years: 13&rightarrow;17&rightarrow;21&rightarrow;25, var. Luc▼, .. 10 more26.▲1 Tyler , var. Tylor▼, ..

3 more27.▼5 Callum , down two years: 13&rightarrow;22&rightarrow;2728.▼4 Matthew , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;18&rightarrow;24&rightarrow;28, var. Mathew▼, .. 33 more29.▲3 Jayden , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;68&rightarrow;32&rightarrow;29, var. Jaden▼, Jaiden▼, Jaydon▼, Jadon▼, Jaeden▼, Jaedon▼30.▲9 Oscar , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;47&rightarrow;39&rightarrow;30, var. Oskar▼, .. 3 more31.▲4 Archie , up two years: 40&rightarrow;35&rightarrow;3132.▼6 Adam , var. Adao, .. 23 more33.▲25 Riley , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;64&rightarrow;58&rightarrow;33, var.

Rylee▼, Ryley▼34.▼5 Harvey , down three years: 27&rightarrow;28&rightarrow;29&rightarrow;34, var. Harvy, .. 7 more35.▼4 Harrison , var. Harriss, .. 2 more36.▲5 Lucas , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;48&rightarrow;41&rightarrow;36, var. Lukas▼, .. 2 more37.▲1 Muhammad , up three years: 56&rightarrow;44&rightarrow;38&rightarrow;37, var. Mohamed▼, Mohammed▼, Mohammad▼, Mohamad▼, .. 14 more38.▼4 Henry , var. Henri▼, .. 35 more39.▲3 Isaac , up two years: 55&rightarrow;42&rightarrow;39, var. Issac▼, Isaak▼, Izaac▼, Isac▼, Izaak▼, Izak▼, .. 13 more40.▲3 Leo , var. Lee▼, ..

8 more41.▼5 Connor , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;35&rightarrow;36&rightarrow;41, var. Conner▼, Conor▼, Konnor▼, .. 1 more42.▼2 Edward , var. Edison, .. 26 more43.▲4 Finley , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;60&rightarrow;47&rightarrow;4344.▲10 Logan , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;63&rightarrow;54&rightarrow;44, var. Logen45.▲5 Noah , var. Noe▼, .. 4 more46.▼13 Cameron , down two years: 30&rightarrow;33&rightarrow;46, var. Kameron▼, .. 8 more47.▲10 Alex , up two years: 58&rightarrow;57&rightarrow;47, var. Alick, .. 10 more48.▼4 Owen , down two years: 34&rightarrow;44&rightarrow;48, var. Ewan▼, ..

5 more49.▲7 Rhys , var. Reece▼, Reese▼50.▼5 Nathan , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;37&rightarrow;45&rightarrow;50, var. Nathen▼, .. 4 more51.▼14 Jamie , down two years: 32&rightarrow;37&rightarrow;51, var. Jamey, .. 4 more52.▼6 Michael , down two years: 42&rightarrow;46&rightarrow;52, var. Mikel▼, Mikael▼, Mikhail▼, Mykel▼, .. 47 more53.▲2 Mason , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;61&rightarrow;55&rightarrow;5354.▼3 Toby , var. Tobee, .. 7 more55.▼6 Aaron , down two years: 43&rightarrow;49&rightarrow;55, var. Aron▼, .. 36 more56.▼4 Charles , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;51&rightarrow;52&rightarrow;56, var. Caryl, ..

26 more57.▼9 Ben , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;38&rightarrow;48&rightarrow;57, var. Bennie, .. 5 more58.▲15 Theo , up two years: 92&rightarrow;73&rightarrow;5859.▲1 Louis , var. Ludvik, .. 15 more60.▲3 Freddie , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;65&rightarrow;63&rightarrow;60, var. Freddy▼61.▼2 Finlay , var. Finley▼, .. 14 more62.▲13 Leon , var. Lionisio, .. 4 more63.▲6 Harley , var. Harlie, .. 8 more64.▲6 David , var. Davidde, .. 20 more65.▲6 Mohammad , var. Mohamed▼, Muhammad▼, Mohammed▼, Mohamad▼66.▼1 Reece , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;56&rightarrow;65&rightarrow;66, var. Reese▼, Rhys▼, ..

2 more67.▲1 Kian , up two years: 70&rightarrow;68&rightarrow;67, var. Keon▼68.▼6 Kai , var. Kye▼, .. 2 more69.▼16 Kyle , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;45&rightarrow;53&rightarrow;69, var. Kylar, .. 7 more70.▼4 Brandon , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;54&rightarrow;66&rightarrow;70, var. Branden▼, Brandyn▼, Brandan▼, .. 5 more71.▲10 Hayden , up three years: 100&rightarrow;88&rightarrow;81&rightarrow;71, var. Haden▼, Haydon▼, .. 2 more72.▲11 Zachary , up three years: 98&rightarrow;93&rightarrow;83&rightarrow;72, var. Zachery▼, ..

12 more73.▼12 Kieran , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;57&rightarrow;61&rightarrow;73, var. Kiran▼, .. 10 more73.▼1Luca75.▲1 Ashton , up two years: 82&rightarrow;76&rightarrow;75, var. Assheton, .. 5 more76.▼6 Bailey , var. Baley, .. 10 more77.▲9 Sebastian , up two years: 95&rightarrow;86&rightarrow;77, var. Sabastian▼, .. 7 more78.▲14 Gabriel , up two years: 98&rightarrow;92&rightarrow;78, var. Gabor, .. 20 more79.▼2 Sam , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;72&rightarrow;77&rightarrow;79, var. Samm, .. 3 more80.▲2 Evan , up more than three years: ..&rightarrow;83&rightarrow;82&rightarrow;80, var. Evin▼, ..

14 more81.▼14 Bradley , down three years: 40&rightarrow;50&rightarrow;67&rightarrow;81, var. Bradly▼, Bradlee▼, .. 7 more82.▲7 Elliot , var. Elliott▼, Eliot▼, .. 4 more83.▼9 John , var. Jon▼, Jean▼, Jan▼, .. 82 more84.▲4 Taylor , var. Zaylor, .. 5 more85.▲4 Joe , var. Joey▼, .. 2 more86.▲8 Corey , var. Cory▼, Korey▼, Kory▼, .. 12 more87.▲4 Reuben , up two years: 96&rightarrow;91&rightarrow;87, var. Ruben▼, .. 8 more88.▼8 Joel , down three years: 68&rightarrow;73&rightarrow;80&rightarrow;88, var. Joell, .. 1 more89.▼5 Robert , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;76&rightarrow;84&rightarrow;89, var. Ruperto, ..

29 more90.▼12 Ellis , down two years: 77&rightarrow;78&rightarrow;90, var. Elliss, .. 2 more91.new Blake , var. Blakely, .. 1 more92.▼13 Aidan , var. Aiden▼, Ayden▼, Aydan▼, Aydin▼, Aidyn▼, Aedan▼, Eden▼, .. 4 more93.▲2 Louie 94.▼4 Christopher , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;85&rightarrow;90&rightarrow;94, var. Cristofer▼, Kristofer▼, Christofer▼, .. 29 more95.new Ewan , var. Euen, .. 2 more96.new Jay , var. Jai▼, .. 5 more97.▼4 Morgan , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;89&rightarrow;93&rightarrow;97, var. Morgun, ..

2 more98.▼11 Billy , down three years: 71&rightarrow;80&rightarrow;87&rightarrow;9899.▼1 Sean , down more than three years: ..&rightarrow;94&rightarrow;98&rightarrow;99, var. Shane▼, Shawn▼, Shaun▼, .. 4 more100.▼1 Zak , var. Zack▼, Zeke▼ Baby names: Amelia and Oliver top England and Wales list - BBC News BBC News Baby names: Amelia and Oliver top England and Wales list 17 August 2015 Close share panel Image copyright Getty Images Oliver and Amelia were the most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2014 for the second year running. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 6,649 baby boys were named Oliver, while 5,327 girls were called Amelia. Jack, Harry and Jacob were the runners-up among the most popular boys' names, and Olivia, Isla and Emily for girls. Characters from TV show Game Of Thrones have been inspiring some parents, with babies named Arya, Khaleesi and Tyrion.

Oliver topped the boys' table in Wales and seven of the nine English regions, with Muhammad heading the London list. New entrants to the top 100 included Robyn, Nancy and Lottie for girls and Jackson, Joey and Ellis for boys. What's in a name? Olivers - most popular boys name 5,327 Amelias - most popular girls name "Mohammed" and common variations of in top 100: 7,240 Chart places "Harper" has moved up in a decade: 3,636 Number of Xerxes born in 2014: 3 ONS For boys, Dexter has seen the largest increase in popularity over the past decade, and Kian had the biggest jump since last year. Harper, the name David and Victoria Beckham chose for their daughter in 2011, has seen the largest rise in the girls' list. The name was 89th most popular in 2014 (up 3,636 places since 2004).

The top 10 baby girls' names were: Amelia The leading boys' names were: Oliver Source: ONS Can you name your child anything? Laws on registering births in England and Wales do not include rules on what names can and cannot be used The General Register Office advises registrars that names "should consist of a sequence of letters" and should not be "offensive" If registrars have "concerns" over a name they should "point out the problems the child may face" and ask the parents to reconsider The only restriction on the length of names is that they must fit "in the space provided on the registration page" US hit TV series Game of Thrones has also had an impact on baby names, with 244 babies being named Arya last year and 53 named Khaleesi after leading character "Khaleesi" (queen) Daenerys Targaryen. The show's male characters were less influential, with 18 babies named after Theon Greyjoy and 17 after Tyrion Lannister.

Image copyright AP Image caption Parents of 17 baby boys named their child Tyrion last year Isla, the first name of popular Hollywood actress Isla Fisher, came third in the list of top girls' names. This is up from 311 babies in 2004, to 4,021 in 2014. Spelling variations of the same name are counted separately in the data from the ONS. When considering name variations in the top 100, the Muslim name Mohammed totals 7,240, compared with the top boys' name Oliver at 6,649. Emily and Jack topped baby name tables in both Scotland and Northern Ireland earlier this year. Media captionWhen one couple couldn't decide on a name for their daughter in 1986, they had her christened with 140 names Mohammed is most popular name for baby boys in London - Telegraph Religion Mohammed is most popular name for baby boys in London Mohammed is now the most common name for baby boys born in London and three other English regions, official Government figures have shown.

By Rebecca Lefort and Ben Leapman 5:07PM BST 15 Sep 2009 The Islamic name overtook traditional choices like Jack, Thomas and Daniel to become the number one name in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the North West, as well as in the capital, in 2008. The figures emerged in a detailed regional breakdown of figures published last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the first time that the Muslim name has been shown to the top choice for parents in any part of the UK. In previous years no regional figures were disclosed, only nationwide totals. When various spellings of the Islamic prophet are added together - including Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed - the name is now more than twice as popular in London as the capital's second-ranked boys name, Daniel. There were 1,828 baby boys given the name Mohammed, including varients, in 2008, compared with only 844 who were called Daniel. London is not the first European capital to see Mohammed become the number one name for baby boys. In Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Oslo the name has already gained the top slot.

Related Articles Jack is top boys name 09 Sep 2009 The way in which the true figures emerged, days after the official publication, will fuel claims that Government statisticians tried to play down the increasing popularity of the Muslim name. The official announcement by the ONS , which does not take varient spellings into account, states that Mohammed was only the third most popular name in London. In the West Midlands, 1,399 baby boys were given the name Mohammed last year, including varient spellings, almost twice as many as the next most popular name, Jack, with 768. In the North West 1,337 boys were named Mohammed, including varients, beating Jack into second place with 1,154. And in Yorkshire and the Humber there were 1,255 babies registered with the name Mohammed, including varients, with Jack again second with 854. Throughout England and Wales Mohammed, including its varient spellings, was the third most popular name, with 6,591 newborns given the religious name, behind Jack with 8,007 and Oliver with 7,413.

Nationwide the most popular name for baby girls was Olivia, with 5,317 given the name, followed by 4,924 named Ruby and 4,874 called Emily. In recent years the ONS has refused to divulge regional lists of popular baby names. It is likely that Mohammed has been the most popular choice in the capital for a number of years already, but it has never been demonstrated conclusively until now. Experts believe that internationally around 15 million people are called Mohammed, making it the most popular male name in the world. Murtaza Shibli of the Muslim Council of Britain said he was not surprised to find Mohammed had become the most popular boys name in parts of the country. "People choose it because of their love of the prophet Mohammed, and they believe the name will bring happiness and abundance," he said. "Also because of its meaning - the praised one. Also there is a belief that if you do name your children Mohammed they will follow the good example of the prophet.

"There are so many spellings because it is an Arabic name and there are different ways of translating it into English." Other ONS data from its July to September 2008 Labour Force Survey shows the Muslim population is growing 10 times faster than the rest of the population. Last year more than 2.4 million people identified themselves as Muslims, according to the survey's findings, up more than 500,000 in four years. In the same period the number of Christians fell by more than 2 million, to 42.6 million. Top UK baby names 2008 - BabyCentre Top UK baby names 2008 Share Boys' names Our top 100 girls' and boys' names were drawn from BabyCentre parents who registered on our site in 2008. Predictably, Jack came out on top for BabyCentre boys. The name has topped the baby names list at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) since 1995. However, for the girls, Isobel (and its various spellings) bucked national trends, becoming BabyCentre parents' favourite girls' name in 2008.

Grace – the official UK favourite in 2007 – only made it as far as number eight in our chart. BabyCentre's 100 most popular UK baby names 2008 Girls' names Baby names: Top 100 most popular boys and girls' names | The Independent Baby names: Top 100 most popular boys and girls' names Several new entries but top slots remain unchanged Monday 17 August 2015 12:48 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Infants less than a year old become more interested in objects that do seemingly impossible things Getty Images The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the annual list of the most popular baby names in England and Wales.

Girls: 1 Amelia 5,327 (number) No change (change in rank since 2013) 2 Olivia 4,724 No change 3 Isla 4,012 Up 2 4 Emily 3,991 Down 1 5 Poppy 3,273 Up 2 6 Ava 3,171 Down 2 7 Isabella 3,022 Up 1 8 Jessica 2,995 Down 2 9 Lily 2,965 Up 3 10 Sophie 2,905 Down 1 11 Grace 2,785 Up 2 12 Sophia 2,752 Up 3 13 Mia 2,727 Down 3 14 Evie 2,664 No change 15 Ruby 2,595 Down 4 16 Ella 2,465 No change 17 Scarlett 2,359 No change 18 Isabelle 2,241 Up 1 19 Chloe 2,215 Down 1 2

0 Sienna 2,174 Up 2 21 Freya 2,164 Down 1 22 Phoebe 2,099 Up 2 23 Charlotte 2,018 Down 2 24 Daisy 1,957 Down 1 25 Alice 1,783 Up 2 26 Florence 1,781 Up 3 27 Eva 1,725 Down 1 28 Sofia 1,692 Up 2 29 Millie 1,685 Down 4 30 Lucy 1,664 Down 2 31 Evelyn 1,506 Up 14 32 Elsie 1,497 Up 15 33 Rosie 1,475 Up 5 34 Imogen 1,463 No change 35 Lola 1,441 Down 3 36 Matilda 1,440 No change 37 Elizabeth 1,398 Up 2 38 Layla 1,391 Down 7 3

9 Holly 1,362 Down 6 40 Lilly 1,352 Down 3 41 Molly 1,349 Down 6 42 Erin 1,343 Down 2 43 Ellie 1,308 No change 44 Maisie 1,221 Down 3 45 Maya 1,200 Up 6 46 Abigail 1,181 No change 47 Eliza 1,165 Up 12 48 Georgia 1,163 Up 12 49 Jasmine 1,155 Up 1 50 Esme 1,151 Up 8 51 Willow 1,142 Up 3 52 Bella 1,141 Up 4 53 Annabelle 1,108 Up 10 54 Ivy 1,103 Up 12 55 Amber 1,089 Up 10 56 Emilia 1,082 Up 8 57 Emma 1,071 Down 2 5

8 Summer 1,067 Down 10 59 Hannah 1,061 Down 15 60 Eleanor 1,049 Down 3 61 Harriet 1,016 No change 62 Rose 990 Up 6 63 Amelie 988 Down 11 64 Lexi 972 Down 22 65 Megan 879 Down 16 66 Gracie 871 Down 4 67 Zara 838 Up 3 68 Lacey 829 Down 15 69 Martha 807 Up 4 70 Anna 804 Down 1 71 Violet 754 Up 7 72 Darcey 727 Up 12 73 Maria 707 Up 10 74 Maryam 705 Up 6 75 Brooke 703 Down 8 76 Aisha 702 Up 18 77 Katie 701 Up 2 78 Leah 683 Down 7

 79 Thea 678 Up 42 *new entry 80 Darcie 677 Up 23 *new entry 81 Hollie 673 Down 6 82 Amy 668 Down 6 83 Mollie 663 Down 12 84 Heidi 662 Up 15 85 Lottie 662 Up 20 *new entry 86 Bethany 648 Down 9 87 Francesca 646 Down 6 88 Faith 642 Down 14 89 Harper 623 Up 71 *new entry 90 Nancy 615 Up 21 *new entry 91 Beatrice 610 Up 4 92 Isabel 608 Down 7 93 Darcy 606 No change 94 Lydia 602 Up 6 95 Sarah 601 Up 1 96 Sara 596 Up 4 97 Julia 593 Down 15 98 Victoria 584 Down 10 

99 Zoe 580 Down 2 100 Robyn 577 Up 19 *new entry 1 Oliver 6,649 No change 2 Jack 5,804 No change 3 Harry 5,379 No change 4 Jacob 5,050 No change 5 Charlie 4,642 No change 6 Thomas 4,405 No change 7 George 4,320 Up 3 8 Oscar 4,269 Down 1 9 James 4,167 No change 10 William 4,134 Down 2 11 Noah 4,085 Up 2 12 Alfie 3,868 Down 1 13 Joshua 3,812 Down 1 14 Muhammad 3,588 Up 1 15 Henry 3,572 Up 3 16 Leo 3,414 Up 1 17 Archie 3,099 Down 1 18 Ethan 3,061 Down 4 19 Joseph 3,041

 No change 20 Freddie 3,023 Up 15 21 Samuel 3,021 Down 1 22 Alexander 2,978 Up 2 23 Logan 2,813 Up 5 24 Daniel 2,775 Down 2 25 Isaac 2,636 Up 4 26 Max 2,602 Down 1 27 Mohammed 2,536 Down 4 28 Benjamin 2,490 Up 2 29 Mason 2,470 Down 2 30 Lucas 2,445 Down 4 31 Edward 2,417 Up 2 32 Harrison 2,214 Up 4 33 Jake 2,207 Down 1 34 Dylan 2,188 Down 3 35 Riley 2,177 Down 14 36 Finley 2,115 Down 2 37 Theo 2,008 Up 4 38 Sebastian 1,965 No change 39 Adam 

1,790 Up 1 40 Zachary 1,670 Down 1 41 Arthur 1,649 Up 2 42 Toby 1,352 Up 2 43 Jayden 1,334 Down 1 44 Luke 1,322 Up 1 45 Harley 1,303 Up 4 46 Lewis 1,236 No change 47 Tyler 1,235 Down 10 48 Harvey 1,228 No change 49 Matthew 1,216 Down 2 50 David 1,209 No change 51 Reuben 1,166 Up 3 52 Michael 1,139 Up 1 53 Elijah 1,125 Up 16 54 Kian 1,123 Up 41 55 Tommy 1,120 Down 3 56 Mohammad 1,116 Up 1 57 Blake 1,106 Down 1 58 Luca 1,101

 Up 2 59 Theodore 1,090 Up 19 60 Stanley 1,059 Up 10 61 Jenson 1,058 Down 3 62 Nathan 1,055 Down 7 63 Charles 1,037 Down 2 64 Frankie 1,030 Down 2 65 Jude 1,018 Up 7 66 Teddy 1,017 Up 20 67 Louie 1,015 Up 4 68 Louis 999 Up 9 69 Ryan 989 Down 18 70 Hugo 956 Up 4 71 Bobby 922 Down 12 72 Elliott 914 Up 12 73 Dexter 908 Down 10 74 Ollie 906 Up 6 75 Alex 903 Down 10 76 Liam 902 Down 9 77 Kai 858 Down 13 78 Gabriel 842 Up 1 7

9 Connor 841 Down 13 80 Aaron 819 Up 1 81 Frederick 815 Up 1 82 Callum 803 Down 9 83 Elliot 780 Down 7 84 Albert 778 Up 15 85 Leon 765 Down 10 86 Ronnie 756 Up 4 87 Rory 755 Up 9 88 Jamie 749 Down 20 89 Austin 707 Up 5 90 Seth 694 Up 7 91 Ibrahim 669 Down 2 92 Owen 663 Down 7 93 Caleb 648 Down 5 94 Ellis 641 Up 9 *new entry 95 Sonny 640 Up 5 96 Robert 631 Up 2 97 Joey 627 Up 5 *new entry 98 Felix 614 Down 7 99 Finlay 611 Down 12 100 Jackson 602 Up 6 *

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Baby names 2011: Harry and Amelia top the lists for England and Wales | Life and style | theguardian.com Blog home Baby names 2011: Harry and Amelia top the lists for England and Wales Harry and Amelia were the most popular names for baby boys and girls born in England and Wales in 2011, marking the first time since 2008 that Oliver and Olivia have not occupied the top spots • More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian The ten most popular names for baby girls and boys, 2008-2011. Click for larger image Amelia and Harry were the most common names for baby girls and boys in 2011 across England and Wales. Amelia had been the fifth most popular baby girl's name in 2010 and Harry the third most popular among newborn boys. 7,523 children were named Harry in 2011, while there were 5,054 Amelias. Oliver (7,007) and Olivia (4,938) each dropped a place to become the second most popular, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics .

Olivia had previously been the most common name for baby girls since 2008, while Oliver had been ranked first for two successive years. Amelia most recently entered the top ten in 2008, while Harry has been ninth or higher since 2005. The second, third, fourth and fifth placed girl's names were Olivia, Lily, Jessica and Emily. Only one - Jessica - was not in the top five for 2010. The top four boy's names have now been unchanged for three consecutive years, though the order was altered in 2011. Oliver, Jack and Alfie were the second, third and fourth most common names last year, with Charlie in fifth for the second year in a row. Joshua was the fifth most popular in 2009. Ava (ninth) and Isabella (tenth) were new additions to the top ten girl's names in 2011, while Jacob (seventh) was the only one of the top ten boy's names not present in 2010. The top 100 names for each gender in 2011 are shown below. Click the link to download the spreadsheet.

Data summary Mohammed is most popular boys' name in England Mohammed is most popular boys' name in England World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: October 28, 2010 01:20 IST EMAIL PRINT COMMENTS London: Mohammed was the most popular name for newborn baby boys in England and Wales in 2009, according to official data released on Wednesday. But 12 different spellings of the name, each listed separately, meant that Oliver officially topped poll. The name, given to 7,364 children, ended Jack's 14-year reign at number one, with Harry, Alfie and Joshua rounding out the top five in the figures published by the Office for National Statistics. The two most common spellings of the Muslim name came in at 16th and 36th place, a total of 7,549 baby boys, making it the most popular name overall. The most common spelling, Mohammed, was the number one name in its own right in the West Midlands region of central England which includes the city of Birmingham, and number four in London.

Olivia, meanwhile, remained the most common girls' name with 5,201 children of that name, followed by Ruby, Chloe, Emily and Sophie. The highest climber in the girls' top 100 was Maisie, up 29 places to number 34. Austin showed the largest rise of any name in the top 100 for boys, surging from number 160 in 2008 to 100th place in 2009. England and Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney's son Kai was one of 1,012 born last year, making it the 68th most popular boys' baby name. Alfie was the highest climbing new entry to the boys' top 10, up 60 to number four over the past ten years. More generally, the last 10 years showed a resurgence of popularity among names popular around the start of the 20th century. In another development, there were 16 newborn Kings in 2009, three KingDavids, 68 Princes, eight Dukes, 11 Earls, four Barons and four Lords born.

Amongst the girls, there were 12 Queenies, seven Queens, 109 Princesses and five Ladys. Florence, the name of Prime Minister David Cameron's new baby, was at number 80 last year. There were 706,248 live births in England and Wales in 2009.

Question: What was the top baby boy name in England in 2008?
Answer: Jack