The Office of National Statistics have just released the most popular baby names that were used in 2011, the two names that have topped the chart are Harry for boys, and Amelia for girls. The BBC have put this down to the fact that one of the hottest boybands in the world at the moment – One Direction – is fronted by Harry Styles. They have also put down the name Amelia to the singer who was on the X Factor – Amelia Lily.
So if these two names were top of the charts, then what else made the list?
3 – Lily – the third most popular girls name in the UK in 2011 was Lily, this is the first name of the popular singer songwriter Lily Cooper (previously Lily Allen). Lily is a very pretty name, a style that is very popular with girls names at the moment, especially choosing names which are also the names of flowers.
4 – Jessica – Jessica was the fourth most popular name of 2011 for baby girls, the name is quite traditional and has been popular for many years. This could be because of one of the nations sweethearts, Jessica Ennis, who was to become the 2012 Olympian that we could not get enough of.
5 - Emily – the fifth name, which has hit the top of the 2011 UK charts for baby girls, is Emily. This is a sweet name that is ever so popular, I know a number of people called Emily, it is a name that is classically beautiful and can go with a lot of middle names and surnames.
So we have looked at the most popular girls’ names of 2011, the boys names that followed Harry in the charts were:
2 – Oliver – Like the second most popular name for girls, Oliver was also previously the most popular name in the UK in 2010. Both names have now been pipped to the post, but are still very popular.
3 – Jack – Jack has become the third most popular name in the UK in 2011, famous celebrities with children with this name include Maya Rudolph, and celebrities who are popular with this name include Jack O’Connell – star of the TV series Skins.
4 – Alfie – Alfie is a very popular name, and was the 4th most popular for baby boys in 2011, Alfie is a modern twist on the traditional name of Alfred. This trend for reincarnating conventional names with more modern takes on them became very popular in 2011.
5 – Charlie – Charlie was the fifth most popular name for boys in 2011, this is the same as the name Alfie in that Charlie is a modern twist on the traditional name of Charles.
Other names that have entered the top 10 for baby boys and girls in 2011 were Jacob, Isabella and Eva. All in all a lot of the names that are still popular in 2012 were popular in 2011, I hope reading this inspires your baby name hunt.
This article has been written by Anna from www.babynames.co.uk who wanted to look at popular names in the UK. What are your favourite names?
So if these two names were top of the charts, then what else made the list?
Top names for girls in 2011:
2 - Olivia – Olivia was the most popular name for babies in 2010 and now Amelia has taken over the hot spot. Olivia may be popular because of celebrities such as the style icon from The Hills – Olivia Palmero, or it could be because a number of celebrities have named their daughters Olivia, including Denzel Washington and James Van Der Beek.3 – Lily – the third most popular girls name in the UK in 2011 was Lily, this is the first name of the popular singer songwriter Lily Cooper (previously Lily Allen). Lily is a very pretty name, a style that is very popular with girls names at the moment, especially choosing names which are also the names of flowers.
4 – Jessica – Jessica was the fourth most popular name of 2011 for baby girls, the name is quite traditional and has been popular for many years. This could be because of one of the nations sweethearts, Jessica Ennis, who was to become the 2012 Olympian that we could not get enough of.
5 - Emily – the fifth name, which has hit the top of the 2011 UK charts for baby girls, is Emily. This is a sweet name that is ever so popular, I know a number of people called Emily, it is a name that is classically beautiful and can go with a lot of middle names and surnames.
So we have looked at the most popular girls’ names of 2011, the boys names that followed Harry in the charts were:
2 – Oliver – Like the second most popular name for girls, Oliver was also previously the most popular name in the UK in 2010. Both names have now been pipped to the post, but are still very popular.
3 – Jack – Jack has become the third most popular name in the UK in 2011, famous celebrities with children with this name include Maya Rudolph, and celebrities who are popular with this name include Jack O’Connell – star of the TV series Skins.
4 – Alfie – Alfie is a very popular name, and was the 4th most popular for baby boys in 2011, Alfie is a modern twist on the traditional name of Alfred. This trend for reincarnating conventional names with more modern takes on them became very popular in 2011.
5 – Charlie – Charlie was the fifth most popular name for boys in 2011, this is the same as the name Alfie in that Charlie is a modern twist on the traditional name of Charles.
Other names that have entered the top 10 for baby boys and girls in 2011 were Jacob, Isabella and Eva. All in all a lot of the names that are still popular in 2012 were popular in 2011, I hope reading this inspires your baby name hunt.
This article has been written by Anna from www.babynames.co.uk who wanted to look at popular names in the UK. What are your favourite names?
