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[exxile]

The annual figures for top childrens' names, adjusted for political correctness, have been released, and are available from here:

http://ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/birth-summary-tables--england-and-wales/2011--provisional-/sb-births-and-deaths-first-release--2011.html#tab-Further-patterns-and-trends--Births

It contains such fascinating revelations as:

Recent rises in the number of births to non-UK born women can be mainly attributed to the increase in the population of women born outside the UK.

Firstly fertility levels are on average higher among foreign-born women and secondly the foreign-born and UK-born female populations of reproductive age have different age structures.

The West Midlands had the highest TFR among the regions of England in 2011 with 2.12 children per woman. The North East had the lowest TFR (1.83 children per woman). Among the local authorities in England in 2011, Westminster had the lowest TFR with 1.16 children per woman, while Newham had the highest (3.21 children per woman). Fertility levels vary by local area for several reasons including differences in the timing of childbearing and differing ideals on family size.

One wonders just what these non-UK born women are naming their children.

Anyway, for girls, it goes:
Amelia, Olivia, Lily, Jessica, Emily, Sophie, Ruby, Grace, Ava, Isabella.....

For boys:
Harry, Oliver, Jack, Alfie, Charlie, Thomas, Jacob, James, Joshua, William.....

[Wolford6]

I can't seem to find the section on birth-names.
Political Correctness playing its part?

I would have thought Mohammed would be in there.

http://www.telegraph...-in-London.html

[Futtocks]

For boys:
Harry, Jack, Alfie, Charlie, ...

Have Half Man half Biscuit taught us nothing?

A woman who described herself as "A little bit Bridget, a little bit Ally, a little bit Sex And The City" and chose to call her baby boy Fred as a childishly rebellious attempt at a clever reaction to those who might have expected her to call him Julian or Rupert.

Bit of advice: call him Rupert, it fits, and besides it’s a good name. Don’t be calling him Fred or Archie, with all its cheeky but lovable working class scamp connotations, unless you really do have plans for him to spend his life in William Hill’s waiting for them to weigh in at Newton Abbot.

[exxile]

The Telegraph have made the data more user friendly. It would appear that only data for the top 100 names is released.

http://www.telegraph...es-in-2011.html

Apparently 2,245 people thought it appropriate to name their son Finley, and another 967 chose Finlay, which seems a bit surprising.

There don't appear to be any 'Asian' names in the top 100 names for girls.

[Wolford6]

My name isn't in the top 100. Would be in Wales though.

[bowes]

I can't seem to find the section on birth-names.
Political Correctness playing its part?

I would have thought Mohammed would be in there.

http://www.telegraph...-in-London.html

Mohammed has several different spellings which would be higher if added together

[Methven Hornet]

Mohammed has several different spellings which would be higher if added together

James has many different variants that would place it higher if combined. James, Jacob and Jamie from just the 100 published would take it to the number one spot. Then you've got Jim, Jimmy, Hamish, Séamus...

[gingerjon]

Mohammed has several different spellings which would be higher if added together

Indeed.

So does Catherine.

But there's fun for all the naming family here: http://names.darkgreener.com/

[Student Ram]

The Telegraph have made the data more user friendly. It would appear that only data for the top 100 names is released.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/9472084/The-top-100-baby-names-in-England-and-Wales-in-2011.html

Apparently 2,245 people thought it appropriate to name their son Finley, and another 967 chose Finlay, which seems a bit surprising.

There don't appear to be any 'Asian' names in the top 100 names for girls.

Finlay is a mighty fine name. Your issue being??

[Wolford6]

But there's fun for all the naming family here: http://names.darkgreener.com/

Over the past fifteen years my name's popularity has dropped from 588th to 4678th.

Can't think why.

[exxile]

Finlay is a mighty fine name. Your issue being??

I have nothing against the name at all, but I've never met anyone called Finlay or Finley, none of my children have ever had classmates called Finlay or Finley, nor have I ever known anyone who has given these names to their children. So where are they all?

Edited by exxile, 14 August 2012 - 10:35 AM.

[gingerjon]

I have nothing against the name at all, but I've never met anyone called Finlay or Finley, none of my children have ever had classmates called Finlay or Finley, nor have I ever known anyone who has given these names to their children. So where are they all?

Avoiding you.

The name bestows great wisdom upon its recipient.