ONS - popular boys names 2009

[cailin maith]

Someone I know recently called their baby Roger, which is slightly weird. When I visit I half expect it to be pottering around in the shed with a beard.

Now, that is child abuse.

[Alf W]

Before my son's Saturday martial arts class there is a kids Drama and Dance club. All the kids in there are called stuff like India, Apple, Grace, Alice etc etc.

Taking him down the rugby club it's full of kids called Ollie, Josh, Tom, Joel, Harry etc.

Taking him down to the football club it's all Jordan, Jayden, Darren, Brandon, Harrison etc.

I think I'm on to something here.

[SupremeSpod]

Before my son's Saturday martial arts class there is a kids Drama and Dance club. All the kids in there are called stuff like India, Apple, Grace, Alice etc etc.

Taking him down the rugby club it's full of kids called Ollie, Josh, Tom, Joel, Harry etc.

Taking him down to the football club it's all Jordan, Jayden, Darren, Brandon, Harrison etc.

I think I'm on to something here.

Is he called Bruce, Jackie or Jet?

[cailin maith]

Is he called Bruce, Jackie or Jet?

Chuck.

[SupremeSpod]

Chuck.

Carlos <--- allegedly

[hyperD]

Gusset. That's a name that's quite tricky to sniff out nowadays.

[Spacecadet]

One to get the Dail Mail readers going. Full stats here.

UK wide
1 OLIVER
2 JACK
3 HARRY
4 ALFIE
5 JOSHUA
6 THOMAS
7 CHARLIE
8 WILLIAM
9 JAMES
10 DANIEL

North West
1 JACK
2 OLIVER
3 ALFIE
4 HARRY
5 THOMAS
6 CHARLIE
7 JOSHUA
8 JAMES
9 DANIEL
10 LUCAS

London
1 OLIVER
2 DANIEL
3 JOSHUA
4 MOHAMMED
5 THOMAS
6 HARRY
7 JACK
8 SAMUEL
9 JAMES
10 ALEXANDER

Midlands
1 MOHAMMED
2 OLIVER
3 JACK
4 ALFIE
5 HARRY
6 CHARLIE
7 JOSHUA
8 THOMAS
9 WILLIAM
10 JAMES

Daily Mail readers in the North win again

[northernladuk]

One to get the Dail Mail readers going. Full stats here.

London
1 OLIVER
2 DANIEL
3 JOSHUA
4 MOHAMMED
5 THOMAS
6 HARRY
7 JACK
8 SAMUEL
9 JAMES
10 ALEXANDER

Midlands
1 MOHAMMED
2 OLIVER
3 JACK
4 ALFIE
5 HARRY
6 CHARLIE
7 JOSHUA
8 THOMAS
9 WILLIAM
10 JAMES

Thing is they are not taking in to account the 14 variations of spelling Mohammed. If they do it shoots up the list as the following from wikipedia states...

The BBC reported that "Muhammed" was the second popular given names behind Jack for baby boys in Britain in 2007, combining 14 spelling variations.[6]

[GreenLabel]

What about Basil, Tarquin, Peregrine, Marmaduke, Cuthbert, Jasper, and Malcolm?
Or even Jessie, Ivy, Dolly, Harriet, Marjorie, Polly, and Clarissa?

Don't meet many Adolfs these days, either.

[cailin maith]

What about Basil, Tarquin, Peregrine, Marmaduke, Cuthbert, Jasper, and Malcolm?
Or even Jessie, Ivy, Dolly, Harriet, Marjorie, Polly, and Clarissa?

I know a Cuthbert & a Malcolm.

And a Harriet.