1 ) Oliver has been the top boy’s name in England and Wales since 2013. 2) It was regularly used in the Medieval period, but became rare after the Restoration (in 1660) because of the unpopularity of Oliver Cromwell. That is clearly not the case now! 3) Oliver made a leap from 5,516 babies in… Read More
Tag: Boys Names
Top 100 Most Popular British Boy Names of 2016
Since every one seems to love our word clouds so much, here is another one! This time, we are going to do a 2016 review and showcase what the top 100 most popular British boy names were, courtesy of data from the Office of National Statistics. (As always, click the picture for a bigger version!)
Most Popular Boy Names for November 2016 (So Far)
We have created a word cloud for the most popular boys names this month so far, compiled from data from babynames.co.uk! Check it out below to see which names people are most interested in and see if they strike your fancy as well! The most popular girl names will be coming next week! (Click on… Read More
BabyNames.co.uk Top 10 Names for January
This was originally posted on February 3, 2015 The first month of a new year is always interesting to look back on, everyone decides to do different things after the New Year celebrations and this can lead to changes in baby name choices too! December saw a few surprises in regards to your choices, and… Read More
BabyNames.co.uk Top 10 Names for November
This was originally posted on November 9, 2014 The penultimate month of a year where classic baby names have dominated the charts has brought us a few more changes, which perhaps point to trends once again changing. Last month we began to see a change in your opinions on baby names as classic names began… Read More
