ONS - popular boys names 2009

[Alf W]

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

[Mich the Tester]

OK, I can understand Mohammed being popular (first borns in muslim families) but what makes 'Jack' and 'Oliver' so popular?

[cailin maith]

OK, I can understand Mohammed being popular (first borns in muslim families) but what makes 'Jack' and 'Oliver' so popular?

Oliver is cute - a lot of the old names are coming back. I think its all the period dramas, makes old names popular again. The girls list has Ruby on it.

[shaunbhoy]

OK, I can understand Mohammed being popular (first borns in muslim families) but what makes 'Jack' and 'Oliver' so popular?

Jack Straw and Oliver Letwin??

[kandr]

Jack Straw and Oliver Letwin??

Oliver Twist, as we know all orphans are given the name Oliver and there are over 2 million orphans every year.

[TimberWolf]

I hope Fanny comes back.

[Boudica]

where is the girl's names list?

[minestrone]

My mate called his son Jake, why would you give a child that life sentence?

[HairyArsedBloke]

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

FTFY

[Mich the Tester]

What happened to good old names like Wayne, Kevin, Trev, Baz, Tracey, 'chelle and Sharon?