Jack And Jessica Are Top Names December 23 2005
The UK's favourite
names for children 2005
Today the Office of National Statistics publishes its list of the names given to children born in
2005. Jack stays at No I for boys; a position held for the eleventh year running. Jessica has
climbed two places to the number one spot, overtaking Emily, last year's top name. Ellie, last
year's second favourite name for baby girls, has fallen into sixth place. Olivia is the only new
entry to the top five, up three to number four.
What's New?
For the first time since 2002, there is a new entry in the top five
names. Oliver has risen two
places into fifth position, pushing Daniel outside the top five. Joshua,
Thomas, James remain
unchanged at number two, three, and four respectively. Leo is the only
new entry in the top
50 boys' names, jumping 20 places to 37 in 2005. Leo is the name of
the Prime Minister's
youngest son.
There are three new entries in
the top 50 girls' names. Two of them - Keira, which has risen
13 places to 38, and Scarlett, which has jumped 25 places to 47 - are
the names of popular
Hollywood actresses, respectively Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson.
The other new
entry, Libby, has been steadily moving up the top 100 since 2000. This
year it climbed four
places to 48.
Other notable climbers are the
similar sounding names Evie (up 10 places to 29), Eva (up 32
places to 78) and Ava (up 65 places to 84).
On the Move
Some big movers within the top
50 this year are Ruby (up 16 to number 15) Isabella (up nine to number
25) and Evie (up ten to number 29). Among the boys, Jake is up nine
places to number 17. Max rose by seven places to number 29 while Alfie
regained popularity this year and jumped six places to number 21.
Alex drops out of the boys' top
50 this year, while Anna, Courtney and Abbie are out of favour among
the girls. Bubbling under the top 50 for boys are Noah (up 23 places
to number 51) Isaac (up six to number 53) and Lucas (up 18 to
number 58). Up-and-coming girls' names are Sienna (up 99 to
68) Ava (up 65 to 84) and Gracie (up 52 to 87).
In Wales, the top boys' name remains
Joshua ahead of Jack, with Dylan and Rhys in the top ten. Megan tops
the girls' list again, with Ffion at number five, Seren at number
12 and Cerys at number 13.
| The Full List of the top 50 boys' and girls' names in England
and Wales in 2005 |
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JACK
JOSHUA
THOMAS
JAMES
OLIVER +2
DANIEL -1
SAMUEL -1
WILLIAM
HARRY +2
JOSEPH
BENJAMIN -2
CHARLIE +4
LUKE +2
MATTHEW -2
CALLUM +3
JAKE +9
ETHAN -2
GEORGE -1
LEWIS -6
ALEXANDER -1
JACOB +1
ALFIE +6
MOHAMMED -3
DYLAN -3
RYAN -3
ADAM -2
HARVEY +5
LIAM +2
MAX +7
CONNOR -2
TYLER +4
BEN -7
JAMIE
CAMERON -6
NATHAN -3
OWEN -2
LEO +20
ARCHIE +8
KYLE -2
BRADLEY +3
HARRISON +5
LOUIS -6
MICHAEL -2
HENRY +4
EDWARD -2
AARON -5
BRANDON -3
TOBY +2
KIERAN -9
CHARLES -1 |
JESSICA +2
EMILY -1
SOPHIE +1
OLIVIA +3
CHLOE
ELLIE -4
GRACE +4
LUCY -2
CHARLOTTE -1
KATIE -1
ELLA +3
MEGAN -2
HANNAH -1
AMELIA +5
RUBY +16
LILY
AMY -4
MIA -3
ABIGAIL -2
MILLIE +2
MOLLY -1
EMMA -4
HOLLY
LEAH
ISABELLA +9
LAUREN -5
CAITLIN -2
DAISY +4
EVIE +10
ISABELLE
FREYA +2
ERIN +4
REBECCA -6
GEORGIA -7
PHOEBE +9
AMBER +3
MADISON +7
KEIRA +13
POPPY +6
BETHANY -12
JASMINE -5
ELIZABETH -7
ELEANOR -14
ALICE -6
PAIGE -4
ISABEL +4
SCARLETT +25
LIBBY +4
AIMEE -3
NIAMH -2 |
+/- indicates movement on last year
| Top 20 boys' and girls' names in
Wales in 2005 |
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JOSHUA
JACK
DYLAN +1
THOMAS -1
ETHAN
RHYS
CALLUM +5
SAMUEL +5
DANIEL -2
MORGAN -2
WILLIAM
JAMES -3
LUKE +6
OLIVER
RYAN +6
BENJAMIN -6
JOSEPH
LEWIS -2
MATTHEW -1
CAMERON -5 |
MEGAN
CHLOE +1
EMILY +1
ELLIE -2
FFION +1
SOPHIE -2
JESSICA +1
ELLA +5
OLIVIA +2
KATIE -3
KAITLIN -2
SEREN +15
CERYS +1
MIA +2
LUCY -5
AMELIA +6
RUBY +37
MOLLY
CARYS +1
CHARLOTTE =1 |
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