A middle name is usually a recognised surname and not a patronymic.

Most common middle names in the uk. The use of middle names in modern times serves to differentiate them from other people. According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency James was the 1 name for the second year in a row and Emily for the third year running. Overall David is the UKs.

For boys the picture is a lot more static. For males it was Michael Lee and James. Smith is the most popular surname with one in three 31 per cent of the names listed in the top 100 having it.

Here are the official statistics for the top 100 names in Northern Ireland in 2016. Louise is the most popular middle name for a girl in the UK. Jones Williams Brown and Taylor follow respectively.

Smith continues to be the most common accounting for 31 per cent of the names in the top 100. The research showed the most yo-yo name in terms of popularity was Emma which was the seventh most popular name in the 1830s but dropped out of the Top 50 around 1900. Ann e Elizabeth Jane Louise and Marie reigned supreme as middle names from the 60s onward.

Jane and Elizabeth joint AnneAnn. Currently popular middle names include Grace James Louise and William. While we include shorter lists of unique middle names and one-syllable middle names and middle names with meaning this is our master list of possible middle names for babies -- though in reality the list is limited only by your imagination.

Within the 100 most popular boys names in 2016 there were 11 new entries Brody Corey Daire Elijah Ezra Harvey Jay Leon Robert Ruairi and Sam. Amy and Catherine joint Kate and Victoria joint Most popular middle names. Most popular middle names for girls.