For boys the picture is a lot more static.

Most common middle names in the uk. Smith is the most popular surname with one in three 31 per cent of the names listed in the top 100 having it. Olivia and Oliver are still the most popular baby names in the UK In 2019 and 2020 the UK saw some more unusual baby names topping the lists of. Jane and Elizabeth joint AnneAnn.

The research comes after a major study of over 45000 surnames in the UK last year. Currently popular middle names include Grace James Louise and William. A middle name is usually a recognised surname and not a patronymic.

Ann e Elizabeth Jane Louise and Marie reigned supreme as middle names from the 60s onward. Below are listed the top 100 baby names for boys in 2021. The list of names is derived from the official UK statistics for births in 2020.

By the 1980s not much had changed and the top names for females were Marie Ann and Lynn. One reason middle names have become popular in the 20th century particularly in Denmark is that most Danish surnames originated as patronymics and are shared by a large number of people. According to Ancestry UK the most popular middle names for both boys and girls are those that have been around for a long long time.

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. Smith continues to be the most common accounting for 31 per cent of the names in the top 100. 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.

The use of middle names in modern times serves to differentiate them from other people. 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. Most popular middle names for girls.