I guess this is based on the name given on the birth certificate.

Uk baby boy names by decade. Oliver remained the most popular first name given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2017 a position held since 2013. Top 100 baby names. The 1850s first saw the Rimmers use of the boys name Paul 1859 and the girls name Laura 1850.

Lily has been a popular baby name choice in the UK for the last decade bouncing around the top five Baby Centre said. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. In this decade only one boy took the name Albert 1852 made popular by Queen Victorias beloved consort Prince Albert.

Other common boys names regularly making the top 10. Other boys names make this list because theyre classic British choices that have emigrated to the US along with other. Top 100 boys girls names in the UK 2015 and their historical trend.

It previously topped the chart back in 2011. A British name for Boys. Other boys names which have stayed firmly in the top 10 throughout the decade are Joshua Thomas Daniel James Samuel and William.

These top 10 names for boys and girls in 2015 are a mixture of traditional George William Thomas renaissance names that have come back into fashion Amelia Isabella Harry and new kids on the block Isla Ava Noah. Select Decade Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. So maybe some just go with the nickname the official name and skip the formality.

Some of the hottest baby boy names in England Scotland and Wales are still cool and underused choices in the US as seen below. Susan Julie Karen Jacqueline Deborah Tracey Jane Helen Diane Sharon The most popular baby names of the swinging 60s are almost completely out of fashion now. Names such as Samantha Hannah Andrew and Joseph were more popular last decade but seemed to have fallen out of favour in recent times.