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   Top baby names of 2011 revealed
Harry has taken over from Oliver as the most popular boys' name in Britain. The moniker, shared by hard partying Prince Harry and fictitious magician Harry Potter, knocked Oliver off its perch only a year after it bumped off Jack from the top spot, which it had held in first place for 16 years. Jack, which was in second place in 2010 also leapt above Oliver, which slipped down to third place. In the girls list Olivia kept top spot despite strong competition from Lily which climbed one place to second. Sophie slipped from second to third place. Tommy was the biggest climber among the boy's names, springing from 131st place last year to 66th this time round, an improvement of 65 places. Jackson also made huge leaps, rising from 128th in 2010 to 75th. Among the higher rankings, Riley is now becoming massively popular, climbing 16 spots from 25th to ninth place. Jenson, obviously inspired by the success of British F1 ace Jenson Button, rose 30 places from 99th to 69th. Among the girls, Eliza is the biggest climber leaping from 141st to 84th. Willow also enjoyed a good year climbing 31 places from 108 to 77. Sofia rose from 78th to 53rd, while Julia, which has only been in the top 100 for five years, leapt 22 spots to 63rd. Bella and Esme, characters played by Kristen James Stewart and Elizabeth Reaser respectively in teen Vampire films Twilight, have both risen well this year. Bella soared 27 places from 98 to 71 while Esme climbed 10 places from 82 to 72. Amid the higher ranks Sophia, the name of Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch's daughter, climbed 14 spots to 14th place while Layla enjoyed similar success rising to 29th. Katie, Amy and Lauren are falling dramatically in the girls list while Cameron, Conor. Reece and Bailey are on the wane in the boys list. The list was compiled from a national survey of 434,756 babies born to members of the Bounty Parenting Club in 2011. Lisa Penney, spokesmum for Bounty.com said: ''Our records show that parents are continuing to be influenced by popular culture and celebrity fads. “Today’s baby name trends are changing more quickly and names that seem relatively unusual and quirky can quickly become mainstream and common in the classroom. “For example, ten years ago the name Ruby was relatively unheard of as a baby girl’s name, yet these days Ruby is regularly ranked in the top 10. Likewise for boys, a decade ago the name Riley would have rarely been considered, yet this year it’s also leapt into the top 10 most popular boys’ names. “Common baby naming tips often warn against calling your baby something too trendy, unpronounceable or difficult to spell. But, in general whatever name you give your child they always grow up to make it their own.” Surprisingly, Harriet has crept back into the top 100 girls' names moving up from 110th spot to 97th, while Elise is also a newcomer to the top 100, as is Emilia. Girls names to drop out of the top 100 are Tia which fell 26 places to 101st, Scarlett fell 29 places to 103rd while Aimee dropped 27 places to 107th. New entries among the boys included Jackson at 75th place, Dexter at 79th and Rory at 85th. In and around the top ten Daniel fell from ninth to 15th and Jacob, perhaps as a nod to Twilight's Jacob Black, crept in at number six from No 11 last year. Boys’ names to disappear from the top 100 include Christopher, Ellis, Robert and Brandon. BABY GIRL NAMES 2011 1 OLIVIA 2 LILY 3 SOPHIE 4 AMELIA 5 EMILY 6 JESSICA 7 GRACE 8 AVA 9 RUBY 10 MIA 11 CHLOE 12 EVIE 13 ISABELLA 14 SOPHIA 15 POPPY 16 ISLA 17 ELLA 18 LUCY 19 FREYA 20 DAISY 21 MAISIE 22 LILLY 23 ISABELLE 24 CHARLOTTE 25 ELLIE 26 SUMMER 27 MEGAN 28 HOLLY 29 LAYLA 30 EVA 31 ERIN 32 MILLIE 33 LOLA 34 PHOEBE 35 LEXI 36 LACEY 37 IMOGEN 38 SCARLETT 39 SIENNA 40 EMMA 41 MOLLY 42 HANNAH 43 ALICE 44 AMY 45 BROOKE 46 KATIE 47 ABIGAIL 48 LEAH 49 JASMINE 50 GRACIE 51 AMBER 52 ROSIE 53 SOFIA 54 MATILDA 55 FLORENCE 56 ELIZABETH 57 FAITH 58 AMELIE 59 GEORGIA 60 ANNA 61 MAYA 62 MADISON 63 JULIA 64 REBECCA 65 BETHANY 66 PAIGE 67 MADDISON 68 NIAMH 69 KAYLA 70 ISABEL 71 BELLA 72 ESME 73 ISOBEL 74 LEXIE 75 LAUREN 76 CAITLIN 77 WILLOW 78 ZOE 79 SKYE 80 ROSE 81 ZARA 82 KEIRA 83 ELEANOR 84 ELIZA 85 EMILIA 86 MARTHA 87 HOLLIE 88 EVELYN 89 HEIDI 90 TILLY 91 DARCY 92 EVE 93 NICOLE 94 ELSIE 95 SARAH 96 LIBBY 97 HARRIET 98 ABBIE 99 MAISY 100 MYA BABY BOY NAMES 2011 1 HARRY 2 JACK 3 OLIVER 4 CHARLIE 5 ALFIE 6 JACOB 7 THOMAS 8 JAMES 9 RILEY 10 ETHAN 11 JOSHUA 12 WILLIAM 13 GEORGE 14 MAX 15 DANIEL 16 NOAH 17 OSCAR 18 LOGAN 19 ARCHIE 20 DYLAN 21 LUCAS 22 JAKE 23 SAMUEL 24 JOSEPH 25 TYLER 26 JAYDEN 27 LEO 28 LEWIS 29 RYAN 30 MASON 31 FINLEY 32 HENRY 33 ALEXANDER 34 ADAM 35 HARRISON 36 FREDDIE 37 BENJAMIN 38 CALLUM 39 LIAM 40 LUKE 41 ISAAC 42 MATTHEW 43 JAMIE 44 CONNOR 45 ALEX 46 THEO 47 NATHAN 48 KAI 49 EDWARD 50 TOBY 51 HARVEY 52 HARLEY 53 AIDEN 54 BEN 55 FINLAY 56 MICHAEL 57 AARON 58 OLLIE 59 CAMERON 60 SAM 61 DAVID 62 ZACHARY 63 LEON 64 OWEN 65 SEBASTIAN 66 TOMMY 67 RHYS 68 BOBBY 69 JENSON 70 KYLE 71 LOUIS 72 KAYDEN 73 LUCA 74 EVAN 75 JACKSON 76 BLAKE 77 KIAN 78 CALEB 79 DEXTER 80 LOUIE 81 JUDE 82 ZAC 83 TAYLOR 84 REECE 85 RORY 86 ASHTON 87 HAYDEN 88 FRANKIE 89 ARTHUR 90 BAILEY 91 GABRIEL 92 STANLEY 93 CODY 94 ELLIOT 95 JAY 96 BILLY 97 JOHN 98 AIDAN 99 COREY 100 JOEL
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