Top 20 baby names 2011: 'Amelia' and 'Harry' the new favourites

The latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics reveals 'Amelia' and 'Harry' as the most popular baby names in 2011, for the first time ever. 

Top 20 girls names in England and Wales 2011:

AMELIA 
OLIVIA 
LILY 
JESSICA 
EMILY 
SOPHIE 
RUBY 
GRACE 
AVA 
ISABELLA 
EVIE 
CHLOE 
MIA 
POPPY 
ISLA 
ELLA 
ISABELLE 
SOPHIA 
FREYA 
DAISY
 
Top 20 boys names in England and Wales 2011:
 
HARRY 
OLIVER 
JACK 
ALFIE 
CHARLIE 
THOMAS 
JACOB 
JAMES 
JOSHUA 
WILLIAM 
ETHAN 
GEORGE 
RILEY 
DANIEL 
SAMUEL 
NOAH 
OSCAR 
JOSEPH 
MOHAMMED 
MAX 
 
In 2010 the most popular names were Olivia and Oliver. 

Jacob replaced George in the top 10 most popular names for baby boys climbing five places from number 12 to number 7.

Ava and Isabella replaced Evie and Chloe in the top 10 most popular names for baby girls, both climbing two places from numbers 11 and 12 to numbers 9 and 10 respectively.
 
In Wales, Oliver was the most popular name for baby boys for the second year running, while Lily replaced Ruby as the most popular name for baby girls.
 

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