Jack and Olivia Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

Jack and Olivia were the most popular baby names of 2009, it emerged yesterday.
 
Jack, the moniker of Messrs Tweed, Nicholson and Straw, retained its title for the 15th year on the trot.
 
Olivia secured a second successive stint as the girls' favourite having taken over from Grace in 2008.
 
The highest climbers this year were Lucas, which raced 24 places up the charts to make number 15, and Maisie, which rocketed up a staggering 29 places to 41st.
 
Layla also scored well, up 21 places to number 46 while Lexi leapt 18 spots up to number 43.  Sienna, the name of movie stunner Sienna Miller, also rose by 15 places in the Top 100 list compiled from a national survey of 580,000 babies born in 2009 by parenting club Bounty.
 
Lola and Madison also rose 10 places and 7 places respectively.
 
The boys list also saw impressive improvements in the ranking of Sebastian, which was up 18 places to number 80 and Joel, which moved from number 93 to 79.
 
Oscar, Noah, Aiden and Logan, are up 13 places from last year's position. Archie is up 12 places.
 
This year's male losers include Rhys and Ryan who saw their popularity drop significantly. Rhys fell 14 places to number 59 while Ryan slumped 13 places to number 26.
 
Alex, Matthew and Kieran also fell by ten places or more.
 
Caitlin, Rebecca and Keira - presumably named after English rose actress Keira Knightley - all slipped down the female charts.
 
And Eve, Abbie and Hannah also suffered a bad year.
 
Faye Mingo, spokeswoman for bounty.com said "Parents continue to be influenced by popular culture and celebrity trends relating to films, sports personalities and TV stars. 
 
"The rise in popularity of the name Lucas could well be attributed to the EastEnders' preacher turned murder character, played by Don Gilet.
 
"Parents also copying celebrities own choices of baby girls' names.  Take for example the popularity of Lola, the nickname of Madonna's daughter which has continued to rise up the charts in the last decade and Lexi, the name of Amanda Holden and Alex Curran's daughters."
 
There were few changes in the overall top ten for both boys and girls. In the boys list Oliver came second, Charlie was third and Harry was fourth.
 
That means Prince Charles's abbreviated first name gained a one-place advantage on the name of his youngest son.
 
Alfie remained in fifth place, Thomas in sixth and Joshua in seventh while James clung onto ninth, but William rose two places from eighth at the expense of Daniel.
 
The girls list saw Ruby keep second spot despite pressure from Sophie. Grace fell from third to sixth while Mia and Lucy also slipped slightly.
 
Summer, who was a big climber between 2007 and 2008, fell four places. Amelia and Evie both climbed with Evie making the top ten for the first time.
 
Faye Mingo of Bounty.com added "In previous years there has been more movement in the top 10 boys and girls names.
 
"The economic downturn could be affecting the mood of the nation and those parents, who would usually be more creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children, are sticking to safer options.
 
"Common baby naming tips often warn against naming your baby something too trendy, unpronounceable or difficult to spell.  But, in general whatever name moniker you give your child they always grow up to make it their own."
 
New entries in the bounty.com girls top 100 list include Alexandra at number 91, Taylor at 92 and Miley - after singer and actress Miley Cyrus - at 93.
 
Other debutants were Mya, Kayla, Florence and Evelyn.
 
New boys names include Caleb, Louie, Bobby - the name of the late Jade Goody's son - and Gabriel.
 
For inspiration and to check latest national and regional popularity ratings for baby names, visit www.bounty.com
 
 
ENDS
 
TOP 100 BOYS 2009
 

1. Jack
2. Oliver
3. Charlie
4. Harry
5. Alfie
6. Thomas
7. Joshua
8. William
9. James
10. Daniel
11. George
12. Ethan
13. Lewis
14. Max
15. Lucas
16. Dylan
17. Archie
18. Joseph
19. Jacob
20. Samuel
21. Liam
22. Callum
23. Oscar
24. Jayden
25. Logan
26. Ryan
27. Jake
28. Tyler
29. Riley
30. Luke
31. Harvey
32. Ben
33. Adam
34. Alexander
35. Benjamin
36. Leo
37. Matthew
38. Noah
39. Connor
40. Alex
41. Jamie
42. Harrison
43. Mason
44. Cameron
45. Owen
46. Henry
47. Nathan
48. Finley
49. Aaron
50. Freddie
51. Issac
52. Sam
53. Finlay
54. Theo
55. Harley
56. Aiden
57. Toby
58. Edward
59. Rhys
60. Michael
61. Evan
62. Kyle
63. Leon
64. Reece
65. David
66. Kai
67. Ashton
68. Bailey
69. Kian
70. Louis
71. Taylor
72. Hayden
73. Brandon
74. Joe
75. Jay
76. Luca
77. Kayden
78. Ewan
79. Joel
80. Sebastian
81. Zac
82. Ellis
83. Josh
84. Aidan
85. John
86. Billy
87. Zak
88. Bradley
89. Kieran
90. Blake
91. Christopher
92. Morgan
93. Caleb
94. Louie
95. Andrew
96. Bobby
97. Gabriel
98. Robert
99. Elliot
100. Jude

 
 
TOP 100 GIRLS 2009
 

1. Olivia
2. Ruby
3. Sophie
4. Chloe
5. Emily
6. Grace
7. Jessica
8. Lily
9. Amelia
10. Evie
11. Mia
12. Lucy
13. Ava
14. Ella
15. Charlotte
16. Amy
17. Daisy
18. Katie
19. Megan
20. Summer
21. Ellie
22. Isabella
23. Holly
24. Millie
25. Poppy
26. Freya
27. Erin
28. Isla
29. Isabelle
30. Hannah
31. Emma
32. Brooke
33. Molly
34. Phoebe
35. Eva
36. Leah
37. Lilly
38. Abigail
39. Sophia
40. Imogen
41. Maisie
42. Scarlett
43. Lexi
44. Jasmine
45. Lola
46. Layla
47. Isabel
48. Lauren
49. Amber
50. Madison
51. Matilda
52. Elizabeth
53. Bethany
54. Sienna
55. Rosie
56. Anna
57. Gracie
58. Paige
59. Alice
60. Caitlin
61. Georgia
62. Maddison
63. Rebecca
64. Lacey
65. Isobel
66. Faith
67. Libby
68. Tia
69. Keira
70. Lexie
71. Niamh
72. Skye
73. Nicole
74. Aimee
75. Sarah
76. Zoe
77. Eleanor
78. Amelie
79. Julia
80. Eve
81. Maya
82. Tilly
83. Zara
84. Martha
85. Sofia
86. Scarlet
87. Darcy
88. Abbie
89. Victoria
90. Heidi
91. Alexandra
92. Taylor
93. Miley
94. Kayla
95. Mya
96. Lydia
97. Florence
98. Evelyn
99. Rose
100. Courtney