Looking for the perfect name for your baby? Take a quick search through the most popular baby names of 2011.
Choosing a name for the latest addition to your family is very exciting. You may decide to name your baby after a relative or go for a unique baby name. Whichever you choose, think about how well it suits your surname and if you want to add any middle names, too. To help you find the perfect name Bounty has compiled a list of the most popular names of 2011.
Movers and shakers in baby names for 2011
Bounty found that Harry has taken over from Oliver as the most popular boys' name in Britain - and Jack, which was in second place in 2010 also leapt above Oliver, which slipped down to third place.
Olivia remains top, despite strong competition from Lily which climbed one place to second, while Sophie slipped from second to third place.Tommy was the biggest climber among the boys’ 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 a massively popular baby boys name, 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. The baby name 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.
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