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Popularity of the baby name Tilly


Posts that mention the name Tilly

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2012

Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom

The most popular baby names in England and Wales were announced last week.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the region’s top names were Harry for boys and Amelia for girls.

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Top Girl NamesTop Boy Names
1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Jessica
4. Emily
5. Lily
6. Ava
7. Mia
8. Isla
9. Sophie
10. Isabella
11. Evie
12. Ruby
13. Poppy
14. Grace
15. Sophia
16. Chloe
17. Isabelle
18. Ella
19. Freya
20. Charlotte		1. Harry
2. Oliver
3. Jack
4. Charlie
5. Jacob
6. Thomas
7. Alfie
8. Riley
9. William
10. James
11. Joshua
12. George
13. Ethan
14. Noah
15. Samuel
16. Daniel
17. Oscar
18. Max
19. Muhammad
20. Leo

The England-only top 20 included all of the above except for Archie (not Leo) on the boys’ side.

The Wales-only top 20 included Dylan, Mason, Logan, Tyler and Isaac (not Samuel, Daniel, Oscar, Max or Muhammad) for boys and Seren, Megan, Ffion and Layla (not Isla, Chloe, Freya or Charlotte) for girls.

Newbies to the England and Wales top 100 are…

  • Hugo, Sonny, Seth, Elliott, Theodore, Rory and Ellis for boys. (Out are Joel, Hayden, John, Ashton, Jackson, Ben and Reece.)
  • Mollie, Ivy, Darcey, Tilly, Sara and Violet for girls. (Out are Lexie, Lauren, Rebecca, Tia, Nicola and Kayla.)

Here’s a selection of names from the other end of the list (each given to 10 babies or fewer):

Rare Girl NamesRare Boy Names
Ambreen, Anest, Arrietty, Arzoo, Bowie, Charvi, Cressida, Csenge, Delyth, Devoiry, Eveie, Flourish, Gwenno, Liepa, Llio, Lliwen, Loveday, Mayameen, Mazvita, Migle, Makanaka, Ocean-Blu, Pip, Senuli, Strawberry, Testimony, Tiggy, TulsiAlieu, Atreyu, Bede, Betzalel, Boston, Cavalli, Celt, Cem, Connah, Croyde, Dacre, Exodus, His, Huckleberry, James-Dean, Jools, Jovi, Louix, MD., Messiah, Motty, Neyo, Nuh, Nuno, Papa, Peregrine, Platon, Reco, Rhome, Soul, Ting, Tirth, Ugnius, Wing, Winner

Finally, here are some older posts with the 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 lists of most popular names in England & Wales.

Source: Baby Names, England and Wales, 2012 (ONS)

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

English family with 16 children

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The Radfords — Noel and Sue of Morecambe, Lancashire, plus their 16 kids — are thought to be Britain’s biggest family.

In order from oldest to youngest, the names of all 16 Radford children are…

  1. Chris, 23
  2. Sophie, 18
  3. Chloe, 17
  4. Jack, 15
  5. Daniel, 13
  6. Luke, 11
  7. Millie, 10
  8. Katie, 9
  9. James, 8
  10. Ellie, 7
  11. Aimee, 6
  12. Josh, 4
  13. Max, 3
  14. Tilly May, 2
  15. Oscar, 1
  16. Casper, one month

Which of the 16 names is your favorite?

Want to read about other large families? I’ve blogged about families with 9 kids, 12 kids, 14 kids, 15 kids, 16 kids, 17 kids, 18 kids, 18 kids, 18 kids, 19 kids, 20 kids, 20 kids, 21 kids and 22 kids.

Source: Britain’s biggest family increases as mother gives birth to 16th child

Baby born in Kia Carens, named Kia

Samantha Smyth didn’t make it to Poole Hospital in Dorset, England, in time for the birth of her daughter. She ended up giving birth in the back seat of her mother’s Kia Carens in the wee hours of November 15, 2009.

The baby girl, who was going to be called Tilly, was named Kia in honor of her unusual birthplace. Samantha noted:

I don’t think we would have used Volkswagen or Citroen.

Several days after Kia’s birth, Kia Motors generously gave the young family a Kia Carens of their very own.

Sources: Baby born in car named after vehicle, Baby Kia brings family happiness and a car, Newborn Baby Named After the Kia Carens