Leatherhead Matters

OK my first name is Jack and most of my life people have tended to assume my real name is John (Jack is the nickname for boys called John & comes from the French name Jacques, which means John …….geddit?). Strange then that for the thirteenth year running “Jack” has been the most popular boy’s name and “John” is nowhere to be seen in the top 50 list.

Biggest risers this year are Jayden (+36 places), Isaac & also Finley (+13) & Mohammed/Muhammad (+11). Owen & Liam show the biggest declines (-16). Cameron is also down (-3)…….does this tell us something about the political opinion polls?

For girls, Grace was the top name and the biggest riser was Ava (+23) and new entry Summer (+15).

Research suggests that if you have an unusual name in your generation, you are more likely to report to a mental health clinic with problems……so beware. The tables suggest that traditional names continue to dominate the top 50 and media related names come & go (Ronaldo increased over 500 places last year).

Full tables below.

The +/- indicates the change in position since last year 

Boys

1. Jack
2. Thomas
3. Oliver +1
4. Joshua -1
5. Harry
6. Charlie +4
7. Daniel +2
8. William -1
9. James -3
10. Alfie +6
11. Samuel -3
12. George +2
13. Joseph -1
14. Benjamin -3
15. Ethan +4
16. Lewis +4
17. Mohammed +5
18. Jake -3
19. Dylan +4
20. Jacob +1
21. Luke -4
22. Callum -9
23. Alexander +1
24. Matthew -6
25. Ryan
26. Adam
27. Tyler
28. Liam +3
29. Harvey -1
30. Max -1
31. Harrison +5
32. Jayden new entry +36
33. Cameron -3
34. Henry +5
35. Archie +5
36. Connor -1
37. Jamie -5
38. Muhammad +6
39. Oscar +8
40. Edward +1
41. Lucas +7
42. Isaac new entry +13
43. Leo -10
44. Owen -10
45. Nathan -8
46. Michael -4
47. Finley new entry +13
48. Ben -10
49. Aaron -6
50. Noah -4

Girls

1. Grace +1
2. Ruby +2
3. Olivia -2
4. Emily +1
5. Jessica -2
6. Sophie
7. Chloe
8. Lily +1
9. Ella +2
10. Amelia +6
11. Lucy -3
12. Charlotte
13. Ellie -3
14. Mia
15. Evie +6
16. Hannah -1
17. Megan
18. Katie -5
19. Isabella
20. Isabelle +9
21. Millie -1
22. Abigail
23. Amy -5
24. Daisy +1
25. Freya -2
26. Emma +1
27. Erin +1
28. Poppy +2
29. Molly -5
30. Holly -4
31. Phoebe +3
32. Jasmine -1
33. Caitlin +2
34. Imogen +14
35. Madison +4
36. Elizabeth +5
37. Sophia +12
38. Keira -5
39. Scarlett +7
40. Leah -8
41. Ava new entry +23
42. Georgia -5
43. Alice +4
44. Summer new entry +15
45. Isabel -1
46. Rebecca -10
47. Lauren -9
48. Amber -8
49. Eleanor -7
50. Bethany -7