Well spotted Gary, it seems that powers at be or perhaps the method of data collection is not as accurate as they would like us to think they are.

Farrukh, Woking,

Jane, I don't know where your friend Summer was born, but if it was in the Southern Hemisphere then Summer is in December.

There is nothing strange about that. It is you folk in the top heavy north who have got it wrong!

Colin Wilson, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

I have to say that all of these names look sensible to me, at least when compared to the trend of giving kids names that used to be surnames (Taylor, Cooper, Jackson, etc). One of the worst I have come across was here in Australia - a woman calling out to her daughter: "ANISTON! Get here NOW!"

Kate, Sydney, Australia

Where did Barry come? Jack can only be called Jack, whereas I'm called Baz, Basil, Barrington, or by my dear wife, Oi!

Barry, Seaford, East Sussex

Interesting that Blake has just entered the Top 100 as a girl's name. In the USA this is increasingly given to girls.

David, Montpellier, France

with jack being at the top for an apparent 14 years, this shows a distinct lack of imagination when naming a baby. i couldn't for the lack of individuality, even if it was my fave name ever.

jack jackson, kingston upon thames, United Kingdom

Whatever happened to Peter?

Peter Eastwood, Thornton- Cleveleys, Lancashire

I think the name "Wolfgang" is very good for a boy. The English should think about it. . For girls the name Ute (pronounced oo-ta) would be very dignified. But the names Otto or Helga could be popular today.

Wolfgang Goethe, Weimar, Germany

I'm a bit gutted because all of the top 4 girl's names have been my favourite names for years - but I can't call my baby any of those as they are too common now. I have always loved Grace, I have a beautiful adult friend called Olivia and my grandmothers were Ruby and Jessie!

Lynne, London,

No pain involved having an Alfie, it is a great name for lively little boys, and in my son's case, not an abbreviation - but if he wants to call himself Alfred when he grows up, that's up to him....no need for deed poll!

Lynne, Cambridge, uk

I have a Theo and it is nothing to do with the footballer. The inspiration for me to give my son that name was Vincent Van Gogh's brother.

M, Beds,

we called my son, who was born last year, Malachi which is a bible name. We also wanted the unique name but without resorting to the rediculous.

Bryan Kent, NORWICH, uk

There is something wrong or changed in this listing for 2008. Last year the name Mohammed was 17th, and Muhammed was 38th. Both names also appeared in the top 100 names for the last three or four years. On this basis it is difficult to believe that 2008 list is compiled or presented accurately.

Kevin, Surrey, England

I am sorry but "Jayden"? Are they serious? That is the chavviest thing I have ever heard.

Goof grief.

Stephen Myles St. George, Vancouver,

@ Gary, Brisbane. maybe mohammed as a name is no longer popular among muslim families in the UK.

Jack M, Woodford, London, UK

How many girls named Summer were actually born in Summer? I ask because I know a Summer that was born in December. Strange

Jane, London,

@Jim in Austrialia. Yes, Ruby in Upstairs Downstairs! I always used to pitty that girl and her unfortunate name. Maybe next year we'll see more names from the series. Maud, Hudson, Prudence.... would fit in with the middle-class trend and the current nostalgia for rigid social structures.

Mona, Los Angeles,

You need to apply the auntie & uncle rule here, i.e. does the name fit after this? Uncle Jack is magic etc. Just try putting Apple or River in there. "Oi! Apple get the tea on" I mean really.

Jim, Melbourne, Australia

As Simon in Berlin hinted at, the list reeks of amusing middle class pomposity, however Tommy, Danny, Jimmy and Willie don't sound quite so posh. The only remotely well-known Ruby I can think of is the cosmetically-challenged maid in Upstairs Downstairs, unless you count the 'comedian' Ruby Wax.

Stephen, Glasgow,

Is it me are these the most of these showing in some kind of mental retardation? Is it 1940? Are we in a time-warp?

I suppose what is most curious is that several of these names are considered very common in America. As in, "oh dear" common. Lucy? Good grief!

Bob, Chiswick,

So according to last years official statistics list (as per your link) Muhammad and Mohammed were both gaining ground as popular boy's names in Britain. Mohammed up to 17th last year.

No sign of them at all on this list! Am I to believe that Muslim families stopped giving birth last year?

Gary, Brisbane,

Surely Jack is just an abbreviation of John? Jack Straw etc....

J Hall, Kaarina, Finland

@ Watkins. I see your point but i have been Charlie all my life, and it is certainly a name in it's own right. As for the others i would think the same definatley applies.

Charlie, London, UK

Do only middle-class people have children in Britain?

Simon Remnant, Berlin,

As uncle to a freshly comissioned Alfie: I feel his pain. Thank goodness for deed poll. £10 a pop! You could have a new one every year .. cheaper than beer!

Christopher, Notts,

Harry, Charlie and Alfie are abbreviations really.

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