Harry has become the most popular boy's name in 2011, according to a survey of names given to new-born babies.
Jack was the second most popular name, beating Oliver into third place for the first time in years, but Olivia remains to top girl's name.
The findings come is a survey by UK parenting club "Bounty", based on information gathered from a survey of 434,756 babies born to its members.
The survey found that Harry has taken over from Oliver as the most popular boys' name and Jack, which was in second place in 2010 also leapt above Oliver, which slipped down to third place.
The popularity of Prince Harry and magical hero Harry Potter are credited for knocking Oliver off its number one spot.
But Olivia remains the top moniker for girls, 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 boy's 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, seemingly 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, both rose in the rankings.
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.
Lisa Penney, spokeswoman for Bounty said: "Our records show that parents are continuing to be influenced by popular culture and celebrity fads.
"Today’s baby name trends are changing more quickly and baby names that seem relatively unusual and quirky can quickly become mainstream and common in the classroom.
"For example, ten years ago the name Ruby was relatively unheard of as a baby girl’s name, yet these days Ruby is regularly ranked in the top 10.
"Likewise for boys, a decade ago the name Riley would have rarely been considered, yet this year it’s also leapt into the top 10 most popular boys’ names.
"Common baby naming tips often warn against calling your baby something too trendy, unpronounceable or difficult to spell.
"But, in general whatever name you give your child they always grow up to make it their own."
Surprisingly, Harriet has crept back into the top 100 girls' names moving up from 110th spot to 97th, while Elise is also a newcomer to the top 100, as is Emilia.
Baby girls names to drop out of the top 100 are Tia which fell 26 places to 101st, Scarlett fell 29 places to 103rd while Aimee dropped 27 places to 107th.
New entries among the boys included Jackson at 75th place, Dexter at 79th and Rory at 85th.
In and around the top ten Daniel fell from ninth to 15th and Jacob, perhaps influenced by Twilight's Jacob Black, crept in at number six from No 11 last year.
Boys’ names to disappear from the top 100 include Christopher, Ellis, Robert and Brandon.
These results can be found at www.bounty.com or on Bounty’s facebook page.
BABY GIRL NAMES 2011
1 OLIVIA
2 LILY
3 SOPHIE
4 AMELIA
5 EMILY
6 JESSICA
7 GRACE
8 AVA
9 RUBY
10 MIA
11 CHLOE
12 EVIE
13 ISABELLA
14 SOPHIA
15 POPPY
16 ISLA
17 ELLA
18 LUCY
19 FREYA
20 DAISY
21 MAISIE
22 LILLY
23 ISABELLE
24 CHARLOTTE
25 ELLIE
26 SUMMER
27 MEGAN
28 HOLLY
29 LAYLA
30 EVA
31 ERIN
32 MILLIE
33 LOLA
34 PHOEBE
35 LEXI
36 LACEY
37 IMOGEN
38 SCARLETT
39 SIENNA
40 EMMA
41 MOLLY
42 HANNAH
43 ALICE
44 AMY
45 BROOKE
46 KATIE
47 ABIGAIL
48 LEAH
49 JASMINE
50 GRACIE
51 AMBER
52 ROSIE
53 SOFIA
54 MATILDA
55 FLORENCE
56 ELIZABETH
57 FAITH
58 AMELIE
59 GEORGIA
60 ANNA
61 MAYA
62 MADISON
63 JULIA
64 REBECCA
65 BETHANY
66 PAIGE
67 MADDISON
68 NIAMH
69 KAYLA
70 ISABEL
71 BELLA
72 ESME
73 ISOBEL
74 LEXIE
75 LAUREN
76 CAITLIN
77 WILLOW
78 ZOE
79 SKYE
80 ROSE
81 ZARA
82 KEIRA
83 ELEANOR
84 ELIZA
85 EMILIA
86 MARTHA
87 HOLLIE
88 EVELYN
89 HEIDI
90 TILLY
91 DARCY
92 EVE
93 NICOLE
94 ELSIE
95 SARAH
96 LIBBY
97 HARRIET
98 ABBIE
99 MAISY
100 MYA
BABY BOY NAMES 2011
1 HARRY
2 JACK
3 OLIVER
4 CHARLIE
5 ALFIE
6 JACOB
7 THOMAS
8 JAMES
9 RILEY
10 ETHAN
11 JOSHUA
12 WILLIAM
13 GEORGE
14 MAX
15 DANIEL
16 NOAH
17 OSCAR
18 LOGAN
19 ARCHIE
20 DYLAN
21 LUCAS
22 JAKE
23 SAMUEL
24 JOSEPH
25 TYLER
26 JAYDEN
27 LEO
28 LEWIS
29 RYAN
30 MASON
31 FINLEY
32 HENRY
33 ALEXANDER
34 ADAM
35 HARRISON
36 FREDDIE
37 BENJAMIN
38 CALLUM
39 LIAM
40 LUKE
41 ISAAC
42 MATTHEW
43 JAMIE
44 CONNOR
45 ALEX
46 THEO
47 NATHAN
48 KAI
49 EDWARD
50 TOBY
51 HARVEY
52 HARLEY
53 AIDEN
54 BEN
55 FINLAY
56 MICHAEL
57 AARON
58 OLLIE
59 CAMERON
60 SAM
61 DAVID
62 ZACHARY
63 LEON
64 OWEN
65 SEBASTIAN
66 TOMMY
67 RHYS
68 BOBBY
69 JENSON
70 KYLE
71 LOUIS
72 KAYDEN
73 LUCA
74 EVAN
75 JACKSON
76 BLAKE
77 KIAN
78 CALEB
79 DEXTER
80 LOUIE
81 JUDE
82 ZAC
83 TAYLOR
84 REECE
85 RORY
86 ASHTON
87 HAYDEN
88 FRANKIE
89 ARTHUR
90 BAILEY
91 GABRIEL
92 STANLEY
93 CODY
94 ELLIOT
95 JAY
96 BILLY
97 JOHN
98 AIDAN
99 COREY
100 JOEL
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