United Kingdom: Most Popular Baby Names in 2001

Combined data: the official lists of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland added together, as no list for the whole United Kingdom is published. Places may therefore differ a little from each nation's own ranking. Hyphenated names (Lily-Rose) are left out.

Boy Names

  1. 1 Jack 10,217 babies =
  2. 2 Thomas 8,833 babies =
  3. 3 James 7,783 babies =
  4. 4 Joshua 7,609 babies =
  5. 5 Daniel 6,344 babies =
  6. 6 Harry 5,880 babies 1
  7. 7 Matthew 5,589 babies 1
  8. 8 Samuel 5,518 babies 1
  9. 9 Joseph 5,509 babies 1
  10. 10 Lewis 5,485 babies 1
  11. 11 Luke 4,983 babies 2
  12. 12 William 4,785 babies 2
  13. 13 Callum 4,722 babies 3
  14. 14 Oliver 4,648 babies 2
  15. 15 Ryan 4,623 babies 3
  16. 16 Adam 4,594 babies 1
  17. 17 Benjamin 4,429 babies 1
  18. 18 George 3,945 babies 2
  19. 19 Jake 3,660 babies 5
  20. 20 Alexander 3,659 babies 1
  21. 21 Cameron 3,614 babies 1
  22. 22 Ethan 3,514 babies 9
  23. 23 Liam 3,374 babies 4
  24. 24 Connor 3,345 babies 1
  25. 25 Dylan 3,258 babies 12
  26. 26 Jordan 3,257 babies 11
  27. 27 Jamie 3,147 babies 1
  28. 28 Mohammed 3,073 babies 2
  29. 29 Nathan 2,946 babies 4
  30. 30 Ben 2,841 babies 1
  31. 31 Michael 2,732 babies 3
  32. 32 Jacob 2,678 babies =
  33. 33 Kieran 2,485 babies 6
  34. 34 Charlie 2,313 babies =
  35. 35 Aaron 2,133 babies =
  36. 36 Brandon 2,117 babies 3
  37. 37 Max 2,086 babies 7
  38. 38 Owen 2,084 babies 7
  39. 39 Kyle 2,056 babies 1
  40. 40 Bradley 2,008 babies 4
  41. 41 Louis 1,965 babies 6
  42. 42 David 1,925 babies 3
  43. 43 Reece 1,869 babies =
  44. 44 Tyler 1,836 babies 9
  45. 45 Andrew 1,733 babies 3
  46. 46 Christopher 1,691 babies 6
  47. 47 Robert 1,671 babies 6
  48. 48 Alex 1,492 babies 2
  49. 49 Edward 1,486 babies =
  50. 50 John 1,401 babies 1
  51. 51 Harrison 1,375 babies 9
  52. 52 Joe 1,363 babies =
  53. 53 Rhys 1,363 babies 5
  54. 54 Charles 1,359 babies 8
  55. 55 Sam 1,305 babies 1
  56. 56 Sean 1,298 babies 2
  57. 57 Scott 1,290 babies 2
  58. 58 Henry 1,224 babies 1
  59. 59 Alfie 1,204 babies 3
  60. 60 Jay 1,185 babies 4
  61. 61 Morgan 1,183 babies 3
  62. 62 Taylor 1,044 babies 21
  63. 63 Jonathan 1,038 babies 2
  64. 64 Aidan 1,022 babies 1
  65. 65 Joel 1,010 babies 7
  66. 66 Archie 1,007 babies 28
  67. 67 Kai 1,003 babies 10
  68. 68 Ross 999 babies 9
  69. 69 Harvey 989 babies 9
  70. 70 Declan 975 babies 7
  71. 71 Toby 955 babies 13
  72. 72 Patrick 952 babies 5
  73. 73 Elliot 902 babies 2
  74. 74 Dominic 895 babies 8
  75. 75 Muhammad 887 babies =
  76. 76 Kian 880 babies 19
  77. 77 Leon 871 babies 4
  78. 78 Conor 846 babies 8
  79. 79 Ewan 841 babies 9
  80. 80 Isaac 832 babies 6
  81. 81 Mark 830 babies 13
  82. 82 Mohammad 826 babies 3
  83. 83 Josh 817 babies 18
  84. 84 Oscar 797 babies 15
  85. 85 Lucas 796 babies 8
  86. 86 Peter 774 babies 13
  87. 87 Billy 760 babies 5
  88. 88 Nicholas 757 babies 19
  89. 89 Marcus 708 babies 11
  90. 90 Stephen 701 babies 14
  91. 91 Finlay 673 babies 12
  92. 92 Jason 673 babies 1
  93. 93 Mitchell 656 babies 4
  94. 94 Paul 651 babies 8
  95. 95 Tom 651 babies 3
  96. 96 Bailey 644 babies 17
  97. 97 Lee 638 babies 17
  98. 98 Mason 635 babies 2
  99. 99 Craig 625 babies 9
  100. 100 Robbie 623 babies 9

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Chloe 8,006 babies =
  2. 2 Emily 6,386 babies =
  3. 3 Megan 6,297 babies =
  4. 4 Lauren 5,226 babies =
  5. 5 Jessica 5,161 babies 1
  6. 6 Sophie 5,135 babies 1
  7. 7 Hannah 4,938 babies =
  8. 8 Charlotte 4,687 babies =
  9. 9 Lucy 4,460 babies 1
  10. 10 Olivia 4,283 babies 1
  11. 11 Ellie 4,170 babies 5
  12. 12 Amy 3,961 babies =
  13. 13 Katie 3,724 babies 2
  14. 14 Rebecca 3,587 babies 3
  15. 15 Molly 3,260 babies 6
  16. 16 Georgia 3,221 babies 3
  17. 17 Holly 3,088 babies 2
  18. 18 Emma 3,005 babies 1
  19. 19 Bethany 2,995 babies 5
  20. 20 Caitlin 2,847 babies 2
  21. 21 Jade 2,362 babies 4
  22. 22 Ella 2,340 babies 6
  23. 23 Shannon 2,338 babies 3
  24. 24 Abigail 2,287 babies 1
  25. 25 Grace 2,249 babies 1
  26. 26 Mia 2,174 babies 20
  27. 27 Courtney 2,043 babies 5
  28. 28 Leah 2,040 babies 2
  29. 29 Eleanor 1,991 babies 2
  30. 30 Alice 1,896 babies 2
  31. 31 Jasmine 1,852 babies 3
  32. 32 Erin 1,830 babies 6
  33. 33 Rachel 1,824 babies 4
  34. 34 Anna 1,796 babies 3
  35. 35 Amelia 1,735 babies 4
  36. 36 Sarah 1,729 babies 6
  37. 37 Elizabeth 1,634 babies 2
  38. 38 Laura 1,618 babies 5
  39. 39 Nicole 1,517 babies 2
  40. 40 Amber 1,470 babies =
  41. 41 Niamh 1,432 babies 5
  42. 42 Zoe 1,419 babies =
  43. 43 Abbie 1,410 babies 1
  44. 44 Lily 1,410 babies 4
  45. 45 Phoebe 1,290 babies 2
  46. 46 Millie 1,212 babies 10
  47. 47 Eve 1,208 babies 20
  48. 48 Natasha 1,192 babies 7
  49. 49 Paige 1,158 babies 4
  50. 50 Morgan 1,121 babies 1
  51. 51 Daisy 1,106 babies 3
  52. 52 Alexandra 1,089 babies 5
  53. 53 Freya 1,014 babies 29
  54. 54 Jodie 1,000 babies 4
  55. 55 Aimee 992 babies 4
  56. 56 Tia 992 babies 10
  57. 57 Isabella 981 babies 13
  58. 58 Isobel 958 babies 2
  59. 59 Imogen 945 babies 7
  60. 60 Victoria 935 babies 10
  61. 61 Chelsea 908 babies 12
  62. 62 Isabelle 906 babies 11
  63. 63 Georgina 897 babies 6
  64. 64 Rosie 894 babies 10
  65. 65 Lydia 889 babies 4
  66. 66 Samantha 888 babies 11
  67. 67 Danielle 864 babies 14
  68. 68 Melissa 847 babies 6
  69. 69 Mollie 828 babies 17
  70. 70 Kayleigh 820 babies 7
  71. 71 Louise 817 babies 6
  72. 72 Hollie 813 babies 8
  73. 73 Maisie 808 babies 4
  74. 74 Jennifer 791 babies 10
  75. 75 Ruby 778 babies 10
  76. 76 Alisha 757 babies 12
  77. 77 Ellen 755 babies 4
  78. 78 Isabel 749 babies 1
  79. 79 Harriet 744 babies 7
  80. 80 Francesca 721 babies 4
  81. 81 Katherine 720 babies 13
  82. 82 Stephanie 713 babies 11
  83. 83 Kate 695 babies 5
  84. 84 Alicia 666 babies 8
  85. 85 Gemma 662 babies 10
  86. 86 Libby 660 babies 23
  87. 87 Taylor 649 babies 12
  88. 88 Yasmin 647 babies 15
  89. 89 Kirsty 640 babies 12
  90. 90 Poppy 640 babies 6
  91. 91 Catherine 639 babies 2
  92. 92 Beth 612 babies 2
  93. 93 Sophia 606 babies =
  94. 94 Brooke 603 babies 6
  95. 95 Charlie 603 babies =
  96. 96 Madison 596 babies 22
  97. 97 Madeleine 591 babies 13
  98. 98 Abby 589 babies 25
  99. 99 Natalie 583 babies 12
  100. 100 Cara 579 babies 16

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Source: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

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