United Kingdom: Most Popular Baby Names in 2005

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 8,410 babies =
  2. 2 Joshua 7,657 babies =
  3. 3 Thomas 7,252 babies =
  4. 4 James 6,389 babies =
  5. 5 Daniel 5,923 babies =
  6. 6 Oliver 5,713 babies 1
  7. 7 Samuel 5,525 babies 1
  8. 8 William 5,391 babies =
  9. 9 Harry 4,852 babies 3
  10. 10 Joseph 4,757 babies =
  11. 11 Benjamin 4,657 babies 2
  12. 12 Matthew 4,351 babies 1
  13. 13 Callum 4,286 babies 3
  14. 14 Charlie 4,282 babies 3
  15. 15 Lewis 4,165 babies 2
  16. 16 Luke 4,157 babies 1
  17. 17 Ethan 3,896 babies 3
  18. 18 Jake 3,839 babies 12
  19. 19 Ryan 3,648 babies 1
  20. 20 George 3,624 babies 1
  21. 21 Dylan 3,510 babies 1
  22. 22 Adam 3,483 babies 1
  23. 23 Alexander 3,379 babies 1
  24. 24 Mohammed 3,220 babies =
  25. 25 Jacob 3,189 babies 1
  26. 26 Alfie 3,070 babies 6
  27. 27 Liam 2,840 babies 1
  28. 28 Jamie 2,833 babies 1
  29. 29 Ben 2,774 babies 6
  30. 30 Connor 2,696 babies 3
  31. 31 Cameron 2,672 babies 6
  32. 32 Harvey 2,539 babies 2
  33. 33 Tyler 2,507 babies 4
  34. 34 Nathan 2,485 babies 3
  35. 35 Max 2,468 babies 1
  36. 36 Owen 2,226 babies 1
  37. 37 Kyle 2,164 babies 4
  38. 38 Aaron 1,998 babies 1
  39. 39 Michael 1,967 babies 1
  40. 40 Leo 1,866 babies 22
  41. 41 Archie 1,769 babies 5
  42. 42 Bradley 1,740 babies =
  43. 43 Louis 1,717 babies 3
  44. 44 Harrison 1,701 babies 5
  45. 45 Henry 1,620 babies 5
  46. 46 Edward 1,592 babies 2
  47. 47 Brandon 1,579 babies 4
  48. 48 Kieran 1,562 babies 7
  49. 49 Noah 1,478 babies 29
  50. 50 Charles 1,462 babies 2
  51. 51 Reece 1,453 babies 1
  52. 52 Finlay 1,437 babies 6
  53. 53 Toby 1,420 babies 1
  54. 54 David 1,416 babies 7
  55. 55 Alex 1,397 babies 10
  56. 56 Isaac 1,371 babies 10
  57. 57 Muhammad 1,368 babies 2
  58. 58 Oscar 1,297 babies 10
  59. 59 John 1,284 babies 3
  60. 60 Rhys 1,274 babies 7
  61. 61 Sam 1,249 babies 10
  62. 62 Logan 1,222 babies 9
  63. 63 Lucas 1,217 babies 13
  64. 64 Aidan 1,212 babies 7
  65. 65 Christopher 1,168 babies 4
  66. 66 Robert 1,168 babies 7
  67. 67 Kai 1,154 babies 2
  68. 68 Mason 1,149 babies 15
  69. 69 Andrew 1,147 babies 9
  70. 70 Bailey 1,143 babies 3
  71. 71 Kian 1,143 babies 4
  72. 72 Joe 1,104 babies 9
  73. 73 Joel 1,070 babies 1
  74. 74 Finley 1,062 babies 8
  75. 75 Jay 1,045 babies 11
  76. 76 Mohammad 1,024 babies 4
  77. 77 Leon 1,017 babies =
  78. 78 Billy 1,001 babies 1
  79. 79 Harley 987 babies 35
  80. 80 Riley 967 babies 14
  81. 81 Sean 936 babies 12
  82. 82 Scott 923 babies 12
  83. 83 Taylor 904 babies 8
  84. 84 Ewan 883 babies 13
  85. 85 Morgan 867 babies 13
  86. 86 Elliot 853 babies 4
  87. 87 Freddie 851 babies 23
  88. 88 Luca 828 babies 19
  89. 89 Patrick 810 babies 5
  90. 90 Aiden 807 babies 1
  91. 91 Jayden 807 babies 13
  92. 92 Dominic 801 babies 5
  93. 93 Corey 799 babies 16
  94. 94 Ellis 783 babies 6
  95. 95 Jonathan 768 babies 14
  96. 96 Josh 763 babies 10
  97. 97 Evan 722 babies 2
  98. 98 Calum 717 babies 40
  99. 99 Sebastian 711 babies =
  100. 100 Jude 671 babies 7

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Jessica 5,418 babies 3
  2. 2 Emily 5,263 babies 1
  3. 3 Sophie 5,248 babies =
  4. 4 Ellie 4,738 babies 2
  5. 5 Olivia 4,653 babies 3
  6. 6 Chloe 4,567 babies 1
  7. 7 Lucy 4,106 babies =
  8. 8 Grace 3,951 babies 5
  9. 9 Katie 3,912 babies 3
  10. 10 Charlotte 3,731 babies 1
  11. 11 Hannah 3,507 babies 1
  12. 12 Megan 3,496 babies 1
  13. 13 Ella 3,420 babies 2
  14. 14 Amy 3,351 babies 4
  15. 15 Ruby 3,302 babies 16
  16. 16 Amelia 3,058 babies 6
  17. 17 Lily 2,980 babies 1
  18. 18 Emma 2,918 babies 4
  19. 19 Holly 2,823 babies 2
  20. 20 Mia 2,777 babies 4
  21. 21 Abigail 2,671 babies 1
  22. 22 Molly 2,639 babies 3
  23. 23 Millie 2,570 babies =
  24. 24 Leah 2,484 babies =
  25. 25 Erin 2,376 babies 2
  26. 26 Rebecca 2,275 babies =
  27. 27 Lauren 2,233 babies 6
  28. 28 Caitlin 2,230 babies 3
  29. 29 Isabella 2,134 babies 10
  30. 30 Evie 1,970 babies 13
  31. 31 Daisy 1,965 babies 2
  32. 32 Freya 1,906 babies =
  33. 33 Isabelle 1,817 babies 1
  34. 34 Keira 1,721 babies 16
  35. 35 Amber 1,701 babies 10
  36. 36 Madison 1,691 babies 11
  37. 37 Georgia 1,679 babies 9
  38. 38 Bethany 1,662 babies 9
  39. 39 Poppy 1,635 babies 14
  40. 40 Phoebe 1,621 babies 11
  41. 41 Elizabeth 1,551 babies 3
  42. 42 Jasmine 1,550 babies 2
  43. 43 Niamh 1,527 babies 6
  44. 44 Aimee 1,509 babies 8
  45. 45 Anna 1,458 babies 4
  46. 46 Paige 1,436 babies =
  47. 47 Alice 1,387 babies 5
  48. 48 Eleanor 1,362 babies 18
  49. 49 Sarah 1,339 babies 5
  50. 50 Abbie 1,318 babies 15
  51. 51 Scarlett 1,300 babies 24
  52. 52 Isabel 1,251 babies 2
  53. 53 Eve 1,212 babies 3
  54. 54 Libby 1,172 babies 3
  55. 55 Isobel 1,128 babies 5
  56. 56 Shannon 1,124 babies 4
  57. 57 Rachel 1,111 babies 8
  58. 58 Courtney 1,064 babies 10
  59. 59 Alisha 1,047 babies 4
  60. 60 Tia 1,042 babies 1
  61. 61 Nicole 1,036 babies 3
  62. 62 Zoe 1,018 babies 7
  63. 63 Sophia 1,005 babies 3
  64. 64 Rosie 992 babies 3
  65. 65 Maisie 984 babies 1
  66. 66 Brooke 945 babies 2
  67. 67 Eva 929 babies 24
  68. 68 Maddison 925 babies 13
  69. 69 Madeleine 913 babies 4
  70. 70 Imogen 905 babies 1
  71. 71 Summer 903 babies 6
  72. 72 Faith 892 babies 13
  73. 73 Sienna 845 babies 92
  74. 74 Alicia 816 babies 12
  75. 75 Ava 788 babies 63
  76. 76 Natasha 780 babies 11
  77. 77 Demi 775 babies 25
  78. 78 Hollie 775 babies 9
  79. 79 Skye 768 babies 22
  80. 80 Morgan 767 babies 13
  81. 81 Mollie 739 babies 2
  82. 82 Zara 739 babies 12
  83. 83 Lilly 724 babies 28
  84. 84 Harriet 721 babies 2
  85. 85 Francesca 714 babies 2
  86. 86 Alexandra 711 babies 14
  87. 87 Laura 706 babies 11
  88. 88 Amelie 684 babies 22
  89. 89 Lydia 679 babies 15
  90. 90 Kiera 677 babies 2
  91. 91 Gracie 665 babies 65
  92. 92 Kayleigh 632 babies 10
  93. 93 Lola 629 babies 76
  94. 94 Matilda 628 babies 24
  95. 95 Isla 617 babies 28
  96. 96 Naomi 606 babies =
  97. 97 Eloise 598 babies 4
  98. 98 Melissa 596 babies 19
  99. 99 Jennifer 579 babies 19
  100. 100 Maya 574 babies 11

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

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