United Kingdom: Most Popular Baby Names in 2006

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 8,786 babies =
  2. 2 Thomas 7,089 babies 1
  3. 3 Joshua 7,008 babies 1
  4. 4 James 6,134 babies =
  5. 5 Oliver 6,123 babies 1
  6. 6 Harry 5,925 babies 3
  7. 7 Daniel 5,467 babies 2
  8. 8 William 5,174 babies =
  9. 9 Samuel 5,122 babies 2
  10. 10 Charlie 5,054 babies 4
  11. 11 Callum 4,667 babies 2
  12. 12 Joseph 4,538 babies 2
  13. 13 Benjamin 4,409 babies 2
  14. 14 Matthew 4,074 babies 2
  15. 15 Jake 4,018 babies 3
  16. 16 Lewis 3,999 babies 1
  17. 17 Luke 3,886 babies 1
  18. 18 George 3,873 babies 2
  19. 19 Alfie 3,795 babies 7
  20. 20 Ethan 3,771 babies 3
  21. 21 Dylan 3,580 babies =
  22. 22 Ryan 3,537 babies 3
  23. 23 Alexander 3,415 babies =
  24. 24 Jacob 3,320 babies 1
  25. 25 Mohammed 3,288 babies 1
  26. 26 Adam 3,242 babies 4
  27. 27 Jamie 2,652 babies 1
  28. 28 Cameron 2,600 babies 3
  29. 29 Tyler 2,546 babies 4
  30. 30 Max 2,443 babies 5
  31. 31 Harvey 2,434 babies 1
  32. 32 Liam 2,426 babies 5
  33. 33 Ben 2,381 babies 4
  34. 34 Connor 2,315 babies 4
  35. 35 Nathan 2,272 babies 1
  36. 36 Leo 2,197 babies 4
  37. 37 Owen 2,192 babies 1
  38. 38 Aaron 2,091 babies =
  39. 39 Michael 2,004 babies =
  40. 40 Harrison 1,994 babies 4
  41. 41 Kyle 1,990 babies 4
  42. 42 Archie 1,852 babies 1
  43. 43 Henry 1,841 babies 2
  44. 44 Edward 1,708 babies 2
  45. 45 Rhys 1,693 babies 15
  46. 46 Muhammad 1,682 babies 11
  47. 47 Noah 1,660 babies 2
  48. 48 Lucas 1,630 babies 15
  49. 49 Logan 1,600 babies 13
  50. 50 Finlay 1,580 babies 2
  51. 51 Oscar 1,580 babies 7
  52. 52 Reece 1,553 babies 1
  53. 53 Charles 1,533 babies 3
  54. 54 Bradley 1,505 babies 12
  55. 55 Brandon 1,499 babies 8
  56. 56 David 1,470 babies 2
  57. 57 Kieran 1,469 babies 9
  58. 58 Toby 1,447 babies 5
  59. 59 Louis 1,433 babies 16
  60. 60 Isaac 1,406 babies 4
  61. 61 Alex 1,390 babies 6
  62. 62 Kai 1,366 babies 5
  63. 63 Mason 1,296 babies 5
  64. 64 Finley 1,258 babies 10
  65. 65 Riley 1,247 babies 15
  66. 66 Sam 1,197 babies 5
  67. 67 John 1,195 babies 8
  68. 68 Jayden 1,180 babies 23
  69. 69 Freddie 1,142 babies 18
  70. 70 Kian 1,132 babies 1
  71. 71 Aidan 1,127 babies 7
  72. 72 Harley 1,126 babies 7
  73. 73 Robert 1,108 babies 7
  74. 74 Andrew 1,102 babies 5
  75. 75 Bailey 1,085 babies 5
  76. 76 Mohammad 1,067 babies =
  77. 77 Sean 1,066 babies 4
  78. 78 Christopher 1,040 babies 13
  79. 79 Leon 992 babies 2
  80. 80 Joel 990 babies 7
  81. 81 Corey 981 babies 12
  82. 82 Jay 976 babies 7
  83. 83 Taylor 966 babies =
  84. 84 Evan 925 babies 13
  85. 85 Luca 921 babies 3
  86. 86 Calum 913 babies 12
  87. 87 Ellis 907 babies 7
  88. 88 Joe 907 babies 16
  89. 89 Billy 883 babies 11
  90. 90 Ashton 875 babies 42
  91. 91 Elliot 840 babies 5
  92. 92 Hayden 836 babies 15
  93. 93 Aiden 811 babies 3
  94. 94 Morgan 811 babies 9
  95. 95 Ewan 783 babies 11
  96. 96 Dominic 776 babies 4
  97. 97 Theo 769 babies 33
  98. 98 Zachary 769 babies 7
  99. 99 Reuben 753 babies 7
  100. 100 Sebastian 744 babies 1

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Grace 5,522 babies 7
  2. 2 Olivia 5,428 babies 3
  3. 3 Jessica 5,363 babies 2
  4. 4 Sophie 5,175 babies 1
  5. 5 Emily 4,968 babies 3
  6. 6 Ruby 4,691 babies 9
  7. 7 Chloe 4,644 babies 1
  8. 8 Lucy 4,164 babies 1
  9. 9 Ellie 3,981 babies 5
  10. 10 Katie 3,835 babies 1
  11. 11 Lily 3,568 babies 6
  12. 12 Ella 3,492 babies 1
  13. 13 Charlotte 3,447 babies 3
  14. 14 Hannah 3,439 babies 3
  15. 15 Mia 3,279 babies 5
  16. 16 Megan 3,194 babies 4
  17. 17 Amelia 2,978 babies 1
  18. 18 Amy 2,882 babies 4
  19. 19 Emma 2,686 babies 1
  20. 20 Holly 2,651 babies 1
  21. 21 Erin 2,627 babies 4
  22. 22 Isabella 2,386 babies 7
  23. 23 Millie 2,366 babies =
  24. 24 Abigail 2,350 babies 3
  25. 25 Evie 2,350 babies 5
  26. 26 Molly 2,288 babies 4
  27. 27 Freya 2,257 babies 5
  28. 28 Daisy 2,084 babies 3
  29. 29 Rebecca 2,025 babies 3
  30. 30 Leah 1,969 babies 6
  31. 31 Isabelle 1,958 babies 2
  32. 32 Caitlin 1,933 babies 4
  33. 33 Poppy 1,891 babies 6
  34. 34 Jasmine 1,843 babies 8
  35. 35 Keira 1,822 babies 1
  36. 36 Lauren 1,820 babies 9
  37. 37 Phoebe 1,697 babies 3
  38. 38 Georgia 1,661 babies 1
  39. 39 Madison 1,652 babies 3
  40. 40 Amber 1,650 babies 5
  41. 41 Elizabeth 1,574 babies =
  42. 42 Bethany 1,510 babies 4
  43. 43 Anna 1,471 babies 2
  44. 44 Eleanor 1,430 babies 4
  45. 45 Paige 1,429 babies 1
  46. 46 Sarah 1,366 babies 3
  47. 47 Scarlett 1,324 babies 4
  48. 48 Isabel 1,299 babies 4
  49. 49 Niamh 1,297 babies 6
  50. 50 Aimee 1,273 babies 6
  51. 51 Alice 1,244 babies 4
  52. 52 Imogen 1,236 babies 18
  53. 53 Brooke 1,226 babies 13
  54. 54 Sophia 1,211 babies 9
  55. 55 Ava 1,183 babies 20
  56. 56 Libby 1,154 babies 2
  57. 57 Lola 1,137 babies 36
  58. 58 Eve 1,130 babies 5
  59. 59 Maisie 1,119 babies 6
  60. 60 Alisha 1,074 babies 1
  61. 61 Isobel 1,059 babies 6
  62. 62 Eva 1,058 babies 5
  63. 63 Tia 1,057 babies 3
  64. 64 Faith 1,032 babies 8
  65. 65 Abbie 1,027 babies 15
  66. 66 Courtney 1,022 babies 8
  67. 67 Gracie 1,020 babies 24
  68. 68 Rachel 1,010 babies 11
  69. 69 Zoe 1,006 babies 7
  70. 70 Summer 995 babies 1
  71. 71 Nicole 984 babies 10
  72. 72 Shannon 984 babies 16
  73. 73 Rosie 950 babies 9
  74. 74 Skye 947 babies 5
  75. 75 Maddison 918 babies 7
  76. 76 Sienna 917 babies 3
  77. 77 Zara 876 babies 5
  78. 78 Matilda 872 babies 16
  79. 79 Madeleine 867 babies 10
  80. 80 Lilly 863 babies 3
  81. 81 Hollie 823 babies 3
  82. 82 Maya 801 babies 18
  83. 83 Isla 798 babies 12
  84. 84 Amelie 784 babies 4
  85. 85 Harriet 740 babies 1
  86. 86 Morgan 738 babies 6
  87. 87 Francesca 712 babies 2
  88. 88 Alicia 710 babies 14
  89. 89 Alexandra 685 babies 3
  90. 90 Lydia 675 babies 1
  91. 91 Natasha 673 babies 15
  92. 92 Sofia 669 babies 9
  93. 93 Laura 656 babies 6
  94. 94 Kayleigh 653 babies 2
  95. 95 Demi 641 babies 18
  96. 96 Mollie 637 babies 15
  97. 97 Layla 635 babies 9
  98. 98 Lara 618 babies 7
  99. 99 Kiera 592 babies 9
  100. 100 Kate 585 babies 7

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

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