United Kingdom: Most Popular Baby Names in 2012

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 Harry 7,731 babies =
  2. 2 Oliver 7,121 babies 1
  3. 3 Jack 7,079 babies 1
  4. 4 Charlie 6,097 babies =
  5. 5 Jacob 5,654 babies 3
  6. 6 Riley 5,427 babies 6
  7. 7 Thomas 5,299 babies 1
  8. 8 Alfie 5,257 babies 3
  9. 9 James 5,223 babies 2
  10. 10 William 4,862 babies 1
  11. 11 Joshua 4,820 babies 1
  12. 12 Ethan 4,788 babies 3
  13. 13 George 4,523 babies 1
  14. 14 Noah 4,323 babies 2
  15. 15 Daniel 4,039 babies 2
  16. 16 Samuel 3,713 babies 1
  17. 17 Max 3,611 babies 1
  18. 18 Tyler 3,524 babies 12
  19. 19 Oscar 3,462 babies 2
  20. 20 Leo 3,387 babies 8
  21. 21 Joseph 3,307 babies 1
  22. 22 Archie 3,288 babies 2
  23. 23 Muhammad 3,269 babies 4
  24. 24 Alexander 3,229 babies 3
  25. 25 Lucas 3,223 babies 2
  26. 26 Dylan 3,187 babies 7
  27. 27 Logan 3,183 babies 2
  28. 28 Mason 3,024 babies 9
  29. 29 Henry 3,009 babies 3
  30. 30 Mohammed 2,921 babies 8
  31. 31 Isaac 2,826 babies 5
  32. 32 Benjamin 2,753 babies 6
  33. 33 Jake 2,675 babies 4
  34. 34 Harrison 2,374 babies 6
  35. 35 Adam 2,357 babies =
  36. 36 Finley 2,287 babies 3
  37. 37 Jayden 2,228 babies 4
  38. 38 Edward 2,159 babies 6
  39. 39 Lewis 2,145 babies 5
  40. 40 Ryan 2,138 babies 9
  41. 41 Freddie 1,998 babies 5
  42. 42 Matthew 1,954 babies 4
  43. 43 Luke 1,832 babies 2
  44. 44 Zachary 1,815 babies 4
  45. 45 Sebastian 1,787 babies 7
  46. 46 Liam 1,714 babies 4
  47. 47 Theo 1,699 babies 6
  48. 48 Callum 1,670 babies 5
  49. 49 Harley 1,624 babies 10
  50. 50 Michael 1,563 babies 1
  51. 51 Harvey 1,535 babies 3
  52. 52 Nathan 1,515 babies 2
  53. 53 Toby 1,456 babies 3
  54. 54 Jamie 1,438 babies 9
  55. 55 Connor 1,410 babies 8
  56. 56 Arthur 1,362 babies 18
  57. 57 David 1,362 babies =
  58. 58 Aaron 1,359 babies 7
  59. 59 Tommy 1,353 babies 11
  60. 60 Jenson 1,330 babies 15
  61. 61 Bobby 1,278 babies 20
  62. 62 Kai 1,273 babies 7
  63. 63 Luca 1,212 babies 6
  64. 64 Alex 1,205 babies 4
  65. 65 Blake 1,173 babies 15
  66. 66 Charles 1,161 babies 2
  67. 67 Mohammad 1,154 babies =
  68. 68 Cameron 1,153 babies 5
  69. 69 Reuben 1,127 babies 2
  70. 70 Finlay 1,105 babies 9
  71. 71 Leon 1,096 babies 9
  72. 72 Frankie 1,087 babies 26
  73. 73 Jude 1,072 babies 9
  74. 74 Ollie 1,063 babies 6
  75. 75 Aiden 1,037 babies 17
  76. 76 Dexter 997 babies 10
  77. 77 Owen 993 babies 11
  78. 78 Rhys 972 babies 13
  79. 79 Kyle 969 babies 6
  80. 80 Caleb 966 babies 1
  81. 81 Rory 944 babies 7
  82. 82 Elliot 942 babies 10
  83. 83 Gabriel 932 babies 6
  84. 84 Stanley 896 babies 7
  85. 85 Louis 879 babies 13
  86. 86 Evan 878 babies 1
  87. 87 Louie 869 babies 9
  88. 88 Elijah 833 babies 14
  89. 89 John 824 babies 5
  90. 90 Robert 818 babies 3
  91. 91 Kayden 800 babies 1
  92. 92 Kian 787 babies 9
  93. 93 Taylor 760 babies 2
  94. 94 Hugo 758 babies 54
  95. 95 Frederick 752 babies 12
  96. 96 Sonny 752 babies 19
  97. 97 Ben 744 babies 21
  98. 98 Seth 742 babies 8
  99. 99 Olly 714 babies 22
  100. 100 Christopher 706 babies 3

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Amelia 7,582 babies 2
  2. 2 Olivia 5,153 babies 1
  3. 3 Jessica 4,740 babies 3
  4. 4 Emily 4,736 babies 1
  5. 5 Sophie 4,365 babies 1
  6. 6 Lily 4,344 babies 4
  7. 7 Ava 4,303 babies =
  8. 8 Isla 3,990 babies 6
  9. 9 Mia 3,963 babies 2
  10. 10 Grace 3,635 babies 2
  11. 11 Isabella 3,565 babies 1
  12. 12 Ruby 3,546 babies 3
  13. 13 Evie 3,531 babies =
  14. 14 Poppy 3,420 babies 1
  15. 15 Sophia 3,286 babies 2
  16. 16 Chloe 3,205 babies 6
  17. 17 Ella 2,893 babies 1
  18. 18 Freya 2,854 babies =
  19. 19 Isabelle 2,639 babies 1
  20. 20 Charlotte 2,552 babies 1
  21. 21 Lucy 2,498 babies 2
  22. 22 Eva 2,388 babies 4
  23. 23 Daisy 2,359 babies 1
  24. 24 Scarlett 2,344 babies 5
  25. 25 Holly 2,273 babies =
  26. 26 Millie 2,218 babies 8
  27. 27 Lola 2,129 babies 9
  28. 28 Layla 1,997 babies 3
  29. 29 Ellie 1,945 babies 5
  30. 30 Phoebe 1,907 babies 2
  31. 31 Maisie 1,846 babies 8
  32. 32 Erin 1,835 babies =
  33. 33 Sienna 1,732 babies 6
  34. 34 Hannah 1,696 babies 3
  35. 35 Alice 1,673 babies 6
  36. 36 Lilly 1,664 babies 9
  37. 37 Molly 1,663 babies 6
  38. 38 Summer 1,582 babies 5
  39. 39 Megan 1,564 babies 9
  40. 40 Florence 1,561 babies 11
  41. 41 Elizabeth 1,554 babies 4
  42. 42 Emma 1,526 babies 2
  43. 43 Imogen 1,525 babies 8
  44. 44 Lexi 1,488 babies 5
  45. 45 Abigail 1,474 babies 7
  46. 46 Sofia 1,474 babies 6
  47. 47 Lacey 1,396 babies 5
  48. 48 Jasmine 1,387 babies 1
  49. 49 Rosie 1,376 babies 8
  50. 50 Matilda 1,324 babies 4
  51. 51 Hollie 1,268 babies 16
  52. 52 Katie 1,264 babies 4
  53. 53 Amy 1,261 babies 9
  54. 54 Brooke 1,255 babies 8
  55. 55 Leah 1,234 babies 5
  56. 56 Amelie 1,223 babies =
  57. 57 Anna 1,205 babies 2
  58. 58 Georgia 1,205 babies 2
  59. 59 Gracie 1,185 babies 4
  60. 60 Amber 1,178 babies 7
  61. 61 Maya 1,164 babies 3
  62. 62 Emilia 1,140 babies =
  63. 63 Bella 1,123 babies 17
  64. 64 Evelyn 1,061 babies 13
  65. 65 Zara 1,043 babies 4
  66. 66 Eliza 1,035 babies 1
  67. 67 Eleanor 1,028 babies 6
  68. 68 Esme 984 babies 16
  69. 69 Madison 979 babies 6
  70. 70 Faith 969 babies 7
  71. 71 Willow 960 babies 14
  72. 72 Bethany 951 babies 8
  73. 73 Annabelle 932 babies 14
  74. 74 Harriet 926 babies 12
  75. 75 Elsie 925 babies 18
  76. 76 Niamh 894 babies 10
  77. 77 Rose 870 babies 4
  78. 78 Julia 866 babies 4
  79. 79 Martha 826 babies 12
  80. 80 Paige 824 babies 10
  81. 81 Skye 816 babies 1
  82. 82 Mollie 815 babies 22
  83. 83 Sarah 807 babies 10
  84. 84 Zoe 788 babies 1
  85. 85 Isabel 782 babies 7
  86. 86 Heidi 748 babies 8
  87. 87 Maddison 748 babies 3
  88. 88 Caitlin 747 babies 17
  89. 89 Rebecca 730 babies 21
  90. 90 Maryam 719 babies 11
  91. 91 Lauren 697 babies 12
  92. 92 Keira 695 babies 3
  93. 93 Maria 685 babies 3
  94. 94 Mya 681 babies 3
  95. 95 Darcey 673 babies 40
  96. 96 Ivy 662 babies 81
  97. 97 Aisha 661 babies 3
  98. 98 Alexis 659 babies 1
  99. 99 Tilly 654 babies 8
  100. 100 Francesca 649 babies 2

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

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