United Kingdom: Most Popular Baby Names in 2016

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 Oliver 7,223 babies =
  2. 2 Harry 5,775 babies 1
  3. 3 Jack 5,485 babies 1
  4. 4 George 5,417 babies 2
  5. 5 Jacob 4,945 babies =
  6. 6 Noah 4,813 babies 1
  7. 7 Charlie 4,691 babies 3
  8. 8 James 4,255 babies =
  9. 9 Thomas 4,240 babies =
  10. 10 Oscar 4,158 babies =
  11. 11 William 4,063 babies =
  12. 12 Muhammad 4,049 babies 1
  13. 13 Leo 3,985 babies 1
  14. 14 Alfie 3,951 babies 2
  15. 15 Joshua 3,800 babies 1
  16. 16 Henry 3,652 babies 1
  17. 17 Freddie 3,446 babies =
  18. 18 Ethan 3,116 babies =
  19. 19 Archie 3,076 babies =
  20. 20 Alexander 2,937 babies =
  21. 21 Isaac 2,873 babies 3
  22. 22 Joseph 2,731 babies =
  23. 23 Logan 2,725 babies =
  24. 24 Max 2,708 babies 3
  25. 25 Daniel 2,695 babies 4
  26. 26 Lucas 2,692 babies =
  27. 27 Samuel 2,623 babies 2
  28. 28 Edward 2,503 babies =
  29. 29 Mason 2,487 babies =
  30. 30 Theo 2,486 babies 5
  31. 31 Harrison 2,434 babies =
  32. 32 Arthur 2,402 babies 6
  33. 33 Benjamin 2,338 babies 3
  34. 34 Mohammed 2,291 babies 2
  35. 35 Adam 2,139 babies 1
  36. 36 Sebastian 2,084 babies 1
  37. 37 Finley 2,067 babies 2
  38. 38 Dylan 2,018 babies 2
  39. 39 Riley 1,762 babies 1
  40. 40 Zachary 1,762 babies 1
  41. 41 David 1,632 babies 2
  42. 42 Jake 1,614 babies 9
  43. 43 Teddy 1,546 babies 2
  44. 44 Theodore 1,534 babies 7
  45. 45 Elijah 1,485 babies 5
  46. 46 Matthew 1,479 babies 4
  47. 47 Reuben 1,465 babies 5
  48. 48 Toby 1,459 babies 1
  49. 49 Louie 1,452 babies 24
  50. 50 Arlo 1,376 babies 61
  51. 51 Jaxon 1,375 babies 25
  52. 52 Luke 1,319 babies 3
  53. 53 Hugo 1,287 babies 7
  54. 54 Luca 1,280 babies 1
  55. 55 Jude 1,264 babies 4
  56. 56 Lewis 1,250 babies 12
  57. 57 Michael 1,245 babies 11
  58. 58 Harvey 1,199 babies 5
  59. 59 Ollie 1,184 babies 7
  60. 60 Jayden 1,183 babies 12
  61. 61 Harley 1,156 babies 4
  62. 62 Tommy 1,149 babies 3
  63. 63 Nathan 1,125 babies 7
  64. 64 Rory 1,114 babies 3
  65. 65 Jenson 1,111 babies 11
  66. 66 Reggie 1,097 babies 36
  67. 67 Elliot 1,084 babies 11
  68. 68 Frankie 1,082 babies 6
  69. 69 Gabriel 1,069 babies 2
  70. 70 Ryan 1,059 babies 12
  71. 71 Albert 1,046 babies 10
  72. 72 Caleb 1,043 babies 16
  73. 73 Stanley 1,037 babies 6
  74. 74 Blake 1,026 babies 11
  75. 75 Jackson 1,019 babies 5
  76. 76 Aaron 1,005 babies 7
  77. 77 Carter 998 babies 17
  78. 78 Louis 993 babies 7
  79. 79 Mohammad 991 babies 4
  80. 80 Charles 973 babies 8
  81. 81 Tyler 958 babies 13
  82. 82 Elliott 943 babies 3
  83. 83 Kai 940 babies 1
  84. 84 Alex 938 babies 7
  85. 85 Ronnie 935 babies 8
  86. 86 Austin 901 babies 3
  87. 87 Finn 900 babies 16
  88. 88 Frederick 893 babies 2
  89. 89 Liam 893 babies 19
  90. 90 Leon 876 babies 7
  91. 91 Callum 862 babies 27
  92. 92 Jamie 860 babies 10
  93. 93 Dexter 859 babies 6
  94. 94 Bobby 843 babies 20
  95. 95 Ellis 838 babies 3
  96. 96 Ezra 836 babies 31
  97. 97 Connor 813 babies 7
  98. 98 Albie 804 babies 18
  99. 99 Roman 783 babies 8
  100. 100 Finlay 756 babies 8

Show all 1000

Girl Names

  1. 1 Olivia 5,737 babies 1
  2. 2 Amelia 5,269 babies 1
  3. 3 Emily 4,310 babies =
  4. 4 Isla 3,991 babies =
  5. 5 Ava 3,781 babies =
  6. 6 Jessica 3,132 babies 1
  7. 7 Ella 3,129 babies 1
  8. 8 Lily 3,124 babies 2
  9. 9 Sophie 3,076 babies 1
  10. 10 Sophia 2,994 babies 2
  11. 11 Charlotte 2,984 babies 10
  12. 12 Grace 2,953 babies 1
  13. 13 Mia 2,937 babies 4
  14. 14 Isabella 2,911 babies 1
  15. 15 Evie 2,798 babies =
  16. 16 Poppy 2,666 babies 2
  17. 17 Alice 2,421 babies 7
  18. 18 Freya 2,389 babies 1
  19. 19 Chloe 2,273 babies 3
  20. 20 Scarlett 2,267 babies 2
  21. 21 Daisy 2,168 babies 1
  22. 22 Florence 2,139 babies 4
  23. 23 Ruby 2,130 babies 6
  24. 24 Isabelle 2,104 babies 1
  25. 25 Phoebe 2,094 babies 3
  26. 26 Matilda 1,983 babies 4
  27. 27 Eva 1,929 babies 2
  28. 28 Sienna 1,929 babies 1
  29. 29 Evelyn 1,925 babies 2
  30. 30 Sofia 1,839 babies 2
  31. 31 Elsie 1,668 babies 3
  32. 32 Millie 1,662 babies 3
  33. 33 Lucy 1,659 babies 5
  34. 34 Willow 1,656 babies 10
  35. 35 Ivy 1,632 babies 11
  36. 36 Rosie 1,551 babies =
  37. 37 Layla 1,547 babies 4
  38. 38 Esme 1,530 babies 3
  39. 39 Imogen 1,514 babies 4
  40. 40 Ellie 1,495 babies 3
  41. 41 Maya 1,493 babies 2
  42. 42 Emilia 1,490 babies 7
  43. 43 Elizabeth 1,486 babies =
  44. 44 Erin 1,465 babies 6
  45. 45 Harper 1,439 babies 13
  46. 46 Lola 1,406 babies 4
  47. 47 Emma 1,357 babies 1
  48. 48 Maisie 1,313 babies 4
  49. 49 Hannah 1,293 babies 2
  50. 50 Georgia 1,288 babies =
  51. 51 Holly 1,281 babies 11
  52. 52 Eliza 1,274 babies 4
  53. 53 Thea 1,272 babies 9
  54. 54 Aria 1,232 babies 28
  55. 55 Amber 1,217 babies 1
  56. 56 Molly 1,202 babies 11
  57. 57 Eleanor 1,193 babies 2
  58. 58 Abigail 1,170 babies 7
  59. 59 Harriet 1,165 babies 2
  60. 60 Lilly 1,137 babies 7
  61. 61 Anna 1,125 babies 4
  62. 62 Rose 1,104 babies 4
  63. 63 Annabelle 1,069 babies =
  64. 64 Jasmine 1,061 babies 9
  65. 65 Bella 1,054 babies 5
  66. 66 Zara 1,044 babies 3
  67. 67 Penelope 1,026 babies 4
  68. 68 Violet 1,020 babies 2
  69. 69 Amelie 1,017 babies 5
  70. 70 Maria 937 babies 3
  71. 71 Nancy 863 babies 3
  72. 72 Darcie 854 babies 4
  73. 73 Gracie 851 babies 8
  74. 74 Lottie 842 babies 13
  75. 75 Heidi 839 babies 9
  76. 76 Summer 824 babies 9
  77. 77 Martha 815 babies 9
  78. 78 Mila 775 babies 1
  79. 79 Robyn 767 babies 1
  80. 80 Luna 762 babies 53
  81. 81 Zoe 750 babies 5
  82. 82 Megan 749 babies 10
  83. 83 Maryam 733 babies =
  84. 84 Lexi 732 babies 7
  85. 85 Leah 723 babies =
  86. 86 Darcey 717 babies 8
  87. 87 Sarah 717 babies 3
  88. 88 Beatrice 703 babies 20
  89. 89 Niamh 703 babies 2
  90. 90 Clara 699 babies 4
  91. 91 Orla 696 babies 1
  92. 92 Iris 676 babies 22
  93. 93 Brooke 667 babies 8
  94. 94 Sara 660 babies 3
  95. 95 Julia 657 babies 6
  96. 96 Katie 649 babies 21
  97. 97 Lacey 649 babies 16
  98. 98 Annie 643 babies 11
  99. 99 Darcy 643 babies 4
  100. 100 Francesca 641 babies 4

Show all 1000

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

Other countries

United States New Zealand Ireland Canada