Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 1996
The top girls’ name was Sophie, given to 7,087 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 10,779 babies.
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
Top 100 girls’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | 7,087 |
| 2 | Chloe | 6,824 |
| 3 | Jessica | 6,711 |
| 4 | Emily | 6,415 |
| 5 | Lauren | 6,299 |
| 6 | Hannah | 5,916 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5,866 |
| 8 | Rebecca | 5,828 |
| 9 | Amy | 5,206 |
| 10 | Megan | 4,948 |
| 11 | Shannon | 4,649 |
| 12 | Katie | 4,337 |
| 13 | Bethany | 4,271 |
| 14 | Emma | 4,232 |
| 15 | Lucy | 3,753 |
| 16 | Georgia | 3,723 |
| 17 | Laura | 3,582 |
| 18 | Sarah | 3,111 |
| 19 | Jade | 2,750 |
| 20 | Danielle | 2,641 |
| 21 | Abigail | 2,595 |
| 22 | Eleanor | 2,555 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,498 |
| 24 | Olivia | 2,456 |
| 25 | Alice | 2,357 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 2,225 |
| 27 | Rachel | 2,105 |
| 28 | Paige | 2,052 |
| 29 | Molly | 2,026 |
| 30 | Ellie | 1,900 |
| 31 | Zoe | 1,897 |
| 32 | Samantha | 1,854 |
| 33 | Natasha | 1,751 |
| 34 | Chelsea | 1,735 |
| 35 | Leah | 1,705 |
| 36 | Nicole | 1,679 |
| 37 | Victoria | 1,627 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 1,595 |
| 39 | Georgina | 1,593 |
| 40 | Amber | 1,422 |
| 41 | Grace | 1,421 |
| 42 | Natalie | 1,393 |
| 43 | Jodie | 1,354 |
| 44 | Louise | 1,309 |
| 45 | Abbie | 1,297 |
| 46 | Melissa | 1,282 |
| 47 | Anna | 1,274 |
| 48 | Katherine | 1,266 |
| 48 | Stephanie | 1,266 |
| 50 | Gemma | 1,261 |
| 51 | Kayleigh | 1,206 |
| 52 | Courtney | 1,203 |
| 53 | Kirsty | 1,202 |
| 54 | Jennifer | 1,200 |
| 55 | Jasmine | 1,145 |
| 56 | Ella | 1,137 |
| 57 | Hayley | 1,088 |
| 58 | Ashleigh | 1,081 |
| 59 | Kate | 1,055 |
| 60 | Harriet | 1,046 |
| 61 | Lydia | 1,009 |
| 62 | Francesca | 966 |
| 63 | Amelia | 929 |
| 63 | Ellen | 929 |
| 65 | Phoebe | 910 |
| 66 | Caitlin | 906 |
| 67 | Hollie | 896 |
| 68 | Catherine | 880 |
| 69 | Rosie | 879 |
| 70 | Aimee | 876 |
| 71 | Daisy | 828 |
| 72 | Bethan | 825 |
| 73 | Kimberley | 799 |
| 74 | Kelly | 789 |
| 75 | Naomi | 766 |
| 76 | Sian | 731 |
| 77 | Rachael | 721 |
| 78 | Heather | 713 |
| 79 | Demi | 689 |
| 80 | Robyn | 683 |
| 81 | Mollie | 667 |
| 82 | Yasmin | 661 |
| 83 | Beth | 656 |
| 84 | Rhiannon | 654 |
| 85 | Lily | 651 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 635 |
| 87 | Nicola | 629 |
| 88 | Leanne | 616 |
| 89 | Chantelle | 609 |
| 90 | Claire | 564 |
| 91 | Imogen | 555 |
| 92 | Poppy | 537 |
| 93 | Madeleine | 536 |
| 94 | Isobel | 522 |
| 95 | Sophia | 516 |
| 96 | Maria | 511 |
| 97 | Stacey | 509 |
| 98 | Alicia | 504 |
| 99 | Gabrielle | 501 |
| 100 | Erin | 486 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 10,779 |
| 2 | Daniel | 10,338 |
| 3 | Thomas | 9,603 |
| 4 | James | 9,385 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,887 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,426 |
| 7 | Ryan | 6,496 |
| 8 | Joseph | 6,193 |
| 9 | Samuel | 6,161 |
| 10 | Liam | 5,802 |
| 11 | Jordan | 5,750 |
| 12 | Luke | 5,664 |
| 13 | Connor | 5,009 |
| 14 | Alexander | 4,840 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 4,805 |
| 16 | Adam | 4,538 |
| 17 | Harry | 4,434 |
| 18 | Jake | 4,331 |
| 19 | George | 4,287 |
| 20 | Callum | 4,281 |
| 21 | William | 4,269 |
| 22 | Michael | 4,187 |
| 23 | Oliver | 3,655 |
| 24 | Lewis | 3,569 |
| 25 | Christopher | 3,483 |
| 26 | Kieran | 2,882 |
| 27 | Nathan | 2,744 |
| 28 | Jamie | 2,688 |
| 29 | Andrew | 2,676 |
| 30 | Robert | 2,644 |
| 31 | Bradley | 2,557 |
| 32 | David | 2,517 |
| 33 | Aaron | 2,511 |
| 34 | Ben | 2,332 |
| 35 | Jacob | 2,249 |
| 36 | Mohammed | 2,112 |
| 37 | Kyle | 2,046 |
| 38 | Charlie | 1,912 |
| 39 | Jonathan | 1,881 |
| 40 | Ashley | 1,874 |
| 41 | Reece | 1,811 |
| 42 | Cameron | 1,791 |
| 43 | Alex | 1,762 |
| 44 | Charles | 1,738 |
| 45 | Edward | 1,658 |
| 46 | John | 1,649 |
| 47 | Sam | 1,638 |
| 48 | Scott | 1,632 |
| 49 | Sean | 1,594 |
| 50 | Joe | 1,567 |
| 51 | Dominic | 1,519 |
| 52 | Nicholas | 1,385 |
| 53 | Brandon | 1,337 |
| 54 | Rhys | 1,259 |
| 55 | Mark | 1,222 |
| 56 | Max | 1,192 |
| 57 | Dylan | 1,186 |
| 58 | Henry | 1,135 |
| 59 | Peter | 1,128 |
| 60 | Stephen | 1,122 |
| 61 | Louis | 1,100 |
| 62 | Richard | 1,089 |
| 63 | Conor | 1,081 |
| 64 | Lee | 1,053 |
| 65 | Anthony | 1,045 |
| 66 | Patrick | 1,039 |
| 67 | Tyler | 1,007 |
| 68 | Ross | 1,004 |
| 69 | Jason | 1,001 |
| 70 | Elliot | 919 |
| 71 | Billy | 914 |
| 72 | Paul | 898 |
| 73 | Steven | 877 |
| 74 | Shane | 846 |
| 75 | Joel | 793 |
| 76 | Shaun | 773 |
| 77 | Toby | 761 |
| 78 | Curtis | 757 |
| 79 | Mitchell | 725 |
| 80 | Dean | 719 |
| 81 | Craig | 705 |
| 82 | Timothy | 691 |
| 83 | Aidan | 680 |
| 83 | Declan | 680 |
| 85 | Marcus | 674 |
| 86 | Harrison | 663 |
| 87 | Simon | 656 |
| 88 | Elliott | 645 |
| 89 | Jay | 639 |
| 90 | Christian | 627 |
| 91 | Calum | 614 |
| 92 | Ethan | 604 |
| 93 | Rory | 601 |
| 94 | Josh | 595 |
| 95 | Macauley | 577 |
| 96 | Zachary | 574 |
| 97 | Mohammad | 567 |
| 98 | Danny | 565 |
| 99 | Kane | 545 |
| 100 | Owen | 536 |