Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 1997
The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 7,745 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 10,145 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 | Chloe | 7,745 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,616 |
| 3 | Sophie | 6,311 |
| 4 | Jessica | 6,090 |
| 5 | Megan | 5,724 |
| 6 | Hannah | 5,581 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5,531 |
| 8 | Lauren | 5,529 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 5,514 |
| 10 | Georgia | 4,908 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,666 |
| 12 | Lucy | 4,235 |
| 13 | Emma | 4,126 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,074 |
| 15 | Katie | 3,864 |
| 16 | Shannon | 3,640 |
| 17 | Laura | 2,937 |
| 18 | Courtney | 2,812 |
| 19 | Olivia | 2,789 |
| 20 | Eleanor | 2,747 |
| 21 | Molly | 2,628 |
| 22 | Sarah | 2,613 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,584 |
| 24 | Abigail | 2,570 |
| 25 | Jade | 2,538 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,259 |
| 27 | Ellie | 2,202 |
| 28 | Rachel | 2,120 |
| 29 | Danielle | 2,069 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,892 |
| 31 | Zoe | 1,784 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,703 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,700 |
| 34 | Victoria | 1,650 |
| 35 | Chelsea | 1,649 |
| 36 | Leah | 1,605 |
| 37 | Nicole | 1,569 |
| 38 | Samantha | 1,552 |
| 39 | Natasha | 1,500 |
| 40 | Amber | 1,490 |
| 40 | Anna | 1,490 |
| 42 | Grace | 1,440 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 1,381 |
| 44 | Ella | 1,300 |
| 45 | Louise | 1,283 |
| 46 | Caitlin | 1,215 |
| 47 | Melissa | 1,180 |
| 48 | Jasmine | 1,154 |
| 49 | Amelia | 1,145 |
| 50 | Kayleigh | 1,140 |
| 51 | Natalie | 1,138 |
| 52 | Stephanie | 1,115 |
| 53 | Katherine | 1,077 |
| 54 | Phoebe | 1,071 |
| 55 | Abbie | 1,067 |
| 56 | Lydia | 1,062 |
| 57 | Gemma | 1,053 |
| 58 | Jodie | 1,021 |
| 59 | Harriet | 1,000 |
| 60 | Francesca | 975 |
| 61 | Aimee | 968 |
| 62 | Jennifer | 938 |
| 63 | Kirsty | 898 |
| 64 | Kate | 892 |
| 65 | Hayley | 877 |
| 66 | Ellen | 866 |
| 67 | Hollie | 858 |
| 68 | Ashleigh | 857 |
| 68 | Daisy | 857 |
| 70 | Rosie | 818 |
| 71 | Alisha | 816 |
| 72 | Sian | 760 |
| 73 | Bethan | 750 |
| 74 | Catherine | 736 |
| 75 | Lily | 721 |
| 76 | Mollie | 677 |
| 77 | Isobel | 651 |
| 78 | Heather | 645 |
| 79 | Rachael | 643 |
| 80 | Demi | 633 |
| 81 | Yasmin | 628 |
| 82 | Kelly | 621 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 619 |
| 84 | Alicia | 606 |
| 85 | Naomi | 603 |
| 86 | Niamh | 591 |
| 86 | Rhiannon | 591 |
| 88 | Millie | 584 |
| 89 | Mia | 583 |
| 90 | Robyn | 568 |
| 91 | Sophia | 566 |
| 92 | Chantelle | 557 |
| 93 | Kimberley | 551 |
| 94 | Imogen | 548 |
| 95 | Madeleine | 540 |
| 96 | Beth | 536 |
| 97 | Erin | 532 |
| 98 | Gabrielle | 527 |
| 99 | Tia | 525 |
| 100 | Isabelle | 509 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 10,145 |
| 2 | James | 9,853 |
| 3 | Thomas | 9,479 |
| 4 | Daniel | 9,047 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,698 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,443 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,367 |
| 8 | Joseph | 5,809 |
| 9 | Ryan | 5,631 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,404 |
| 11 | Luke | 5,147 |
| 12 | Connor | 4,890 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 4,782 |
| 14 | Callum | 4,746 |
| 15 | Liam | 4,743 |
| 16 | Alexander | 4,698 |
| 17 | Harry | 4,631 |
| 18 | George | 4,586 |
| 19 | William | 4,499 |
| 20 | Adam | 4,202 |
| 21 | Lewis | 4,065 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,945 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,704 |
| 24 | Oliver | 3,647 |
| 25 | Nathan | 2,983 |
| 26 | Christopher | 2,939 |
| 27 | Kieran | 2,753 |
| 28 | Bradley | 2,745 |
| 29 | Jacob | 2,590 |
| 30 | Ben | 2,572 |
| 31 | Jamie | 2,540 |
| 32 | Aaron | 2,497 |
| 33 | Mohammed | 2,390 |
| 34 | Robert | 2,281 |
| 35 | David | 2,237 |
| 36 | Cameron | 2,231 |
| 37 | Andrew | 2,220 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,205 |
| 39 | Brandon | 2,184 |
| 40 | Charlie | 2,161 |
| 41 | Reece | 1,780 |
| 42 | Charles | 1,762 |
| 43 | Alex | 1,747 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,711 |
| 45 | Jonathan | 1,690 |
| 46 | Ashley | 1,660 |
| 47 | Sam | 1,562 |
| 48 | Joe | 1,454 |
| 49 | John | 1,439 |
| 50 | Scott | 1,414 |
| 51 | Sean | 1,388 |
| 52 | Dylan | 1,380 |
| 53 | Dominic | 1,359 |
| 54 | Louis | 1,325 |
| 55 | Rhys | 1,291 |
| 56 | Nicholas | 1,274 |
| 57 | Max | 1,244 |
| 58 | Henry | 1,241 |
| 59 | Tyler | 1,158 |
| 60 | Ross | 1,150 |
| 61 | Elliot | 1,045 |
| 62 | Ethan | 1,037 |
| 63 | Mark | 1,028 |
| 64 | Conor | 1,024 |
| 64 | Peter | 1,024 |
| 66 | Stephen | 976 |
| 67 | Patrick | 962 |
| 68 | Anthony | 948 |
| 69 | Declan | 942 |
| 70 | Billy | 885 |
| 71 | Richard | 880 |
| 72 | Jason | 844 |
| 72 | Lee | 844 |
| 74 | Owen | 813 |
| 75 | Joel | 809 |
| 76 | Paul | 806 |
| 77 | Shane | 776 |
| 78 | Toby | 762 |
| 79 | Harrison | 760 |
| 79 | Steven | 760 |
| 81 | Mitchell | 759 |
| 82 | Aidan | 732 |
| 83 | Shaun | 708 |
| 84 | Jay | 691 |
| 85 | Curtis | 675 |
| 86 | Mohammad | 658 |
| 87 | Elliott | 637 |
| 88 | Marcus | 621 |
| 89 | Josh | 595 |
| 90 | Corey | 584 |
| 91 | Craig | 575 |
| 92 | Alfie | 565 |
| 93 | Christian | 562 |
| 94 | Calum | 554 |
| 95 | Muhammad | 552 |
| 96 | Timothy | 550 |
| 97 | Kane | 549 |
| 98 | Rory | 541 |
| 99 | Dean | 538 |
| 100 | Harvey | 534 |