Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 1999

The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 9,038 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 9,785 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

RankNameBabies
1Chloe9,038
2Emily6,760
3Megan6,444
4Olivia5,250
5Sophie5,031
6Charlotte4,964
7Lauren4,889
8Jessica4,799
9Rebecca4,624
10Hannah4,351
11Bethany4,072
12Georgia4,045
13Lucy4,037
14Amy3,881
15Katie3,474
16Ellie3,243
17Emma2,920
18Courtney2,485
18Eleanor2,485
20Abigail2,397
21Shannon2,350
22Molly2,313
23Holly2,189
24Jade2,148
25Caitlin2,072
26Alice1,962
27Ella1,881
28Grace1,867
29Laura1,846
30Rachel1,775
31Sarah1,733
32Leah1,715
33Elizabeth1,652
34Amber1,595
35Jasmine1,550
36Natasha1,527
37Amelia1,511
38Phoebe1,431
39Anna1,369
40Victoria1,335
41Paige1,313
42Nicole1,312
43Chelsea1,261
44Georgina1,225
45Danielle1,211
46Imogen1,197
47Niamh1,194
48Zoe1,174
49Alexandra1,114
50Lydia1,084
51Samantha1,060
52Abbie1,044
53Lily1,007
54Mia980
55Isobel945
56Francesca921
57Isabella883
58Melissa863
59Harriet845
60Katherine839
61Millie812
61Tia812
63Morgan808
63Rosie808
65Louise804
66Natalie803
67Kayleigh799
68Daisy796
68Erin796
70Aimee777
71Kate772
72Alisha762
72Gemma762
74Jodie758
75Stephanie715
76Jennifer704
77Isabel691
78Ellen688
78Jordan688
80Hollie683
81Mollie680
82Madeleine647
83Alicia640
84Bethan637
85Catherine614
85Eve614
87Maisie607
88Charlie604
89Isabelle601
89Yasmin601
91Rhiannon590
92Freya589
93Ruby581
94Kirsty579
95Ashleigh573
96Naomi551
97Cerys538
98Sophia536
99Sian524
100Poppy516

All girls’ names in England & Wales, 1999

Top 100 boys’ names

RankNameBabies
1Jack9,785
2Thomas9,454
3James8,748
4Joshua7,275
5Daniel6,935
6Matthew6,152
7Samuel6,123
8Joseph5,875
9Callum5,587
10William5,287
11Ryan5,080
12Luke4,982
13Lewis4,916
14Harry4,914
15Benjamin4,559
16Jordan4,466
17Liam4,350
18George4,286
19Oliver3,958
20Alexander3,951
21Adam3,931
22Connor3,786
23Jake3,427
24Cameron3,181
25Nathan2,870
26Michael2,869
27Kieran2,777
28Jacob2,746
29Mohammed2,722
30Jamie2,500
31Ben2,485
32Charlie2,350
33Bradley2,336
34Brandon2,298
35Owen2,201
36Aaron2,151
37Kyle1,999
38Christopher1,937
39Robert1,853
40Ethan1,772
41Charles1,667
42David1,642
43Edward1,605
44Reece1,602
45Alex1,567
46Dylan1,512
47Andrew1,497
48Max1,431
49Louis1,397
50Sam1,375
51Henry1,359
52Morgan1,343
53Joe1,292
54Rhys1,270
55Jonathan1,248
56Tyler1,230
57John1,158
58Scott1,111
58Sean1,111
60Dominic1,029
61Nicholas997
62Harrison961
63Ross917
64Alfie899
65Jay890
66Conor866
67Elliot857
68Ashley850
69Patrick847
70Joel829
71Billy815
72Peter804
73Declan773
74Stephen750
75Aidan748
76Mitchell747
77Toby743
78Mark715
79Isaac710
80Mohammad687
81Anthony683
82Muhammad659
83Jason650
84Harvey644
85Tom638
86Ewan626
87Leon599
87Oscar599
89Kai584
90Ellis580
91Lee562
92Steven560
93Marcus554
93Paul554
95Zachary551
96Elliott548
97Richard547
98Taylor528
99Mason511
100Lucas495

All boys’ names in England & Wales, 1999