Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2005
The top girls’ name was Jessica, given to 5,030 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 7,434 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 | Jessica | 5,030 |
| 2 | Emily | 4,752 |
| 3 | Sophie | 4,422 |
| 4 | Olivia | 4,282 |
| 5 | Ellie | 4,049 |
| 6 | Chloe | 4,017 |
| 7 | Grace | 3,653 |
| 8 | Lucy | 3,534 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 3,499 |
| 10 | Ella | 3,220 |
| 11 | Katie | 3,201 |
| 12 | Ruby | 3,149 |
| 13 | Megan | 3,109 |
| 14 | Hannah | 2,990 |
| 15 | Amelia | 2,976 |
| 16 | Lily | 2,871 |
| 17 | Amy | 2,717 |
| 18 | Mia | 2,539 |
| 19 | Holly | 2,465 |
| 20 | Abigail | 2,461 |
| 21 | Millie | 2,418 |
| 22 | Molly | 2,355 |
| 23 | Emma | 2,144 |
| 24 | Isabella | 2,065 |
| 25 | Leah | 2,045 |
| 26 | Caitlin | 1,889 |
| 27 | Lauren | 1,888 |
| 28 | Daisy | 1,879 |
| 28 | Evie | 1,879 |
| 30 | Isabelle | 1,800 |
| 31 | Freya | 1,794 |
| 32 | Erin | 1,788 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 1,748 |
| 34 | Georgia | 1,597 |
| 35 | Poppy | 1,574 |
| 36 | Phoebe | 1,569 |
| 37 | Keira | 1,565 |
| 38 | Amber | 1,562 |
| 39 | Madison | 1,556 |
| 40 | Bethany | 1,512 |
| 41 | Jasmine | 1,478 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 1,435 |
| 43 | Eleanor | 1,328 |
| 44 | Alice | 1,307 |
| 45 | Paige | 1,290 |
| 46 | Scarlett | 1,261 |
| 47 | Isabel | 1,232 |
| 48 | Libby | 1,131 |
| 49 | Aimee | 1,121 |
| 50 | Niamh | 1,110 |
| 51 | Isobel | 1,098 |
| 52 | Anna | 1,096 |
| 53 | Abbie | 1,004 |
| 53 | Tia | 1,004 |
| 55 | Eve | 964 |
| 56 | Sarah | 962 |
| 57 | Alisha | 957 |
| 58 | Courtney | 949 |
| 58 | Maisie | 949 |
| 60 | Sophia | 940 |
| 61 | Rosie | 914 |
| 61 | Shannon | 914 |
| 63 | Maddison | 899 |
| 64 | Madeleine | 888 |
| 65 | Imogen | 868 |
| 66 | Summer | 852 |
| 67 | Zoe | 829 |
| 68 | Nicole | 823 |
| 69 | Faith | 813 |
| 70 | Sienna | 803 |
| 71 | Brooke | 743 |
| 72 | Alicia | 731 |
| 73 | Harriet | 711 |
| 74 | Lilly | 703 |
| 75 | Francesca | 700 |
| 76 | Eva | 695 |
| 77 | Hollie | 684 |
| 78 | Demi | 683 |
| 79 | Rachel | 681 |
| 80 | Natasha | 680 |
| 81 | Mollie | 668 |
| 82 | Ava | 657 |
| 83 | Amelie | 655 |
| 84 | Lydia | 649 |
| 85 | Zara | 640 |
| 86 | Gracie | 637 |
| 87 | Alexandra | 634 |
| 88 | Skye | 631 |
| 89 | Matilda | 620 |
| 90 | Lola | 613 |
| 91 | Morgan | 594 |
| 92 | Kiera | 588 |
| 93 | Eloise | 583 |
| 94 | Laura | 571 |
| 95 | Tilly | 557 |
| 96 | Sofia | 542 |
| 97 | Layla | 530 |
| 98 | Maya | 527 |
| 99 | Kayleigh | 524 |
| 100 | Naomi | 510 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 7,434 |
| 2 | Joshua | 7,167 |
| 3 | Thomas | 6,792 |
| 4 | James | 5,654 |
| 5 | Oliver | 5,516 |
| 6 | Daniel | 5,270 |
| 7 | Samuel | 5,219 |
| 8 | William | 5,106 |
| 9 | Harry | 4,638 |
| 10 | Joseph | 4,523 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 4,414 |
| 12 | Charlie | 4,033 |
| 13 | Luke | 3,771 |
| 14 | Callum | 3,637 |
| 15 | Matthew | 3,633 |
| 16 | Jake | 3,552 |
| 17 | George | 3,540 |
| 18 | Ethan | 3,528 |
| 19 | Lewis | 3,343 |
| 20 | Mohammed | 3,146 |
| 21 | Jacob | 3,057 |
| 22 | Alexander | 3,015 |
| 23 | Alfie | 3,005 |
| 24 | Dylan | 2,990 |
| 25 | Ryan | 2,933 |
| 26 | Adam | 2,869 |
| 27 | Harvey | 2,431 |
| 28 | Liam | 2,390 |
| 29 | Tyler | 2,331 |
| 30 | Connor | 2,321 |
| 31 | Max | 2,279 |
| 32 | Ben | 2,204 |
| 33 | Jamie | 2,197 |
| 34 | Cameron | 2,121 |
| 35 | Nathan | 2,108 |
| 36 | Owen | 2,013 |
| 37 | Leo | 1,723 |
| 38 | Archie | 1,685 |
| 39 | Bradley | 1,643 |
| 39 | Harrison | 1,643 |
| 41 | Kyle | 1,638 |
| 42 | Michael | 1,627 |
| 43 | Louis | 1,611 |
| 44 | Henry | 1,595 |
| 45 | Aaron | 1,557 |
| 46 | Edward | 1,552 |
| 47 | Brandon | 1,433 |
| 48 | Toby | 1,374 |
| 49 | Charles | 1,372 |
| 50 | Kieran | 1,352 |
| 51 | Noah | 1,346 |
| 52 | Muhammad | 1,318 |
| 53 | Alex | 1,302 |
| 53 | Isaac | 1,302 |
| 55 | Oscar | 1,262 |
| 56 | Reece | 1,256 |
| 57 | Finlay | 1,172 |
| 58 | Lucas | 1,126 |
| 59 | Rhys | 1,102 |
| 60 | Mason | 1,087 |
| 61 | David | 1,079 |
| 62 | Bailey | 1,061 |
| 63 | Kian | 1,052 |
| 64 | Finley | 1,049 |
| 65 | Joe | 1,028 |
| 66 | Kai | 1,024 |
| 67 | Sam | 1,009 |
| 68 | Mohammad | 990 |
| 69 | Joel | 978 |
| 70 | Harley | 959 |
| 71 | Billy | 955 |
| 72 | John | 946 |
| 73 | Robert | 938 |
| 74 | Riley | 917 |
| 75 | Leon | 914 |
| 76 | Christopher | 908 |
| 77 | Logan | 895 |
| 78 | Aidan | 865 |
| 79 | Freddie | 843 |
| 80 | Morgan | 825 |
| 81 | Jay | 820 |
| 82 | Elliot | 797 |
| 83 | Luca | 784 |
| 84 | Jayden | 769 |
| 85 | Taylor | 761 |
| 86 | Dominic | 756 |
| 87 | Ellis | 754 |
| 88 | Andrew | 723 |
| 89 | Sebastian | 692 |
| 90 | Ewan | 677 |
| 91 | Corey | 665 |
| 92 | Patrick | 651 |
| 93 | Jonathan | 650 |
| 94 | Sean | 638 |
| 95 | Zachary | 625 |
| 96 | Gabriel | 611 |
| 97 | Evan | 607 |
| 98 | Frederick | 606 |
| 99 | Scott | 595 |
| 100 | Zak | 582 |