Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2006
The top girls’ name was Grace, given to 5,026 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 7,804 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 | Grace | 5,026 |
| 2 | Olivia | 4,961 |
| 3 | Jessica | 4,908 |
| 4 | Ruby | 4,511 |
| 5 | Emily | 4,474 |
| 6 | Sophie | 4,309 |
| 7 | Chloe | 4,031 |
| 8 | Lucy | 3,506 |
| 9 | Lily | 3,407 |
| 10 | Ellie | 3,339 |
| 11 | Ella | 3,286 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 3,233 |
| 13 | Katie | 3,068 |
| 14 | Mia | 2,975 |
| 15 | Hannah | 2,946 |
| 16 | Amelia | 2,907 |
| 17 | Megan | 2,827 |
| 18 | Holly | 2,329 |
| 19 | Amy | 2,318 |
| 20 | Isabella | 2,306 |
| 21 | Evie | 2,239 |
| 22 | Millie | 2,210 |
| 23 | Abigail | 2,147 |
| 24 | Freya | 2,067 |
| 25 | Molly | 1,995 |
| 26 | Daisy | 1,990 |
| 27 | Emma | 1,989 |
| 28 | Erin | 1,985 |
| 29 | Isabelle | 1,945 |
| 30 | Poppy | 1,794 |
| 31 | Jasmine | 1,750 |
| 32 | Phoebe | 1,634 |
| 33 | Keira | 1,622 |
| 34 | Leah | 1,592 |
| 35 | Caitlin | 1,581 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 1,575 |
| 37 | Georgia | 1,559 |
| 38 | Lauren | 1,512 |
| 39 | Amber | 1,494 |
| 40 | Madison | 1,490 |
| 41 | Elizabeth | 1,476 |
| 42 | Eleanor | 1,388 |
| 43 | Bethany | 1,371 |
| 44 | Scarlett | 1,283 |
| 45 | Isabel | 1,281 |
| 46 | Paige | 1,266 |
| 47 | Alice | 1,180 |
| 48 | Imogen | 1,176 |
| 49 | Sophia | 1,137 |
| 50 | Anna | 1,130 |
| 51 | Lola | 1,101 |
| 52 | Libby | 1,100 |
| 53 | Maisie | 1,065 |
| 54 | Isobel | 1,047 |
| 55 | Brooke | 1,020 |
| 56 | Tia | 1,008 |
| 57 | Alisha | 986 |
| 58 | Sarah | 976 |
| 59 | Gracie | 973 |
| 60 | Ava | 966 |
| 61 | Faith | 952 |
| 62 | Summer | 937 |
| 63 | Niamh | 932 |
| 64 | Eve | 930 |
| 65 | Aimee | 918 |
| 66 | Courtney | 910 |
| 67 | Maddison | 881 |
| 68 | Rosie | 880 |
| 69 | Sienna | 870 |
| 70 | Matilda | 848 |
| 71 | Lilly | 842 |
| 72 | Madeleine | 822 |
| 73 | Shannon | 820 |
| 74 | Zoe | 799 |
| 75 | Eva | 790 |
| 76 | Skye | 775 |
| 77 | Nicole | 772 |
| 78 | Amelie | 751 |
| 79 | Maya | 735 |
| 80 | Abbie | 727 |
| 80 | Zara | 727 |
| 82 | Harriet | 720 |
| 83 | Hollie | 718 |
| 84 | Rachel | 684 |
| 85 | Francesca | 677 |
| 86 | Lydia | 652 |
| 87 | Alicia | 646 |
| 88 | Sofia | 630 |
| 89 | Alexandra | 602 |
| 90 | Layla | 599 |
| 91 | Natasha | 585 |
| 92 | Mollie | 582 |
| 93 | Isla | 575 |
| 94 | Morgan | 571 |
| 95 | Demi | 562 |
| 96 | Martha | 539 |
| 96 | Tilly | 539 |
| 98 | Lara | 528 |
| 98 | Tegan | 528 |
| 100 | Eloise | 527 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 7,804 |
| 2 | Thomas | 6,616 |
| 3 | Joshua | 6,519 |
| 4 | Oliver | 5,898 |
| 5 | Harry | 5,639 |
| 6 | James | 5,411 |
| 7 | William | 4,886 |
| 8 | Daniel | 4,844 |
| 8 | Samuel | 4,844 |
| 10 | Charlie | 4,734 |
| 11 | Joseph | 4,279 |
| 12 | Benjamin | 4,188 |
| 13 | Callum | 3,937 |
| 14 | George | 3,787 |
| 15 | Jake | 3,747 |
| 16 | Alfie | 3,702 |
| 17 | Luke | 3,475 |
| 18 | Ethan | 3,400 |
| 18 | Matthew | 3,400 |
| 20 | Mohammed | 3,239 |
| 21 | Lewis | 3,238 |
| 22 | Jacob | 3,193 |
| 23 | Dylan | 3,103 |
| 24 | Alexander | 3,059 |
| 25 | Ryan | 2,761 |
| 26 | Adam | 2,674 |
| 27 | Tyler | 2,353 |
| 28 | Harvey | 2,325 |
| 29 | Max | 2,248 |
| 30 | Cameron | 2,096 |
| 31 | Jamie | 2,068 |
| 32 | Liam | 2,063 |
| 33 | Leo | 2,047 |
| 34 | Owen | 1,965 |
| 35 | Connor | 1,951 |
| 36 | Harrison | 1,926 |
| 37 | Nathan | 1,894 |
| 38 | Ben | 1,845 |
| 39 | Henry | 1,798 |
| 40 | Archie | 1,739 |
| 41 | Michael | 1,666 |
| 42 | Edward | 1,659 |
| 43 | Muhammad | 1,636 |
| 44 | Aaron | 1,620 |
| 45 | Kyle | 1,565 |
| 46 | Oscar | 1,523 |
| 47 | Noah | 1,511 |
| 48 | Lucas | 1,493 |
| 49 | Rhys | 1,451 |
| 50 | Charles | 1,443 |
| 51 | Bradley | 1,409 |
| 52 | Toby | 1,388 |
| 53 | Brandon | 1,357 |
| 54 | Louis | 1,350 |
| 55 | Isaac | 1,333 |
| 56 | Reece | 1,311 |
| 57 | Alex | 1,293 |
| 58 | Kieran | 1,274 |
| 59 | Finlay | 1,262 |
| 60 | Finley | 1,242 |
| 61 | Logan | 1,232 |
| 62 | Mason | 1,230 |
| 63 | Kai | 1,213 |
| 64 | Riley | 1,187 |
| 65 | Freddie | 1,129 |
| 66 | Jayden | 1,125 |
| 67 | David | 1,112 |
| 68 | Harley | 1,092 |
| 69 | Kian | 1,043 |
| 70 | Mohammad | 1,033 |
| 71 | Bailey | 990 |
| 72 | Sam | 952 |
| 73 | John | 905 |
| 74 | Joel | 897 |
| 75 | Robert | 890 |
| 76 | Leon | 884 |
| 77 | Ellis | 876 |
| 78 | Joe | 844 |
| 79 | Taylor | 839 |
| 80 | Corey | 834 |
| 81 | Luca | 826 |
| 82 | Billy | 825 |
| 83 | Christopher | 824 |
| 84 | Ashton | 817 |
| 85 | Evan | 813 |
| 86 | Aidan | 804 |
| 87 | Elliot | 786 |
| 88 | Morgan | 772 |
| 89 | Hayden | 769 |
| 90 | Jay | 756 |
| 91 | Theo | 751 |
| 92 | Dominic | 734 |
| 93 | Zachary | 727 |
| 94 | Sebastian | 715 |
| 95 | Sean | 714 |
| 96 | Andrew | 681 |
| 97 | Reuben | 680 |
| 98 | Gabriel | 658 |
| 99 | Frederick | 619 |
| 100 | Ewan | 594 |