Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2009
The top girls’ name was Olivia, given to 5,201 babies. The top boys’ name was Oliver, given to 7,364 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 | Olivia | 5,201 |
| 2 | Ruby | 4,555 |
| 3 | Chloe | 4,479 |
| 4 | Emily | 4,462 |
| 5 | Sophie | 4,452 |
| 6 | Jessica | 4,291 |
| 7 | Grace | 4,208 |
| 8 | Lily | 3,967 |
| 9 | Amelia | 3,625 |
| 10 | Evie | 3,389 |
| 11 | Mia | 2,836 |
| 12 | Ava | 2,827 |
| 13 | Ella | 2,818 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 2,778 |
| 15 | Isabella | 2,607 |
| 16 | Lucy | 2,597 |
| 17 | Isabelle | 2,546 |
| 18 | Daisy | 2,449 |
| 19 | Holly | 2,263 |
| 20 | Megan | 2,250 |
| 21 | Freya | 2,228 |
| 22 | Poppy | 2,226 |
| 23 | Phoebe | 2,074 |
| 24 | Summer | 2,054 |
| 25 | Scarlett | 2,045 |
| 26 | Millie | 2,012 |
| 27 | Ellie | 1,987 |
| 28 | Amy | 1,975 |
| 29 | Hannah | 1,956 |
| 30 | Isla | 1,908 |
| 31 | Katie | 1,818 |
| 32 | Imogen | 1,741 |
| 33 | Erin | 1,705 |
| 34 | Maisie | 1,703 |
| 35 | Sophia | 1,693 |
| 36 | Abigail | 1,673 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 1,593 |
| 38 | Eva | 1,534 |
| 39 | Brooke | 1,524 |
| 40 | Molly | 1,522 |
| 41 | Emma | 1,477 |
| 42 | Lola | 1,463 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 1,404 |
| 44 | Leah | 1,385 |
| 45 | Lilly | 1,343 |
| 46 | Matilda | 1,285 |
| 47 | Lexi | 1,282 |
| 48 | Layla | 1,274 |
| 49 | Sienna | 1,229 |
| 50 | Alice | 1,212 |
| 51 | Isabel | 1,196 |
| 52 | Amber | 1,163 |
| 53 | Bethany | 1,135 |
| 54 | Gracie | 1,118 |
| 55 | Georgia | 1,097 |
| 56 | Eleanor | 1,087 |
| 57 | Amelie | 1,084 |
| 58 | Caitlin | 1,070 |
| 59 | Madison | 1,030 |
| 60 | Isobel | 1,017 |
| 61 | Lauren | 1,016 |
| 62 | Rosie | 1,002 |
| 63 | Keira | 973 |
| 64 | Anna | 972 |
| 65 | Paige | 944 |
| 66 | Maya | 942 |
| 67 | Lacey | 933 |
| 68 | Maddison | 928 |
| 69 | Lexie | 926 |
| 70 | Aimee | 901 |
| 71 | Skye | 895 |
| 72 | Tia | 885 |
| 73 | Faith | 869 |
| 74 | Sofia | 866 |
| 75 | Zara | 832 |
| 76 | Niamh | 824 |
| 77 | Rebecca | 810 |
| 78 | Libby | 794 |
| 79 | Sarah | 793 |
| 80 | Florence | 788 |
| 81 | Martha | 780 |
| 82 | Hollie | 775 |
| 83 | Zoe | 772 |
| 84 | Julia | 766 |
| 85 | Evelyn | 723 |
| 86 | Tilly | 703 |
| 87 | Alexandra | 692 |
| 88 | Nicole | 691 |
| 89 | Harriet | 690 |
| 90 | Emilia | 673 |
| 91 | Lydia | 639 |
| 92 | Eve | 638 |
| 93 | Maria | 633 |
| 94 | Rose | 619 |
| 95 | Esme | 615 |
| 96 | Alisha | 611 |
| 97 | Heidi | 608 |
| 98 | Francesca | 598 |
| 99 | Sara | 553 |
| 100 | Mya | 550 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 7,364 |
| 2 | Jack | 7,090 |
| 3 | Harry | 6,143 |
| 4 | Alfie | 5,536 |
| 5 | Joshua | 5,526 |
| 6 | Thomas | 5,520 |
| 7 | Charlie | 5,409 |
| 8 | William | 5,247 |
| 9 | James | 4,544 |
| 10 | Daniel | 4,444 |
| 11 | George | 4,347 |
| 12 | Samuel | 4,314 |
| 13 | Ethan | 3,729 |
| 14 | Joseph | 3,613 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 3,319 |
| 16 | Mohammed | 3,300 |
| 17 | Lucas | 3,276 |
| 18 | Jacob | 3,214 |
| 19 | Dylan | 3,201 |
| 20 | Archie | 3,069 |
| 21 | Lewis | 3,008 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,981 |
| 23 | Oscar | 2,943 |
| 24 | Liam | 2,784 |
| 25 | Max | 2,762 |
| 26 | Jayden | 2,667 |
| 27 | Jake | 2,456 |
| 28 | Callum | 2,438 |
| 29 | Riley | 2,406 |
| 30 | Ryan | 2,398 |
| 31 | Tyler | 2,366 |
| 32 | Noah | 2,250 |
| 33 | Luke | 2,220 |
| 34 | Adam | 2,199 |
| 35 | Logan | 2,196 |
| 36 | Muhammad | 2,162 |
| 37 | Henry | 2,143 |
| 38 | Matthew | 2,122 |
| 39 | Harvey | 2,077 |
| 40 | Leo | 2,011 |
| 41 | Isaac | 1,979 |
| 42 | Harrison | 1,951 |
| 43 | Finley | 1,905 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,795 |
| 45 | Mason | 1,718 |
| 46 | Connor | 1,670 |
| 47 | Owen | 1,630 |
| 48 | Jamie | 1,573 |
| 48 | Nathan | 1,573 |
| 50 | Alex | 1,478 |
| 51 | Michael | 1,385 |
| 52 | Cameron | 1,378 |
| 53 | Freddie | 1,356 |
| 54 | Aaron | 1,354 |
| 55 | Theo | 1,323 |
| 56 | Harley | 1,290 |
| 57 | Toby | 1,284 |
| 58 | Charles | 1,225 |
| 59 | Rhys | 1,208 |
| 60 | Leon | 1,155 |
| 61 | Finlay | 1,093 |
| 62 | Mohammad | 1,073 |
| 62 | Sebastian | 1,073 |
| 64 | David | 1,072 |
| 65 | Ben | 1,069 |
| 66 | Louis | 1,067 |
| 67 | Zachary | 1,020 |
| 68 | Kai | 1,012 |
| 69 | Ashton | 1,005 |
| 70 | Evan | 973 |
| 71 | Kian | 956 |
| 72 | Luca | 936 |
| 73 | Aiden | 900 |
| 74 | Kyle | 892 |
| 75 | Gabriel | 886 |
| 76 | Reece | 867 |
| 77 | Hayden | 864 |
| 78 | Aidan | 858 |
| 79 | Reuben | 854 |
| 80 | Joel | 836 |
| 81 | Bailey | 822 |
| 82 | Brandon | 801 |
| 83 | John | 762 |
| 84 | Louie | 757 |
| 85 | Ellis | 756 |
| 86 | Kieran | 752 |
| 87 | Elliot | 738 |
| 88 | Sam | 735 |
| 89 | Taylor | 731 |
| 90 | Bradley | 730 |
| 91 | Robert | 719 |
| 92 | Joe | 713 |
| 93 | Arthur | 712 |
| 94 | Christopher | 651 |
| 95 | Ewan | 636 |
| 96 | Frederick | 635 |
| 97 | Morgan | 634 |
| 98 | Jude | 627 |
| 98 | Stanley | 627 |
| 100 | Austin | 626 |