Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2012
The top girls’ name was Amelia, given to 7,061 babies. The top boys’ name was Harry, given to 7,168 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 | Amelia | 7,061 |
| 2 | Olivia | 4,585 |
| 3 | Jessica | 4,165 |
| 4 | Emily | 4,029 |
| 5 | Lily | 3,802 |
| 6 | Ava | 3,779 |
| 7 | Mia | 3,524 |
| 8 | Isla | 3,501 |
| 9 | Sophie | 3,496 |
| 10 | Isabella | 3,358 |
| 11 | Evie | 3,280 |
| 12 | Ruby | 3,231 |
| 13 | Poppy | 3,203 |
| 14 | Grace | 3,188 |
| 15 | Sophia | 2,855 |
| 16 | Chloe | 2,776 |
| 17 | Isabelle | 2,594 |
| 18 | Ella | 2,559 |
| 19 | Freya | 2,557 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 2,290 |
| 21 | Scarlett | 2,248 |
| 22 | Daisy | 2,209 |
| 23 | Lola | 2,010 |
| 24 | Eva | 1,946 |
| 25 | Holly | 1,937 |
| 26 | Millie | 1,912 |
| 27 | Lucy | 1,908 |
| 28 | Phoebe | 1,825 |
| 29 | Layla | 1,796 |
| 30 | Maisie | 1,658 |
| 31 | Sienna | 1,625 |
| 32 | Alice | 1,577 |
| 33 | Lilly | 1,536 |
| 34 | Florence | 1,531 |
| 35 | Ellie | 1,527 |
| 36 | Erin | 1,504 |
| 37 | Imogen | 1,454 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 1,446 |
| 39 | Molly | 1,434 |
| 40 | Summer | 1,408 |
| 41 | Megan | 1,388 |
| 42 | Hannah | 1,357 |
| 43 | Sofia | 1,336 |
| 44 | Abigail | 1,316 |
| 45 | Jasmine | 1,313 |
| 46 | Lexi | 1,301 |
| 47 | Matilda | 1,284 |
| 48 | Rosie | 1,263 |
| 49 | Lacey | 1,220 |
| 50 | Emma | 1,149 |
| 51 | Amelie | 1,146 |
| 52 | Gracie | 1,104 |
| 53 | Maya | 1,072 |
| 54 | Hollie | 1,062 |
| 55 | Georgia | 1,055 |
| 56 | Emilia | 1,050 |
| 57 | Evelyn | 1,034 |
| 58 | Bella | 1,027 |
| 59 | Brooke | 1,026 |
| 60 | Amber | 1,023 |
| 61 | Eliza | 996 |
| 62 | Amy | 995 |
| 63 | Eleanor | 989 |
| 64 | Leah | 944 |
| 65 | Esme | 934 |
| 66 | Katie | 914 |
| 67 | Harriet | 904 |
| 68 | Anna | 902 |
| 69 | Willow | 892 |
| 70 | Elsie | 888 |
| 71 | Zara | 886 |
| 72 | Annabelle | 884 |
| 73 | Bethany | 868 |
| 73 | Faith | 868 |
| 75 | Madison | 846 |
| 76 | Isabel | 774 |
| 77 | Martha | 770 |
| 78 | Rose | 764 |
| 79 | Julia | 751 |
| 80 | Paige | 715 |
| 81 | Maryam | 700 |
| 82 | Maddison | 696 |
| 83 | Heidi | 678 |
| 84 | Mollie | 672 |
| 84 | Niamh | 672 |
| 86 | Skye | 666 |
| 87 | Aisha | 642 |
| 88 | Ivy | 633 |
| 89 | Darcey | 632 |
| 90 | Francesca | 622 |
| 91 | Zoe | 620 |
| 92 | Keira | 610 |
| 92 | Tilly | 610 |
| 94 | Maria | 609 |
| 95 | Sarah | 592 |
| 96 | Lydia | 590 |
| 97 | Caitlin | 589 |
| 98 | Isobel | 585 |
| 99 | Sara | 584 |
| 100 | Violet | 580 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry | 7,168 |
| 2 | Oliver | 6,669 |
| 3 | Jack | 6,230 |
| 4 | Charlie | 5,571 |
| 5 | Jacob | 5,286 |
| 6 | Thomas | 4,893 |
| 7 | Alfie | 4,843 |
| 8 | Riley | 4,825 |
| 9 | William | 4,590 |
| 10 | James | 4,495 |
| 11 | Joshua | 4,444 |
| 12 | George | 4,408 |
| 13 | Ethan | 4,221 |
| 14 | Noah | 3,912 |
| 15 | Samuel | 3,499 |
| 16 | Daniel | 3,404 |
| 17 | Oscar | 3,289 |
| 18 | Max | 3,220 |
| 19 | Muhammad | 3,161 |
| 20 | Leo | 3,134 |
| 21 | Tyler | 3,125 |
| 22 | Joseph | 3,074 |
| 23 | Archie | 3,062 |
| 24 | Henry | 2,928 |
| 25 | Lucas | 2,858 |
| 26 | Mohammed | 2,853 |
| 27 | Alexander | 2,836 |
| 28 | Dylan | 2,800 |
| 29 | Logan | 2,700 |
| 30 | Isaac | 2,682 |
| 31 | Mason | 2,625 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 2,564 |
| 33 | Jake | 2,423 |
| 34 | Finley | 2,248 |
| 35 | Harrison | 2,224 |
| 36 | Edward | 2,088 |
| 37 | Jayden | 1,977 |
| 38 | Freddie | 1,936 |
| 39 | Adam | 1,907 |
| 40 | Zachary | 1,722 |
| 41 | Sebastian | 1,705 |
| 42 | Ryan | 1,675 |
| 43 | Lewis | 1,654 |
| 44 | Theo | 1,629 |
| 45 | Luke | 1,557 |
| 46 | Harley | 1,543 |
| 47 | Matthew | 1,518 |
| 48 | Harvey | 1,456 |
| 49 | Toby | 1,398 |
| 50 | Liam | 1,374 |
| 51 | Callum | 1,322 |
| 52 | Arthur | 1,310 |
| 53 | Michael | 1,302 |
| 54 | Jenson | 1,284 |
| 55 | Tommy | 1,281 |
| 56 | Nathan | 1,212 |
| 57 | Bobby | 1,186 |
| 58 | Connor | 1,152 |
| 59 | David | 1,148 |
| 60 | Mohammad | 1,125 |
| 61 | Luca | 1,117 |
| 62 | Charles | 1,088 |
| 63 | Kai | 1,075 |
| 64 | Jamie | 1,070 |
| 65 | Alex | 1,064 |
| 66 | Blake | 1,046 |
| 66 | Frankie | 1,046 |
| 68 | Reuben | 1,014 |
| 69 | Aaron | 959 |
| 70 | Dexter | 955 |
| 71 | Jude | 920 |
| 72 | Leon | 918 |
| 73 | Ollie | 907 |
| 74 | Stanley | 890 |
| 75 | Elliot | 876 |
| 76 | Gabriel | 858 |
| 77 | Cameron | 849 |
| 78 | Owen | 839 |
| 79 | Louie | 832 |
| 80 | Aiden | 825 |
| 81 | Louis | 815 |
| 82 | Elijah | 792 |
| 83 | Finlay | 791 |
| 84 | Rhys | 769 |
| 85 | Caleb | 763 |
| 86 | Evan | 744 |
| 87 | Frederick | 733 |
| 88 | Hugo | 724 |
| 89 | Kian | 701 |
| 90 | Sonny | 686 |
| 91 | Seth | 683 |
| 92 | Kayden | 678 |
| 93 | Taylor | 677 |
| 94 | Kyle | 676 |
| 95 | Elliott | 672 |
| 96 | Robert | 660 |
| 97 | Theodore | 655 |
| 98 | Bailey | 646 |
| 99 | Rory | 642 |
| 100 | Ellis | 627 |