Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2017
The top girls’ name was Olivia, given to 5,204 babies. The top boys’ name was Oliver, given to 6,259 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 | 5,204 |
| 2 | Amelia | 4,358 |
| 3 | Isla | 3,373 |
| 4 | Ava | 3,289 |
| 5 | Emily | 3,121 |
| 6 | Isabella | 2,627 |
| 7 | Mia | 2,590 |
| 8 | Poppy | 2,527 |
| 9 | Ella | 2,452 |
| 10 | Lily | 2,405 |
| 11 | Sophia | 2,398 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 2,394 |
| 13 | Grace | 2,309 |
| 14 | Evie | 2,192 |
| 15 | Jessica | 2,139 |
| 16 | Sophie | 2,129 |
| 17 | Alice | 2,122 |
| 18 | Daisy | 2,040 |
| 19 | Florence | 2,028 |
| 20 | Freya | 2,021 |
| 21 | Phoebe | 2,000 |
| 22 | Evelyn | 1,967 |
| 23 | Sienna | 1,960 |
| 24 | Isabelle | 1,876 |
| 25 | Ivy | 1,819 |
| 26 | Willow | 1,764 |
| 27 | Matilda | 1,736 |
| 28 | Elsie | 1,699 |
| 29 | Ruby | 1,688 |
| 30 | Scarlett | 1,687 |
| 31 | Sofia | 1,664 |
| 32 | Chloe | 1,654 |
| 33 | Eva | 1,634 |
| 34 | Harper | 1,608 |
| 35 | Rosie | 1,388 |
| 36 | Emilia | 1,380 |
| 37 | Millie | 1,372 |
| 38 | Layla | 1,329 |
| 39 | Imogen | 1,284 |
| 40 | Maya | 1,257 |
| 41 | Eliza | 1,248 |
| 42 | Esme | 1,235 |
| 43 | Lola | 1,201 |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 1,174 |
| 45 | Erin | 1,161 |
| 46 | Maisie | 1,142 |
| 47 | Aria | 1,094 |
| 48 | Luna | 1,093 |
| 49 | Lucy | 1,089 |
| 50 | Ellie | 1,055 |
| 51 | Harriet | 1,053 |
| 52 | Emma | 1,042 |
| 53 | Thea | 1,041 |
| 54 | Eleanor | 1,027 |
| 55 | Penelope | 1,020 |
| 56 | Holly | 1,003 |
| 57 | Hannah | 998 |
| 58 | Molly | 978 |
| 59 | Bella | 974 |
| 60 | Rose | 932 |
| 61 | Amber | 915 |
| 62 | Violet | 911 |
| 63 | Georgia | 898 |
| 64 | Lilly | 884 |
| 65 | Jasmine | 871 |
| 66 | Darcie | 868 |
| 67 | Nancy | 861 |
| 68 | Annabelle | 855 |
| 69 | Lottie | 851 |
| 70 | Zara | 842 |
| 71 | Maria | 827 |
| 72 | Amelie | 798 |
| 73 | Abigail | 782 |
| 74 | Mila | 774 |
| 75 | Anna | 730 |
| 76 | Martha | 718 |
| 77 | Gracie | 703 |
| 78 | Maryam | 686 |
| 79 | Robyn | 680 |
| 80 | Aurora | 665 |
| 81 | Iris | 654 |
| 82 | Sara | 653 |
| 83 | Arabella | 639 |
| 84 | Beatrice | 628 |
| 84 | Heidi | 628 |
| 86 | Summer | 626 |
| 87 | Clara | 614 |
| 88 | Orla | 610 |
| 89 | Francesca | 600 |
| 90 | Aisha | 580 |
| 91 | Julia | 576 |
| 92 | Darcey | 568 |
| 92 | Edith | 568 |
| 92 | Victoria | 568 |
| 95 | Bonnie | 563 |
| 95 | Lyla | 563 |
| 97 | Darcy | 558 |
| 98 | Hallie | 556 |
| 99 | Leah | 546 |
| 100 | Megan | 543 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 6,259 |
| 2 | Harry | 5,031 |
| 3 | George | 4,929 |
| 4 | Noah | 4,273 |
| 5 | Jack | 4,190 |
| 6 | Jacob | 3,968 |
| 7 | Leo | 3,781 |
| 8 | Oscar | 3,738 |
| 9 | Charlie | 3,724 |
| 10 | Muhammad | 3,691 |
| 11 | William | 3,437 |
| 12 | Alfie | 3,287 |
| 13 | Henry | 3,246 |
| 13 | Thomas | 3,246 |
| 15 | Joshua | 3,166 |
| 16 | Freddie | 3,127 |
| 17 | James | 2,925 |
| 18 | Archie | 2,803 |
| 19 | Arthur | 2,795 |
| 20 | Logan | 2,730 |
| 21 | Theo | 2,616 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,524 |
| 23 | Edward | 2,461 |
| 24 | Isaac | 2,432 |
| 25 | Lucas | 2,407 |
| 26 | Ethan | 2,323 |
| 27 | Max | 2,165 |
| 28 | Joseph | 2,153 |
| 29 | Samuel | 2,083 |
| 30 | Mohammed | 1,982 |
| 31 | Finley | 1,944 |
| 32 | Daniel | 1,942 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 1,927 |
| 34 | Harrison | 1,923 |
| 35 | Sebastian | 1,881 |
| 36 | Adam | 1,788 |
| 37 | Mason | 1,776 |
| 38 | Theodore | 1,761 |
| 39 | Teddy | 1,626 |
| 40 | Dylan | 1,577 |
| 41 | Elijah | 1,511 |
| 42 | Arlo | 1,470 |
| 43 | Riley | 1,427 |
| 44 | David | 1,416 |
| 45 | Zachary | 1,385 |
| 46 | Louie | 1,365 |
| 47 | Toby | 1,316 |
| 48 | Hugo | 1,311 |
| 49 | Reuben | 1,309 |
| 50 | Jude | 1,288 |
| 51 | Reggie | 1,280 |
| 52 | Jaxon | 1,257 |
| 53 | Harley | 1,246 |
| 54 | Rory | 1,187 |
| 55 | Luca | 1,171 |
| 56 | Jake | 1,135 |
| 57 | Albie | 1,114 |
| 58 | Jenson | 1,099 |
| 59 | Albert | 1,066 |
| 60 | Frankie | 1,055 |
| 61 | Tommy | 1,036 |
| 62 | Carter | 1,025 |
| 63 | Ronnie | 978 |
| 64 | Gabriel | 967 |
| 65 | Bobby | 955 |
| 66 | Harvey | 951 |
| 67 | Matthew | 948 |
| 68 | Michael | 934 |
| 69 | Elliot | 921 |
| 70 | Stanley | 914 |
| 71 | Jayden | 900 |
| 72 | Frederick | 879 |
| 73 | Charles | 877 |
| 74 | Jackson | 876 |
| 75 | Roman | 871 |
| 76 | Luke | 868 |
| 77 | Caleb | 853 |
| 78 | Hunter | 841 |
| 79 | Mohammad | 837 |
| 80 | Elliott | 834 |
| 81 | Ezra | 827 |
| 82 | Louis | 819 |
| 83 | Ryan | 817 |
| 84 | Blake | 799 |
| 85 | Lewis | 790 |
| 86 | Dexter | 788 |
| 86 | Ollie | 788 |
| 88 | Nathan | 779 |
| 89 | Ellis | 765 |
| 90 | Jesse | 750 |
| 91 | Liam | 723 |
| 92 | Alex | 716 |
| 93 | Kai | 691 |
| 94 | Ibrahim | 684 |
| 95 | Tyler | 677 |
| 96 | Finn | 672 |
| 97 | Austin | 670 |
| 98 | Leon | 669 |
| 98 | Ralph | 669 |
| 100 | Felix | 661 |