NameTides

The names of 2016

The ten most popular names given in 2016, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emma 19,550
  2. Olivia 19,414
  3. Ava 16,354
  4. Sophia 16,185
  5. Isabella 14,863
  6. Mia 14,464
  7. Charlotte 13,118
  8. Abigail 11,796
  9. Emily 11,006
  10. Amelia 10,809

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US: boys

  1. Noah 19,188
  2. Liam 18,277
  3. William 15,810
  4. Mason 15,287
  5. James 14,920
  6. Benjamin 14,686
  7. Jacob 14,559
  8. Michael 14,145
  9. Elijah 13,982
  10. Ethan 13,855

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Olivia 5,017
  2. Amelia 4,777
  3. Emily 3,551
  4. Isla 3,476
  5. Ava 3,285
  6. Isabella 2,729
  7. Lily 2,722
  8. Jessica 2,703
  9. Ella 2,702
  10. Mia 2,662

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Oliver 6,623
  2. Harry 5,284
  3. George 5,263
  4. Jack 4,751
  5. Jacob 4,485
  6. Noah 4,305
  7. Charlie 4,190
  8. Muhammad 3,908
  9. Thomas 3,898
  10. Oscar 3,894

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Scotland: girls

  1. Olivia 529
  2. Emily 522
  3. Sophie 416
  4. Isla 391
  5. Ava 360
  6. Amelia 342
  7. Jessica 309
  8. Ella 285
  9. Lucy 279
  10. Charlotte 265

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 491
  2. James 421
  3. Oliver 393
  4. Lewis 321
  5. Noah 307
  6. Logan 304
  7. Harry 303
  8. Alexander 302
  9. Leo 299
  10. Charlie 297

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Emily 237
  2. Grace 198
  3. Olivia 191
  4. Anna 164
  5. Sophie 155
  6. Lily 151
  7. Amelia 150
  8. Ella 142
  9. Ava 136
  10. Sophia 135

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. James 254
  2. Jack 243
  3. Oliver 207
  4. Charlie 204
  5. Noah 201
  6. Harry 188
  7. Jacob 173
  8. Daniel 159
  9. Matthew 142
  10. Alfie 139

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Canada: girls

  1. Olivia 2,416
  2. Emma 2,256
  3. Charlotte 1,711
  4. Sophia 1,436
  5. Chloe 1,435
  6. Ava 1,331
  7. Mia 1,199
  8. Amelia 1,182
  9. Emily 1,140
  10. Abigail 1,098

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Canada: boys

  1. Liam 2,265
  2. William 2,164
  3. Noah 2,065
  4. Benjamin 1,939
  5. Jacob 1,830
  6. Lucas 1,707
  7. Logan 1,677
  8. Ethan 1,653
  9. Nathan 1,569
  10. James 1,474

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NSW: girls

  1. Olivia 652
  2. Charlotte 589
  3. Amelia 497
  4. Ava 482
  5. Mia 454
  6. Chloe 440
  7. Emily 397
  8. Grace 361
  9. Isla 360
  10. Ruby 353

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NSW: boys

  1. Oliver 691
  2. William 591
  3. Noah 537
  4. Jack 527
  5. Lucas 473
  6. James 455
  7. Ethan 435
  8. Thomas 424
  9. Alexander 386
  10. Leo 371

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Ireland: girls

  1. Emily 490
  2. Grace 452
  3. Ava 388
  4. Lucy 388
  5. Amelia 369
  6. Sophie 369
  7. Emma 365
  8. Mia 357
  9. Hannah 351
  10. Lily 334

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Ireland: boys

  1. James 688
  2. Jack 684
  3. Conor 558
  4. Daniel 558
  5. Sean 501
  6. Noah 446
  7. Adam 400
  8. Oisin 398
  9. Michael 394
  10. Luke 375

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VIC: girls

  1. Charlotte 453
  2. Olivia 413
  3. Mia 364
  4. Amelia 355
  5. Ava 324
  6. Isla 323
  7. Zoe 304
  8. Evie 301
  9. Grace 278
  10. Chloe 273

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VIC: boys

  1. Oliver 516
  2. Jack 435
  3. William 405
  4. Noah 373
  5. James 333
  6. Ethan 325
  7. Thomas 320
  8. Max 282
  9. Mason 263
  10. Alexander 262

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Canadian provinces in 2016

US states in 2016