Top Names of 1997
The most popular names recorded in 1997 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 7,745 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,616 |
| 3 | Sophie | 6,311 |
| 4 | Jessica | 6,090 |
| 5 | Megan | 5,724 |
| 6 | Hannah | 5,581 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5,531 |
| 8 | Lauren | 5,529 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 5,514 |
| 10 | Georgia | 4,908 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,666 |
| 12 | Lucy | 4,235 |
| 13 | Emma | 4,126 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,074 |
| 15 | Katie | 3,864 |
| 16 | Shannon | 3,640 |
| 17 | Laura | 2,937 |
| 18 | Courtney | 2,812 |
| 19 | Olivia | 2,789 |
| 20 | Eleanor | 2,747 |
| 21 | Molly | 2,628 |
| 22 | Sarah | 2,613 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,584 |
| 24 | Abigail | 2,570 |
| 25 | Jade | 2,538 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,259 |
| 27 | Ellie | 2,202 |
| 28 | Rachel | 2,120 |
| 29 | Danielle | 2,069 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,892 |
| 31 | Zoe | 1,784 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,703 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,700 |
| 34 | Victoria | 1,650 |
| 35 | Chelsea | 1,649 |
| 36 | Leah | 1,605 |
| 37 | Nicole | 1,569 |
| 38 | Samantha | 1,552 |
| 39 | Natasha | 1,500 |
| 40 | Amber | 1,490 |
| 41 | Anna | 1,490 |
| 42 | Grace | 1,440 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 1,381 |
| 44 | Ella | 1,300 |
| 45 | Louise | 1,283 |
| 46 | Caitlin | 1,215 |
| 47 | Melissa | 1,180 |
| 48 | Jasmine | 1,154 |
| 49 | Amelia | 1,145 |
| 50 | Kayleigh | 1,140 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 10,145 |
| 2 | James | 9,853 |
| 3 | Thomas | 9,479 |
| 4 | Daniel | 9,047 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,698 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,443 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,367 |
| 8 | Joseph | 5,809 |
| 9 | Ryan | 5,631 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,404 |
| 11 | Luke | 5,147 |
| 12 | Connor | 4,890 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 4,782 |
| 14 | Callum | 4,746 |
| 15 | Liam | 4,743 |
| 16 | Alexander | 4,698 |
| 17 | Harry | 4,631 |
| 18 | George | 4,586 |
| 19 | William | 4,499 |
| 20 | Adam | 4,202 |
| 21 | Lewis | 4,065 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,945 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,704 |
| 24 | Oliver | 3,647 |
| 25 | Nathan | 2,983 |
| 26 | Christopher | 2,939 |
| 27 | Kieran | 2,753 |
| 28 | Bradley | 2,745 |
| 29 | Jacob | 2,590 |
| 30 | Ben | 2,572 |
| 31 | Jamie | 2,540 |
| 32 | Aaron | 2,497 |
| 33 | Mohammed | 2,390 |
| 34 | Robert | 2,281 |
| 35 | David | 2,237 |
| 36 | Cameron | 2,231 |
| 37 | Andrew | 2,220 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,205 |
| 39 | Brandon | 2,184 |
| 40 | Charlie | 2,161 |
| 41 | Reece | 1,780 |
| 42 | Charles | 1,762 |
| 43 | Alex | 1,747 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,711 |
| 45 | Jonathan | 1,690 |
| 46 | Ashley | 1,660 |
| 47 | Sam | 1,562 |
| 48 | Joe | 1,454 |
| 49 | John | 1,439 |
| 50 | Scott | 1,414 |