Top Names of 2000
The most popular names recorded in 2000 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 7,534 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,232 |
| 3 | Megan | 5,868 |
| 4 | Jessica | 4,779 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 4,778 |
| 6 | Lauren | 4,701 |
| 7 | Sophie | 4,624 |
| 8 | Olivia | 4,546 |
| 9 | Hannah | 4,410 |
| 10 | Lucy | 4,257 |
| 11 | Georgia | 3,943 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 3,826 |
| 13 | Bethany | 3,730 |
| 14 | Amy | 3,646 |
| 15 | Ellie | 3,482 |
| 16 | Katie | 3,366 |
| 17 | Emma | 2,574 |
| 18 | Holly | 2,356 |
| 19 | Abigail | 2,333 |
| 20 | Molly | 2,328 |
| 21 | Grace | 2,187 |
| 22 | Courtney | 2,131 |
| 23 | Shannon | 2,127 |
| 24 | Caitlin | 2,086 |
| 25 | Eleanor | 2,080 |
| 26 | Jade | 2,055 |
| 27 | Ella | 2,022 |
| 28 | Leah | 1,951 |
| 29 | Alice | 1,909 |
| 30 | Laura | 1,628 |
| 31 | Anna | 1,612 |
| 32 | Jasmine | 1,606 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 1,552 |
| 34 | Sarah | 1,536 |
| 35 | Amelia | 1,489 |
| 36 | Rachel | 1,417 |
| 37 | Amber | 1,393 |
| 38 | Phoebe | 1,319 |
| 39 | Natasha | 1,238 |
| 40 | Niamh | 1,204 |
| 41 | Zoe | 1,175 |
| 42 | Paige | 1,163 |
| 43 | Mia | 1,149 |
| 44 | Nicole | 1,138 |
| 45 | Lily | 1,124 |
| 46 | Abbie | 1,116 |
| 47 | Imogen | 1,091 |
| 48 | Alexandra | 1,049 |
| 49 | Daisy | 1,013 |
| 50 | Millie | 1,007 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,079 |
| 2 | Thomas | 8,672 |
| 3 | James | 7,489 |
| 4 | Joshua | 7,097 |
| 5 | Daniel | 6,229 |
| 6 | Harry | 6,070 |
| 7 | Joseph | 5,877 |
| 8 | Samuel | 5,800 |
| 9 | Matthew | 5,482 |
| 10 | Callum | 4,911 |
| 11 | Luke | 4,870 |
| 12 | William | 4,804 |
| 13 | Lewis | 4,574 |
| 14 | Oliver | 4,402 |
| 15 | Ryan | 4,271 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 4,217 |
| 17 | George | 4,034 |
| 18 | Jordan | 3,879 |
| 19 | Liam | 3,825 |
| 20 | Adam | 3,777 |
| 21 | Alexander | 3,570 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,543 |
| 23 | Connor | 3,328 |
| 24 | Cameron | 3,049 |
| 25 | Nathan | 2,856 |
| 26 | Mohammed | 2,637 |
| 27 | Kieran | 2,586 |
| 28 | Jacob | 2,536 |
| 29 | Jamie | 2,508 |
| 30 | Michael | 2,413 |
| 31 | Ben | 2,400 |
| 32 | Ethan | 2,392 |
| 33 | Charlie | 2,355 |
| 34 | Bradley | 2,268 |
| 35 | Brandon | 2,209 |
| 36 | Aaron | 1,969 |
| 37 | Dylan | 1,811 |
| 38 | Max | 1,794 |
| 39 | Kyle | 1,645 |
| 40 | Reece | 1,636 |
| 41 | Robert | 1,619 |
| 42 | Christopher | 1,611 |
| 43 | David | 1,542 |
| 44 | Charles | 1,530 |
| 45 | Edward | 1,523 |
| 46 | Louis | 1,516 |
| 47 | Owen | 1,497 |
| 48 | Alex | 1,427 |
| 49 | Joe | 1,407 |
| 50 | Rhys | 1,375 |