Top Names of 2001

The most popular names recorded in 2001 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Chloe6,984
2Emily5,918
3Megan5,580
4Jessica4,888
5Sophie4,560
6Charlotte4,479
7Lauren4,456
8Hannah4,282
9Lucy4,012
10Olivia4,001
11Ellie3,836
12Amy3,242
13Katie3,224
14Georgia3,061
15Molly2,987
16Rebecca2,950
17Bethany2,805
18Holly2,783
19Ella2,283
20Emma2,273
21Caitlin2,228
22Abigail2,158
23Grace2,144
24Jade2,108
25Mia2,058
26Shannon1,948
27Eleanor1,940
28Alice1,790
29Courtney1,783
30Jasmine1,782
31Leah1,763
32Amelia1,709
33Elizabeth1,538
34Anna1,432
35Lily1,368
36Amber1,356
37Laura1,326
38Sarah1,285
39Rachel1,274
40Phoebe1,256
41Millie1,189
42Erin1,188
43Zoe1,160
44Abbie1,129
45Nicole1,111
46Paige1,083
47Daisy1,064
48Natasha1,051
49Niamh1,047
50Eve976

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jack9,000
2Thomas8,337
3Joshua7,182
4James7,026
5Daniel5,759
6Harry5,662
7Samuel5,259
8Joseph5,256
9Matthew4,839
10Lewis4,636
11Luke4,610
12Oliver4,534
13William4,459
14Benjamin4,238
15Callum4,142
16Adam3,866
17George3,858
18Ryan3,758
19Jake3,415
20Alexander3,366
21Ethan3,195
22Mohammed3,011
23Cameron2,911
24Liam2,901
25Connor2,896
26Jordan2,789
27Dylan2,610
28Jacob2,595
29Nathan2,582
30Jamie2,559
31Ben2,403
32Charlie2,250
33Michael2,237
34Kieran2,101
35Max1,976
36Bradley1,923
37Owen1,897
38Brandon1,895
39Louis1,864
40Aaron1,776
41Tyler1,722
42Kyle1,649
43Reece1,586
44Edward1,451
45Alex1,435
46David1,425
47Robert1,421
48Christopher1,375
49Harrison1,345
50Charles1,290