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
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 6,984 |
| 2 | Emily | 5,918 |
| 3 | Megan | 5,580 |
| 4 | Jessica | 4,888 |
| 5 | Sophie | 4,560 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 4,479 |
| 7 | Lauren | 4,456 |
| 8 | Hannah | 4,282 |
| 9 | Lucy | 4,012 |
| 10 | Olivia | 4,001 |
| 11 | Ellie | 3,836 |
| 12 | Amy | 3,242 |
| 13 | Katie | 3,224 |
| 14 | Georgia | 3,061 |
| 15 | Molly | 2,987 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 2,950 |
| 17 | Bethany | 2,805 |
| 18 | Holly | 2,783 |
| 19 | Ella | 2,283 |
| 20 | Emma | 2,273 |
| 21 | Caitlin | 2,228 |
| 22 | Abigail | 2,158 |
| 23 | Grace | 2,144 |
| 24 | Jade | 2,108 |
| 25 | Mia | 2,058 |
| 26 | Shannon | 1,948 |
| 27 | Eleanor | 1,940 |
| 28 | Alice | 1,790 |
| 29 | Courtney | 1,783 |
| 30 | Jasmine | 1,782 |
| 31 | Leah | 1,763 |
| 32 | Amelia | 1,709 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 1,538 |
| 34 | Anna | 1,432 |
| 35 | Lily | 1,368 |
| 36 | Amber | 1,356 |
| 37 | Laura | 1,326 |
| 38 | Sarah | 1,285 |
| 39 | Rachel | 1,274 |
| 40 | Phoebe | 1,256 |
| 41 | Millie | 1,189 |
| 42 | Erin | 1,188 |
| 43 | Zoe | 1,160 |
| 44 | Abbie | 1,129 |
| 45 | Nicole | 1,111 |
| 46 | Paige | 1,083 |
| 47 | Daisy | 1,064 |
| 48 | Natasha | 1,051 |
| 49 | Niamh | 1,047 |
| 50 | Eve | 976 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,000 |
| 2 | Thomas | 8,337 |
| 3 | Joshua | 7,182 |
| 4 | James | 7,026 |
| 5 | Daniel | 5,759 |
| 6 | Harry | 5,662 |
| 7 | Samuel | 5,259 |
| 8 | Joseph | 5,256 |
| 9 | Matthew | 4,839 |
| 10 | Lewis | 4,636 |
| 11 | Luke | 4,610 |
| 12 | Oliver | 4,534 |
| 13 | William | 4,459 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 4,238 |
| 15 | Callum | 4,142 |
| 16 | Adam | 3,866 |
| 17 | George | 3,858 |
| 18 | Ryan | 3,758 |
| 19 | Jake | 3,415 |
| 20 | Alexander | 3,366 |
| 21 | Ethan | 3,195 |
| 22 | Mohammed | 3,011 |
| 23 | Cameron | 2,911 |
| 24 | Liam | 2,901 |
| 25 | Connor | 2,896 |
| 26 | Jordan | 2,789 |
| 27 | Dylan | 2,610 |
| 28 | Jacob | 2,595 |
| 29 | Nathan | 2,582 |
| 30 | Jamie | 2,559 |
| 31 | Ben | 2,403 |
| 32 | Charlie | 2,250 |
| 33 | Michael | 2,237 |
| 34 | Kieran | 2,101 |
| 35 | Max | 1,976 |
| 36 | Bradley | 1,923 |
| 37 | Owen | 1,897 |
| 38 | Brandon | 1,895 |
| 39 | Louis | 1,864 |
| 40 | Aaron | 1,776 |
| 41 | Tyler | 1,722 |
| 42 | Kyle | 1,649 |
| 43 | Reece | 1,586 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,451 |
| 45 | Alex | 1,435 |
| 46 | David | 1,425 |
| 47 | Robert | 1,421 |
| 48 | Christopher | 1,375 |
| 49 | Harrison | 1,345 |
| 50 | Charles | 1,290 |