Top Names of 2002
The most popular names recorded in 2002 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 5,708 |
| 2 | Emily | 5,390 |
| 3 | Jessica | 5,094 |
| 4 | Ellie | 4,854 |
| 5 | Sophie | 4,688 |
| 6 | Megan | 4,576 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 4,208 |
| 8 | Hannah | 3,874 |
| 9 | Olivia | 3,798 |
| 10 | Lucy | 3,796 |
| 11 | Lauren | 3,513 |
| 12 | Holly | 3,435 |
| 13 | Katie | 3,279 |
| 14 | Amy | 2,978 |
| 15 | Molly | 2,916 |
| 16 | Ella | 2,763 |
| 17 | Bethany | 2,627 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 2,529 |
| 19 | Grace | 2,519 |
| 20 | Mia | 2,446 |
| 21 | Georgia | 2,335 |
| 22 | Abigail | 2,318 |
| 23 | Caitlin | 2,222 |
| 24 | Leah | 2,060 |
| 25 | Amelia | 1,973 |
| 26 | Eleanor | 1,942 |
| 27 | Emma | 1,903 |
| 28 | Lily | 1,706 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 1,695 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,624 |
| 31 | Shannon | 1,590 |
| 32 | Courtney | 1,537 |
| 33 | Alice | 1,511 |
| 34 | Millie | 1,499 |
| 35 | Jade | 1,496 |
| 36 | Amber | 1,296 |
| 37 | Anna | 1,292 |
| 38 | Erin | 1,278 |
| 39 | Sarah | 1,161 |
| 40 | Daisy | 1,160 |
| 41 | Phoebe | 1,160 |
| 42 | Abbie | 1,153 |
| 43 | Zoe | 1,128 |
| 44 | Rachel | 1,115 |
| 45 | Maisie | 1,077 |
| 46 | Nicole | 1,077 |
| 47 | Isabelle | 1,073 |
| 48 | Laura | 1,065 |
| 49 | Freya | 1,049 |
| 50 | Isabella | 1,041 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,100 |
| 2 | Joshua | 8,170 |
| 3 | Thomas | 7,438 |
| 4 | James | 6,377 |
| 5 | Daniel | 5,565 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 5,095 |
| 7 | Samuel | 5,067 |
| 8 | Joseph | 5,051 |
| 9 | William | 5,037 |
| 10 | Oliver | 4,794 |
| 11 | Harry | 4,551 |
| 12 | Matthew | 4,367 |
| 13 | Luke | 4,342 |
| 14 | Lewis | 4,273 |
| 15 | George | 3,677 |
| 16 | Callum | 3,640 |
| 17 | Adam | 3,527 |
| 18 | Ethan | 3,523 |
| 19 | Alexander | 3,423 |
| 20 | Ryan | 3,344 |
| 21 | Ben | 3,190 |
| 22 | Mohammed | 3,098 |
| 23 | Liam | 2,927 |
| 24 | Nathan | 2,793 |
| 25 | Jake | 2,778 |
| 26 | Connor | 2,775 |
| 27 | Cameron | 2,756 |
| 28 | Dylan | 2,599 |
| 29 | Charlie | 2,585 |
| 30 | Jacob | 2,537 |
| 31 | Owen | 2,349 |
| 32 | Jamie | 2,240 |
| 33 | Max | 2,050 |
| 34 | Kieran | 1,979 |
| 35 | Michael | 1,955 |
| 36 | Aaron | 1,902 |
| 37 | Brandon | 1,848 |
| 38 | Tyler | 1,790 |
| 39 | Bradley | 1,772 |
| 40 | Kyle | 1,767 |
| 41 | Louis | 1,721 |
| 42 | Alex | 1,707 |
| 43 | Jordan | 1,634 |
| 44 | Reece | 1,607 |
| 45 | Harvey | 1,468 |
| 46 | Edward | 1,376 |
| 47 | David | 1,320 |
| 48 | Charles | 1,309 |
| 49 | Alfie | 1,306 |
| 50 | Robert | 1,244 |