Top Names of 2006

The most popular names recorded in 2006 were Grace for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Grace5,026
2Olivia4,961
3Jessica4,908
4Ruby4,511
5Emily4,474
6Sophie4,309
7Chloe4,031
8Lucy3,506
9Lily3,407
10Ellie3,339
11Ella3,286
12Charlotte3,233
13Katie3,068
14Mia2,975
15Hannah2,946
16Amelia2,907
17Megan2,827
18Holly2,329
19Amy2,318
20Isabella2,306
21Evie2,239
22Millie2,210
23Abigail2,147
24Freya2,067
25Molly1,995
26Daisy1,990
27Emma1,989
28Erin1,985
29Isabelle1,945
30Poppy1,794
31Jasmine1,750
32Phoebe1,634
33Keira1,622
34Leah1,592
35Caitlin1,581
36Rebecca1,575
37Georgia1,559
38Lauren1,512
39Amber1,494
40Madison1,490
41Elizabeth1,476
42Eleanor1,388
43Bethany1,371
44Scarlett1,283
45Isabel1,281
46Paige1,266
47Alice1,180
48Imogen1,176
49Sophia1,137
50Anna1,130

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jack7,804
2Thomas6,616
3Joshua6,519
4Oliver5,898
5Harry5,639
6James5,411
7William4,886
8Daniel4,844
9Samuel4,844
10Charlie4,734
11Joseph4,279
12Benjamin4,188
13Callum3,937
14George3,787
15Jake3,747
16Alfie3,702
17Luke3,475
18Ethan3,400
19Matthew3,400
20Mohammed3,239
21Lewis3,238
22Jacob3,193
23Dylan3,103
24Alexander3,059
25Ryan2,761
26Adam2,674
27Tyler2,353
28Harvey2,325
29Max2,248
30Cameron2,096
31Jamie2,068
32Liam2,063
33Leo2,047
34Owen1,965
35Connor1,951
36Harrison1,926
37Nathan1,894
38Ben1,845
39Henry1,798
40Archie1,739
41Michael1,666
42Edward1,659
43Muhammad1,636
44Aaron1,620
45Kyle1,565
46Oscar1,523
47Noah1,511
48Lucas1,493
49Rhys1,451
50Charles1,443