Top Names of 2008
The most popular names recorded in 2008 were Olivia for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 5,325 |
| 2 | Ruby | 4,931 |
| 3 | Emily | 4,881 |
| 4 | Grace | 4,775 |
| 5 | Jessica | 4,672 |
| 6 | Chloe | 4,605 |
| 7 | Sophie | 4,380 |
| 8 | Lily | 4,047 |
| 9 | Amelia | 3,440 |
| 10 | Evie | 3,281 |
| 11 | Mia | 3,121 |
| 12 | Ella | 3,042 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 2,939 |
| 14 | Lucy | 2,876 |
| 15 | Megan | 2,515 |
| 16 | Ellie | 2,505 |
| 17 | Isabelle | 2,460 |
| 18 | Isabella | 2,424 |
| 19 | Hannah | 2,335 |
| 20 | Katie | 2,324 |
| 21 | Ava | 2,314 |
| 22 | Holly | 2,275 |
| 23 | Summer | 2,270 |
| 24 | Millie | 2,177 |
| 25 | Daisy | 2,134 |
| 26 | Phoebe | 2,116 |
| 27 | Freya | 2,111 |
| 28 | Poppy | 1,975 |
| 29 | Abigail | 1,973 |
| 30 | Erin | 1,818 |
| 31 | Emma | 1,744 |
| 32 | Molly | 1,737 |
| 33 | Imogen | 1,712 |
| 34 | Amy | 1,702 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 1,656 |
| 36 | Isla | 1,599 |
| 37 | Scarlett | 1,574 |
| 38 | Leah | 1,559 |
| 39 | Sophia | 1,510 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 1,509 |
| 41 | Eva | 1,505 |
| 42 | Brooke | 1,484 |
| 43 | Matilda | 1,418 |
| 44 | Caitlin | 1,330 |
| 45 | Keira | 1,294 |
| 46 | Alice | 1,283 |
| 47 | Lola | 1,276 |
| 48 | Lilly | 1,268 |
| 49 | Amber | 1,228 |
| 50 | Isabel | 1,217 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 8,010 |
| 2 | Oliver | 7,417 |
| 3 | Thomas | 6,062 |
| 4 | Harry | 6,008 |
| 5 | Joshua | 5,716 |
| 6 | Alfie | 5,566 |
| 7 | Charlie | 5,291 |
| 8 | Daniel | 5,191 |
| 9 | James | 5,170 |
| 10 | William | 5,169 |
| 11 | Samuel | 4,624 |
| 12 | George | 4,214 |
| 13 | Joseph | 3,764 |
| 14 | Lewis | 3,482 |
| 15 | Ethan | 3,451 |
| 16 | Mohammed | 3,442 |
| 17 | Dylan | 3,373 |
| 18 | Benjamin | 3,275 |
| 19 | Alexander | 3,215 |
| 20 | Jacob | 3,127 |
| 21 | Ryan | 3,048 |
| 22 | Liam | 2,986 |
| 23 | Jake | 2,793 |
| 24 | Max | 2,708 |
| 25 | Luke | 2,582 |
| 26 | Tyler | 2,575 |
| 27 | Callum | 2,543 |
| 28 | Matthew | 2,531 |
| 29 | Jayden | 2,519 |
| 30 | Oscar | 2,432 |
| 31 | Archie | 2,316 |
| 32 | Adam | 2,313 |
| 33 | Riley | 2,203 |
| 34 | Harvey | 2,195 |
| 35 | Harrison | 2,153 |
| 36 | Lucas | 2,103 |
| 37 | Muhammad | 2,081 |
| 38 | Henry | 2,003 |
| 39 | Isaac | 1,948 |
| 40 | Leo | 1,903 |
| 41 | Connor | 1,877 |
| 42 | Edward | 1,825 |
| 43 | Finley | 1,808 |
| 44 | Logan | 1,707 |
| 45 | Noah | 1,678 |
| 46 | Cameron | 1,627 |
| 47 | Alex | 1,611 |
| 48 | Owen | 1,607 |
| 49 | Rhys | 1,600 |
| 50 | Nathan | 1,586 |