Top Names of 2009
The most popular names recorded in 2009 were Olivia for girls and Oliver for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 5,201 |
| 2 | Ruby | 4,555 |
| 3 | Chloe | 4,479 |
| 4 | Emily | 4,462 |
| 5 | Sophie | 4,452 |
| 6 | Jessica | 4,291 |
| 7 | Grace | 4,208 |
| 8 | Lily | 3,967 |
| 9 | Amelia | 3,625 |
| 10 | Evie | 3,389 |
| 11 | Mia | 2,836 |
| 12 | Ava | 2,827 |
| 13 | Ella | 2,818 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 2,778 |
| 15 | Isabella | 2,607 |
| 16 | Lucy | 2,597 |
| 17 | Isabelle | 2,546 |
| 18 | Daisy | 2,449 |
| 19 | Holly | 2,263 |
| 20 | Megan | 2,250 |
| 21 | Freya | 2,228 |
| 22 | Poppy | 2,226 |
| 23 | Phoebe | 2,074 |
| 24 | Summer | 2,054 |
| 25 | Scarlett | 2,045 |
| 26 | Millie | 2,012 |
| 27 | Ellie | 1,987 |
| 28 | Amy | 1,975 |
| 29 | Hannah | 1,956 |
| 30 | Isla | 1,908 |
| 31 | Katie | 1,818 |
| 32 | Imogen | 1,741 |
| 33 | Erin | 1,705 |
| 34 | Maisie | 1,703 |
| 35 | Sophia | 1,693 |
| 36 | Abigail | 1,673 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 1,593 |
| 38 | Eva | 1,534 |
| 39 | Brooke | 1,524 |
| 40 | Molly | 1,522 |
| 41 | Emma | 1,477 |
| 42 | Lola | 1,463 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 1,404 |
| 44 | Leah | 1,385 |
| 45 | Lilly | 1,343 |
| 46 | Matilda | 1,285 |
| 47 | Lexi | 1,282 |
| 48 | Layla | 1,274 |
| 49 | Sienna | 1,229 |
| 50 | Alice | 1,212 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 7,364 |
| 2 | Jack | 7,090 |
| 3 | Harry | 6,143 |
| 4 | Alfie | 5,536 |
| 5 | Joshua | 5,526 |
| 6 | Thomas | 5,520 |
| 7 | Charlie | 5,409 |
| 8 | William | 5,247 |
| 9 | James | 4,544 |
| 10 | Daniel | 4,444 |
| 11 | George | 4,347 |
| 12 | Samuel | 4,314 |
| 13 | Ethan | 3,729 |
| 14 | Joseph | 3,613 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 3,319 |
| 16 | Mohammed | 3,300 |
| 17 | Lucas | 3,276 |
| 18 | Jacob | 3,214 |
| 19 | Dylan | 3,201 |
| 20 | Archie | 3,069 |
| 21 | Lewis | 3,008 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,981 |
| 23 | Oscar | 2,943 |
| 24 | Liam | 2,784 |
| 25 | Max | 2,762 |
| 26 | Jayden | 2,667 |
| 27 | Jake | 2,456 |
| 28 | Callum | 2,438 |
| 29 | Riley | 2,406 |
| 30 | Ryan | 2,398 |
| 31 | Tyler | 2,366 |
| 32 | Noah | 2,250 |
| 33 | Luke | 2,220 |
| 34 | Adam | 2,199 |
| 35 | Logan | 2,196 |
| 36 | Muhammad | 2,162 |
| 37 | Henry | 2,143 |
| 38 | Matthew | 2,122 |
| 39 | Harvey | 2,077 |
| 40 | Leo | 2,011 |
| 41 | Isaac | 1,979 |
| 42 | Harrison | 1,951 |
| 43 | Finley | 1,905 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,795 |
| 45 | Mason | 1,718 |
| 46 | Connor | 1,670 |
| 47 | Owen | 1,630 |
| 48 | Jamie | 1,573 |
| 49 | Nathan | 1,573 |
| 50 | Alex | 1,478 |