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

#NameBabies
1Olivia5,201
2Ruby4,555
3Chloe4,479
4Emily4,462
5Sophie4,452
6Jessica4,291
7Grace4,208
8Lily3,967
9Amelia3,625
10Evie3,389
11Mia2,836
12Ava2,827
13Ella2,818
14Charlotte2,778
15Isabella2,607
16Lucy2,597
17Isabelle2,546
18Daisy2,449
19Holly2,263
20Megan2,250
21Freya2,228
22Poppy2,226
23Phoebe2,074
24Summer2,054
25Scarlett2,045
26Millie2,012
27Ellie1,987
28Amy1,975
29Hannah1,956
30Isla1,908
31Katie1,818
32Imogen1,741
33Erin1,705
34Maisie1,703
35Sophia1,693
36Abigail1,673
37Jasmine1,593
38Eva1,534
39Brooke1,524
40Molly1,522
41Emma1,477
42Lola1,463
43Elizabeth1,404
44Leah1,385
45Lilly1,343
46Matilda1,285
47Lexi1,282
48Layla1,274
49Sienna1,229
50Alice1,212

Boys

#NameBabies
1Oliver7,364
2Jack7,090
3Harry6,143
4Alfie5,536
5Joshua5,526
6Thomas5,520
7Charlie5,409
8William5,247
9James4,544
10Daniel4,444
11George4,347
12Samuel4,314
13Ethan3,729
14Joseph3,613
15Benjamin3,319
16Mohammed3,300
17Lucas3,276
18Jacob3,214
19Dylan3,201
20Archie3,069
21Lewis3,008
22Alexander2,981
23Oscar2,943
24Liam2,784
25Max2,762
26Jayden2,667
27Jake2,456
28Callum2,438
29Riley2,406
30Ryan2,398
31Tyler2,366
32Noah2,250
33Luke2,220
34Adam2,199
35Logan2,196
36Muhammad2,162
37Henry2,143
38Matthew2,122
39Harvey2,077
40Leo2,011
41Isaac1,979
42Harrison1,951
43Finley1,905
44Edward1,795
45Mason1,718
46Connor1,670
47Owen1,630
48Jamie1,573
49Nathan1,573
50Alex1,478