Top Names of 2012
The most popular names recorded in 2012 were Amelia for girls and Harry for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Amelia | 7,061 |
| 2 | Olivia | 4,585 |
| 3 | Jessica | 4,165 |
| 4 | Emily | 4,029 |
| 5 | Lily | 3,802 |
| 6 | Ava | 3,779 |
| 7 | Mia | 3,524 |
| 8 | Isla | 3,501 |
| 9 | Sophie | 3,496 |
| 10 | Isabella | 3,358 |
| 11 | Evie | 3,280 |
| 12 | Ruby | 3,231 |
| 13 | Poppy | 3,203 |
| 14 | Grace | 3,188 |
| 15 | Sophia | 2,855 |
| 16 | Chloe | 2,776 |
| 17 | Isabelle | 2,594 |
| 18 | Ella | 2,559 |
| 19 | Freya | 2,557 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 2,290 |
| 21 | Scarlett | 2,248 |
| 22 | Daisy | 2,209 |
| 23 | Lola | 2,010 |
| 24 | Eva | 1,946 |
| 25 | Holly | 1,937 |
| 26 | Millie | 1,912 |
| 27 | Lucy | 1,908 |
| 28 | Phoebe | 1,825 |
| 29 | Layla | 1,796 |
| 30 | Maisie | 1,658 |
| 31 | Sienna | 1,625 |
| 32 | Alice | 1,577 |
| 33 | Lilly | 1,536 |
| 34 | Florence | 1,531 |
| 35 | Ellie | 1,527 |
| 36 | Erin | 1,504 |
| 37 | Imogen | 1,454 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 1,446 |
| 39 | Molly | 1,434 |
| 40 | Summer | 1,408 |
| 41 | Megan | 1,388 |
| 42 | Hannah | 1,357 |
| 43 | Sofia | 1,336 |
| 44 | Abigail | 1,316 |
| 45 | Jasmine | 1,313 |
| 46 | Lexi | 1,301 |
| 47 | Matilda | 1,284 |
| 48 | Rosie | 1,263 |
| 49 | Lacey | 1,220 |
| 50 | Emma | 1,149 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Harry | 7,168 |
| 2 | Oliver | 6,669 |
| 3 | Jack | 6,230 |
| 4 | Charlie | 5,571 |
| 5 | Jacob | 5,286 |
| 6 | Thomas | 4,893 |
| 7 | Alfie | 4,843 |
| 8 | Riley | 4,825 |
| 9 | William | 4,590 |
| 10 | James | 4,495 |
| 11 | Joshua | 4,444 |
| 12 | George | 4,408 |
| 13 | Ethan | 4,221 |
| 14 | Noah | 3,912 |
| 15 | Samuel | 3,499 |
| 16 | Daniel | 3,404 |
| 17 | Oscar | 3,289 |
| 18 | Max | 3,220 |
| 19 | Muhammad | 3,161 |
| 20 | Leo | 3,134 |
| 21 | Tyler | 3,125 |
| 22 | Joseph | 3,074 |
| 23 | Archie | 3,062 |
| 24 | Henry | 2,928 |
| 25 | Lucas | 2,858 |
| 26 | Mohammed | 2,853 |
| 27 | Alexander | 2,836 |
| 28 | Dylan | 2,800 |
| 29 | Logan | 2,700 |
| 30 | Isaac | 2,682 |
| 31 | Mason | 2,625 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 2,564 |
| 33 | Jake | 2,423 |
| 34 | Finley | 2,248 |
| 35 | Harrison | 2,224 |
| 36 | Edward | 2,088 |
| 37 | Jayden | 1,977 |
| 38 | Freddie | 1,936 |
| 39 | Adam | 1,907 |
| 40 | Zachary | 1,722 |
| 41 | Sebastian | 1,705 |
| 42 | Ryan | 1,675 |
| 43 | Lewis | 1,654 |
| 44 | Theo | 1,629 |
| 45 | Luke | 1,557 |
| 46 | Harley | 1,543 |
| 47 | Matthew | 1,518 |
| 48 | Harvey | 1,456 |
| 49 | Toby | 1,398 |
| 50 | Liam | 1,374 |