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

#NameBabies
1Amelia7,061
2Olivia4,585
3Jessica4,165
4Emily4,029
5Lily3,802
6Ava3,779
7Mia3,524
8Isla3,501
9Sophie3,496
10Isabella3,358
11Evie3,280
12Ruby3,231
13Poppy3,203
14Grace3,188
15Sophia2,855
16Chloe2,776
17Isabelle2,594
18Ella2,559
19Freya2,557
20Charlotte2,290
21Scarlett2,248
22Daisy2,209
23Lola2,010
24Eva1,946
25Holly1,937
26Millie1,912
27Lucy1,908
28Phoebe1,825
29Layla1,796
30Maisie1,658
31Sienna1,625
32Alice1,577
33Lilly1,536
34Florence1,531
35Ellie1,527
36Erin1,504
37Imogen1,454
38Elizabeth1,446
39Molly1,434
40Summer1,408
41Megan1,388
42Hannah1,357
43Sofia1,336
44Abigail1,316
45Jasmine1,313
46Lexi1,301
47Matilda1,284
48Rosie1,263
49Lacey1,220
50Emma1,149

Boys

#NameBabies
1Harry7,168
2Oliver6,669
3Jack6,230
4Charlie5,571
5Jacob5,286
6Thomas4,893
7Alfie4,843
8Riley4,825
9William4,590
10James4,495
11Joshua4,444
12George4,408
13Ethan4,221
14Noah3,912
15Samuel3,499
16Daniel3,404
17Oscar3,289
18Max3,220
19Muhammad3,161
20Leo3,134
21Tyler3,125
22Joseph3,074
23Archie3,062
24Henry2,928
25Lucas2,858
26Mohammed2,853
27Alexander2,836
28Dylan2,800
29Logan2,700
30Isaac2,682
31Mason2,625
32Benjamin2,564
33Jake2,423
34Finley2,248
35Harrison2,224
36Edward2,088
37Jayden1,977
38Freddie1,936
39Adam1,907
40Zachary1,722
41Sebastian1,705
42Ryan1,675
43Lewis1,654
44Theo1,629
45Luke1,557
46Harley1,543
47Matthew1,518
48Harvey1,456
49Toby1,398
50Liam1,374