Top Names of 2016
The most popular names recorded in 2016 were Olivia for girls and Oliver for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 5,017 |
| 2 | Amelia | 4,777 |
| 3 | Emily | 3,551 |
| 4 | Isla | 3,476 |
| 5 | Ava | 3,285 |
| 6 | Isabella | 2,729 |
| 7 | Lily | 2,722 |
| 8 | Jessica | 2,703 |
| 9 | Ella | 2,702 |
| 10 | Mia | 2,662 |
| 11 | Sophia | 2,636 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 2,596 |
| 13 | Poppy | 2,506 |
| 14 | Sophie | 2,505 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,498 |
| 16 | Evie | 2,487 |
| 17 | Alice | 2,264 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 2,096 |
| 19 | Freya | 2,079 |
| 20 | Florence | 2,072 |
| 21 | Isabelle | 2,066 |
| 22 | Daisy | 2,020 |
| 23 | Chloe | 1,980 |
| 24 | Phoebe | 1,975 |
| 25 | Matilda | 1,915 |
| 26 | Ruby | 1,904 |
| 27 | Evelyn | 1,877 |
| 28 | Sienna | 1,815 |
| 29 | Sofia | 1,683 |
| 30 | Eva | 1,641 |
| 31 | Elsie | 1,574 |
| 32 | Willow | 1,536 |
| 33 | Ivy | 1,509 |
| 34 | Millie | 1,456 |
| 35 | Esme | 1,416 |
| 36 | Rosie | 1,403 |
| 37 | Imogen | 1,400 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 1,384 |
| 39 | Maya | 1,374 |
| 40 | Layla | 1,358 |
| 41 | Emilia | 1,356 |
| 42 | Lola | 1,298 |
| 43 | Lucy | 1,273 |
| 44 | Harper | 1,256 |
| 45 | Eliza | 1,226 |
| 46 | Erin | 1,212 |
| 47 | Eleanor | 1,147 |
| 48 | Ellie | 1,142 |
| 49 | Harriet | 1,132 |
| 50 | Thea | 1,132 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 6,623 |
| 2 | Harry | 5,284 |
| 3 | George | 5,263 |
| 4 | Jack | 4,751 |
| 5 | Jacob | 4,485 |
| 6 | Noah | 4,305 |
| 7 | Charlie | 4,190 |
| 8 | Muhammad | 3,908 |
| 9 | Thomas | 3,898 |
| 10 | Oscar | 3,894 |
| 11 | William | 3,819 |
| 12 | James | 3,580 |
| 13 | Leo | 3,563 |
| 14 | Alfie | 3,555 |
| 15 | Henry | 3,527 |
| 16 | Joshua | 3,495 |
| 17 | Freddie | 3,287 |
| 18 | Archie | 2,791 |
| 19 | Ethan | 2,722 |
| 20 | Isaac | 2,662 |
| 21 | Alexander | 2,567 |
| 22 | Joseph | 2,506 |
| 23 | Edward | 2,429 |
| 24 | Samuel | 2,413 |
| 25 | Max | 2,405 |
| 26 | Logan | 2,335 |
| 27 | Lucas | 2,332 |
| 28 | Daniel | 2,290 |
| 29 | Theo | 2,279 |
| 30 | Arthur | 2,270 |
| 31 | Mohammed | 2,228 |
| 32 | Harrison | 2,220 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 2,153 |
| 34 | Mason | 2,131 |
| 35 | Finley | 2,022 |
| 36 | Sebastian | 1,990 |
| 37 | Adam | 1,815 |
| 38 | Dylan | 1,784 |
| 39 | Zachary | 1,670 |
| 40 | Riley | 1,556 |
| 41 | Teddy | 1,491 |
| 42 | Theodore | 1,484 |
| 43 | David | 1,461 |
| 44 | Elijah | 1,412 |
| 45 | Jake | 1,405 |
| 46 | Toby | 1,400 |
| 47 | Louie | 1,380 |
| 48 | Reuben | 1,322 |
| 49 | Arlo | 1,285 |
| 50 | Hugo | 1,234 |