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

#NameBabies
1Olivia5,017
2Amelia4,777
3Emily3,551
4Isla3,476
5Ava3,285
6Isabella2,729
7Lily2,722
8Jessica2,703
9Ella2,702
10Mia2,662
11Sophia2,636
12Charlotte2,596
13Poppy2,506
14Sophie2,505
15Grace2,498
16Evie2,487
17Alice2,264
18Scarlett2,096
19Freya2,079
20Florence2,072
21Isabelle2,066
22Daisy2,020
23Chloe1,980
24Phoebe1,975
25Matilda1,915
26Ruby1,904
27Evelyn1,877
28Sienna1,815
29Sofia1,683
30Eva1,641
31Elsie1,574
32Willow1,536
33Ivy1,509
34Millie1,456
35Esme1,416
36Rosie1,403
37Imogen1,400
38Elizabeth1,384
39Maya1,374
40Layla1,358
41Emilia1,356
42Lola1,298
43Lucy1,273
44Harper1,256
45Eliza1,226
46Erin1,212
47Eleanor1,147
48Ellie1,142
49Harriet1,132
50Thea1,132

Boys

#NameBabies
1Oliver6,623
2Harry5,284
3George5,263
4Jack4,751
5Jacob4,485
6Noah4,305
7Charlie4,190
8Muhammad3,908
9Thomas3,898
10Oscar3,894
11William3,819
12James3,580
13Leo3,563
14Alfie3,555
15Henry3,527
16Joshua3,495
17Freddie3,287
18Archie2,791
19Ethan2,722
20Isaac2,662
21Alexander2,567
22Joseph2,506
23Edward2,429
24Samuel2,413
25Max2,405
26Logan2,335
27Lucas2,332
28Daniel2,290
29Theo2,279
30Arthur2,270
31Mohammed2,228
32Harrison2,220
33Benjamin2,153
34Mason2,131
35Finley2,022
36Sebastian1,990
37Adam1,815
38Dylan1,784
39Zachary1,670
40Riley1,556
41Teddy1,491
42Theodore1,484
43David1,461
44Elijah1,412
45Jake1,405
46Toby1,400
47Louie1,380
48Reuben1,322
49Arlo1,285
50Hugo1,234