Top Names of 2017
The most popular names recorded in 2017 were Olivia for girls and Oliver for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 5,204 |
| 2 | Amelia | 4,358 |
| 3 | Isla | 3,373 |
| 4 | Ava | 3,289 |
| 5 | Emily | 3,121 |
| 6 | Isabella | 2,627 |
| 7 | Mia | 2,590 |
| 8 | Poppy | 2,527 |
| 9 | Ella | 2,452 |
| 10 | Lily | 2,405 |
| 11 | Sophia | 2,398 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 2,394 |
| 13 | Grace | 2,309 |
| 14 | Evie | 2,192 |
| 15 | Jessica | 2,139 |
| 16 | Sophie | 2,129 |
| 17 | Alice | 2,122 |
| 18 | Daisy | 2,040 |
| 19 | Florence | 2,028 |
| 20 | Freya | 2,021 |
| 21 | Phoebe | 2,000 |
| 22 | Evelyn | 1,967 |
| 23 | Sienna | 1,960 |
| 24 | Isabelle | 1,876 |
| 25 | Ivy | 1,819 |
| 26 | Willow | 1,764 |
| 27 | Matilda | 1,736 |
| 28 | Elsie | 1,699 |
| 29 | Ruby | 1,688 |
| 30 | Scarlett | 1,687 |
| 31 | Sofia | 1,664 |
| 32 | Chloe | 1,654 |
| 33 | Eva | 1,634 |
| 34 | Harper | 1,608 |
| 35 | Rosie | 1,388 |
| 36 | Emilia | 1,380 |
| 37 | Millie | 1,372 |
| 38 | Layla | 1,329 |
| 39 | Imogen | 1,284 |
| 40 | Maya | 1,257 |
| 41 | Eliza | 1,248 |
| 42 | Esme | 1,235 |
| 43 | Lola | 1,201 |
| 44 | Elizabeth | 1,174 |
| 45 | Erin | 1,161 |
| 46 | Maisie | 1,142 |
| 47 | Aria | 1,094 |
| 48 | Luna | 1,093 |
| 49 | Lucy | 1,089 |
| 50 | Ellie | 1,055 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 6,259 |
| 2 | Harry | 5,031 |
| 3 | George | 4,929 |
| 4 | Noah | 4,273 |
| 5 | Jack | 4,190 |
| 6 | Jacob | 3,968 |
| 7 | Leo | 3,781 |
| 8 | Oscar | 3,738 |
| 9 | Charlie | 3,724 |
| 10 | Muhammad | 3,691 |
| 11 | William | 3,437 |
| 12 | Alfie | 3,287 |
| 13 | Henry | 3,246 |
| 14 | Thomas | 3,246 |
| 15 | Joshua | 3,166 |
| 16 | Freddie | 3,127 |
| 17 | James | 2,925 |
| 18 | Archie | 2,803 |
| 19 | Arthur | 2,795 |
| 20 | Logan | 2,730 |
| 21 | Theo | 2,616 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,524 |
| 23 | Edward | 2,461 |
| 24 | Isaac | 2,432 |
| 25 | Lucas | 2,407 |
| 26 | Ethan | 2,323 |
| 27 | Max | 2,165 |
| 28 | Joseph | 2,153 |
| 29 | Samuel | 2,083 |
| 30 | Mohammed | 1,982 |
| 31 | Finley | 1,944 |
| 32 | Daniel | 1,942 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 1,927 |
| 34 | Harrison | 1,923 |
| 35 | Sebastian | 1,881 |
| 36 | Adam | 1,788 |
| 37 | Mason | 1,776 |
| 38 | Theodore | 1,761 |
| 39 | Teddy | 1,626 |
| 40 | Dylan | 1,577 |
| 41 | Elijah | 1,511 |
| 42 | Arlo | 1,470 |
| 43 | Riley | 1,427 |
| 44 | David | 1,416 |
| 45 | Zachary | 1,385 |
| 46 | Louie | 1,365 |
| 47 | Toby | 1,316 |
| 48 | Hugo | 1,311 |
| 49 | Reuben | 1,309 |
| 50 | Jude | 1,288 |