Top Names of 2018
The most popular names recorded in 2018 were Olivia for girls and Oliver for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 4,598 |
| 2 | Amelia | 3,941 |
| 3 | Ava | 3,110 |
| 4 | Isla | 3,046 |
| 5 | Emily | 2,676 |
| 6 | Mia | 2,490 |
| 7 | Isabella | 2,369 |
| 8 | Sophia | 2,344 |
| 9 | Ella | 2,326 |
| 10 | Grace | 2,301 |
| 11 | Poppy | 2,226 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 2,202 |
| 13 | Lily | 2,184 |
| 14 | Ivy | 2,104 |
| 15 | Florence | 2,062 |
| 16 | Evie | 2,052 |
| 17 | Sophie | 2,007 |
| 18 | Freya | 1,921 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 1,902 |
| 20 | Willow | 1,900 |
| 21 | Phoebe | 1,883 |
| 22 | Elsie | 1,875 |
| 23 | Sienna | 1,834 |
| 24 | Alice | 1,827 |
| 25 | Jessica | 1,812 |
| 26 | Rosie | 1,808 |
| 27 | Harper | 1,796 |
| 28 | Daisy | 1,769 |
| 29 | Sofia | 1,728 |
| 30 | Isabelle | 1,701 |
| 31 | Matilda | 1,618 |
| 32 | Ruby | 1,531 |
| 33 | Eva | 1,409 |
| 34 | Emilia | 1,398 |
| 35 | Scarlett | 1,393 |
| 36 | Chloe | 1,375 |
| 37 | Maya | 1,260 |
| 38 | Esme | 1,234 |
| 39 | Eliza | 1,220 |
| 40 | Millie | 1,196 |
| 41 | Imogen | 1,179 |
| 42 | Aria | 1,178 |
| 43 | Luna | 1,162 |
| 44 | Layla | 1,152 |
| 45 | Harriet | 1,128 |
| 46 | Maisie | 1,089 |
| 47 | Elizabeth | 1,076 |
| 48 | Penelope | 1,068 |
| 49 | Mila | 1,050 |
| 50 | Erin | 1,024 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 5,390 |
| 2 | George | 4,960 |
| 3 | Harry | 4,512 |
| 4 | Noah | 4,107 |
| 5 | Jack | 3,988 |
| 6 | Leo | 3,721 |
| 7 | Arthur | 3,644 |
| 8 | Muhammad | 3,507 |
| 9 | Oscar | 3,459 |
| 10 | Charlie | 3,365 |
| 11 | Jacob | 3,350 |
| 12 | Thomas | 3,243 |
| 13 | Henry | 3,172 |
| 14 | William | 3,015 |
| 15 | Alfie | 2,977 |
| 16 | Archie | 2,950 |
| 17 | Joshua | 2,922 |
| 18 | Freddie | 2,838 |
| 19 | Theo | 2,741 |
| 20 | Isaac | 2,578 |
| 21 | James | 2,536 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,517 |
| 23 | Logan | 2,320 |
| 24 | Edward | 2,197 |
| 25 | Ethan | 2,106 |
| 26 | Lucas | 2,098 |
| 27 | Joseph | 1,989 |
| 28 | Sebastian | 1,964 |
| 29 | Theodore | 1,932 |
| 30 | Finley | 1,926 |
| 31 | Max | 1,867 |
| 32 | Mohammed | 1,846 |
| 33 | Samuel | 1,788 |
| 34 | Harrison | 1,765 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 1,743 |
| 36 | Arlo | 1,715 |
| 37 | Daniel | 1,676 |
| 38 | Adam | 1,672 |
| 39 | Teddy | 1,663 |
| 40 | Mason | 1,540 |
| 41 | Elijah | 1,519 |
| 42 | Reuben | 1,504 |
| 43 | Dylan | 1,465 |
| 44 | Hunter | 1,410 |
| 45 | Reggie | 1,356 |
| 46 | Jaxon | 1,346 |
| 47 | Rory | 1,323 |
| 48 | Louie | 1,319 |
| 49 | David | 1,307 |
| 50 | Tommy | 1,299 |