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

#NameBabies
1Olivia4,598
2Amelia3,941
3Ava3,110
4Isla3,046
5Emily2,676
6Mia2,490
7Isabella2,369
8Sophia2,344
9Ella2,326
10Grace2,301
11Poppy2,226
12Charlotte2,202
13Lily2,184
14Ivy2,104
15Florence2,062
16Evie2,052
17Sophie2,007
18Freya1,921
19Evelyn1,902
20Willow1,900
21Phoebe1,883
22Elsie1,875
23Sienna1,834
24Alice1,827
25Jessica1,812
26Rosie1,808
27Harper1,796
28Daisy1,769
29Sofia1,728
30Isabelle1,701
31Matilda1,618
32Ruby1,531
33Eva1,409
34Emilia1,398
35Scarlett1,393
36Chloe1,375
37Maya1,260
38Esme1,234
39Eliza1,220
40Millie1,196
41Imogen1,179
42Aria1,178
43Luna1,162
44Layla1,152
45Harriet1,128
46Maisie1,089
47Elizabeth1,076
48Penelope1,068
49Mila1,050
50Erin1,024

Boys

#NameBabies
1Oliver5,390
2George4,960
3Harry4,512
4Noah4,107
5Jack3,988
6Leo3,721
7Arthur3,644
8Muhammad3,507
9Oscar3,459
10Charlie3,365
11Jacob3,350
12Thomas3,243
13Henry3,172
14William3,015
15Alfie2,977
16Archie2,950
17Joshua2,922
18Freddie2,838
19Theo2,741
20Isaac2,578
21James2,536
22Alexander2,517
23Logan2,320
24Edward2,197
25Ethan2,106
26Lucas2,098
27Joseph1,989
28Sebastian1,964
29Theodore1,932
30Finley1,926
31Max1,867
32Mohammed1,846
33Samuel1,788
34Harrison1,765
35Benjamin1,743
36Arlo1,715
37Daniel1,676
38Adam1,672
39Teddy1,663
40Mason1,540
41Elijah1,519
42Reuben1,504
43Dylan1,465
44Hunter1,410
45Reggie1,356
46Jaxon1,346
47Rory1,323
48Louie1,319
49David1,307
50Tommy1,299