Top Names of 2020
The most popular names recorded in 2020 were Olivia for girls and Oliver for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 3,640 |
| 2 | Amelia | 3,319 |
| 3 | Isla | 2,749 |
| 4 | Ava | 2,679 |
| 5 | Mia | 2,303 |
| 6 | Ivy | 2,166 |
| 7 | Lily | 2,150 |
| 8 | Isabella | 2,052 |
| 9 | Rosie | 2,035 |
| 10 | Sophia | 2,028 |
| 11 | Grace | 2,010 |
| 12 | Freya | 1,982 |
| 13 | Willow | 1,982 |
| 14 | Florence | 1,963 |
| 15 | Emily | 1,896 |
| 16 | Ella | 1,887 |
| 17 | Poppy | 1,838 |
| 18 | Evie | 1,793 |
| 19 | Elsie | 1,772 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 1,732 |
| 21 | Evelyn | 1,709 |
| 22 | Sienna | 1,638 |
| 23 | Sofia | 1,623 |
| 24 | Daisy | 1,571 |
| 25 | Phoebe | 1,543 |
| 26 | Sophie | 1,525 |
| 27 | Alice | 1,432 |
| 28 | Harper | 1,415 |
| 29 | Matilda | 1,401 |
| 30 | Ruby | 1,359 |
| 31 | Emilia | 1,353 |
| 32 | Maya | 1,331 |
| 33 | Millie | 1,319 |
| 34 | Isabelle | 1,317 |
| 35 | Eva | 1,263 |
| 36 | Luna | 1,216 |
| 37 | Jessica | 1,156 |
| 38 | Ada | 1,140 |
| 39 | Aria | 1,108 |
| 40 | Arabella | 1,095 |
| 41 | Maisie | 1,094 |
| 42 | Esme | 1,055 |
| 43 | Eliza | 1,052 |
| 44 | Penelope | 1,020 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 1,015 |
| 46 | Chloe | 980 |
| 47 | Mila | 973 |
| 48 | Violet | 962 |
| 49 | Hallie | 954 |
| 50 | Scarlett | 942 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 4,225 |
| 2 | George | 4,100 |
| 3 | Arthur | 4,052 |
| 4 | Noah | 4,042 |
| 5 | Muhammad | 3,710 |
| 6 | Leo | 3,314 |
| 7 | Oscar | 3,268 |
| 8 | Harry | 3,209 |
| 9 | Archie | 2,944 |
| 10 | Jack | 2,900 |
| 11 | Henry | 2,868 |
| 12 | Charlie | 2,810 |
| 13 | Freddie | 2,797 |
| 14 | Theodore | 2,737 |
| 15 | Thomas | 2,646 |
| 16 | Finley | 2,613 |
| 17 | Theo | 2,598 |
| 18 | Alfie | 2,414 |
| 19 | Jacob | 2,327 |
| 20 | William | 2,215 |
| 21 | Isaac | 2,074 |
| 22 | Tommy | 2,013 |
| 23 | Joshua | 1,989 |
| 24 | James | 1,977 |
| 25 | Lucas | 1,946 |
| 26 | Alexander | 1,909 |
| 27 | Arlo | 1,908 |
| 28 | Roman | 1,776 |
| 29 | Edward | 1,751 |
| 30 | Elijah | 1,668 |
| 31 | Teddy | 1,627 |
| 32 | Mohammed | 1,615 |
| 33 | Max | 1,585 |
| 34 | Adam | 1,476 |
| 35 | Albie | 1,473 |
| 36 | Ethan | 1,454 |
| 37 | Logan | 1,449 |
| 38 | Joseph | 1,437 |
| 39 | Sebastian | 1,435 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 1,426 |
| 41 | Harrison | 1,401 |
| 42 | Mason | 1,370 |
| 43 | Rory | 1,344 |
| 44 | Reuben | 1,339 |
| 45 | Luca | 1,323 |
| 46 | Louie | 1,292 |
| 47 | Samuel | 1,261 |
| 48 | Reggie | 1,237 |
| 49 | Jaxon | 1,208 |
| 50 | Daniel | 1,203 |