Top Names of 2021
The most popular names recorded in 2021 were Olivia for girls and Noah for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 3,649 |
| 2 | Amelia | 3,164 |
| 3 | Isla | 2,683 |
| 4 | Ava | 2,576 |
| 5 | Ivy | 2,245 |
| 6 | Freya | 2,187 |
| 7 | Lily | 2,182 |
| 8 | Florence | 2,180 |
| 9 | Mia | 2,168 |
| 10 | Willow | 2,067 |
| 11 | Rosie | 2,028 |
| 12 | Sophia | 2,019 |
| 13 | Isabella | 2,010 |
| 14 | Grace | 1,992 |
| 15 | Daisy | 1,873 |
| 16 | Sienna | 1,869 |
| 17 | Poppy | 1,841 |
| 18 | Elsie | 1,840 |
| 19 | Emily | 1,797 |
| 20 | Ella | 1,756 |
| 21 | Evelyn | 1,729 |
| 22 | Phoebe | 1,678 |
| 23 | Sofia | 1,671 |
| 24 | Evie | 1,670 |
| 25 | Charlotte | 1,654 |
| 26 | Harper | 1,480 |
| 27 | Millie | 1,472 |
| 28 | Matilda | 1,437 |
| 29 | Maya | 1,433 |
| 30 | Sophie | 1,375 |
| 31 | Alice | 1,359 |
| 32 | Emilia | 1,353 |
| 33 | Isabelle | 1,304 |
| 34 | Ruby | 1,300 |
| 35 | Luna | 1,261 |
| 36 | Maisie | 1,229 |
| 37 | Aria | 1,202 |
| 38 | Penelope | 1,194 |
| 39 | Mila | 1,133 |
| 40 | Bonnie | 1,121 |
| 41 | Eva | 1,091 |
| 42 | Hallie | 1,070 |
| 43 | Eliza | 1,064 |
| 44 | Ada | 1,058 |
| 45 | Violet | 1,057 |
| 46 | Esme | 1,013 |
| 47 | Arabella | 1,012 |
| 48 | Imogen | 998 |
| 49 | Jessica | 997 |
| 50 | Delilah | 981 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Noah | 4,525 |
| 2 | Oliver | 4,167 |
| 3 | George | 4,141 |
| 4 | Arthur | 3,766 |
| 5 | Muhammad | 3,722 |
| 6 | Leo | 3,465 |
| 7 | Harry | 3,089 |
| 8 | Oscar | 3,071 |
| 9 | Archie | 2,928 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,912 |
| 11 | Theodore | 2,889 |
| 12 | Freddie | 2,873 |
| 13 | Jack | 2,847 |
| 14 | Charlie | 2,674 |
| 15 | Theo | 2,514 |
| 16 | Alfie | 2,338 |
| 17 | Jacob | 2,319 |
| 18 | Thomas | 2,302 |
| 19 | Finley | 2,283 |
| 20 | Arlo | 2,154 |
| 21 | William | 2,093 |
| 22 | Lucas | 1,965 |
| 23 | Roman | 1,923 |
| 24 | Tommy | 1,901 |
| 25 | Isaac | 1,888 |
| 26 | Teddy | 1,875 |
| 27 | Alexander | 1,830 |
| 28 | Luca | 1,807 |
| 29 | Edward | 1,806 |
| 30 | James | 1,772 |
| 31 | Joshua | 1,737 |
| 32 | Albie | 1,729 |
| 33 | Elijah | 1,657 |
| 34 | Max | 1,650 |
| 35 | Mohammed | 1,619 |
| 36 | Reuben | 1,534 |
| 37 | Mason | 1,517 |
| 38 | Sebastian | 1,516 |
| 39 | Rory | 1,483 |
| 40 | Jude | 1,482 |
| 41 | Louie | 1,461 |
| 42 | Benjamin | 1,423 |
| 43 | Ethan | 1,398 |
| 44 | Adam | 1,367 |
| 45 | Hugo | 1,325 |
| 46 | Joseph | 1,307 |
| 47 | Reggie | 1,287 |
| 48 | Ronnie | 1,285 |
| 49 | Harrison | 1,254 |
| 50 | Louis | 1,240 |