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Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016

Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016

By Eleanor Nickerson

The top baby names for England and Wales in 2016 have been released by the Office of National Statistics, with the big news Olivia’s rise to claim the Number 1 spot for girls.

And once again Oliver was top for boys, for the fourth year, while reigning queen Amelia was ousted from her throne of five years by Olivia.

The Top 10 itself hasn’t changed much, although Lily has replaced Poppy and Muhammad replaced William.

The new additions to the top 100 are Albie, Arlo, Ezra, Finn, Jasper and Jesse for boys; Felicity, Iris, Luna and Lydia for girls.

Other notable risers within the top 100 include ReggieJackson, Louie, Caleb, Ronnie, AriaHarper and Beatrice.

The royal Cambridge children also prove to have been inspirational with both George and Charlotte rising in popularity. (If you’re reading this list on mobile, you may have to use the horizontal view to see the girls’ names.)

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OLIVER

HARRY

GEORGE

JACK

JACOB

NOAH

CHARLIE

MUHAMMAD

THOMAS

OSCAR

WILLIAM

JAMES

LEO

ALFIE

HENRY

JOSHUA

FREDDIE

ARCHIE

ETHAN

ISAAC

ALEXANDER

JOSEPH

EDWARD

SAMUEL

MAX

LOGAN

LUCAS

DANIEL

THEO

ARTHUR

MOHAMMED

HARRISON

BENJAMIN

MASON

FINLEY

SEBASTIAN

ADAM

DYLAN

ZACHARY

RILEY

TEDDY

THEODORE

DAVID

ELIJAH

JAKE

TOBY

LOUIE

REUBEN

ARLO

HUGO

JAXON

LUCA

MATTHEW

HARVEY

HARLEY

REGGIE

TOMMY

JENSON

LUKE

MICHAEL

JAYDEN

JUDE

FRANKIE

ALBERT

STANLEY

ELLIOT

GABRIEL

MOHAMMAD

OLLIE

RONNIE

LOUIS

CHARLES

BLAKE

ELLIOTT

LEWIS

FREDERICK

NATHAN

TYLER

JACKSON

RORY

RYAN

CARTER

DEXTER

ALEX

AUSTIN

CALEB

KAI

ALBIE

ELLIS

BOBBY

EZRA

LEON

ROMAN

JESSE

AARON

IBRAHIM

LIAM

JASPER

FELIX

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OLIVIA

AMELIA

EMILY

ISLA

AVA

ISABELLA

LILY

JESSICA

ELLA

MIA

SOPHIA

CHARLOTTE

POPPY

SOPHIE

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EVIE

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SCARLETT

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PHOEBE

MATILDA

RUBY

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SIENNA

SOFIA

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ELSIE

WILLOW

IVY

MILLIE

ESME

ROSIE

IMOGEN

ELIZABETH

MAYA

LAYLA

EMILIA

LOLA

LUCY

HARPER

ELIZA

ERIN

ELEANOR

ELLIE

HARRIET

THEA

MAISIE

HOLLY

EMMA

GEORGIA

AMBER

MOLLY

HANNAH

ABIGAIL

JASMINE

LILLY

ANNABELLE

ROSE

PENELOPE

AMELIE

VIOLET

BELLA

ARIA

ZARA

MARIA

NANCY

DARCIE

LOTTIE

ANNA

SUMMER

MARTHA

HEIDI

GRACIE

LUNA

MARYAM

BEATRICE

MILA

DARCEY

MEGAN

IRIS

LEXI

ROBYN

AISHA

CLARA

FRANCESCA

SARA

VICTORIA

ZOE

JULIA

ARABELLA

MADDISON

SARAH

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This represents both England and Wales combined. When we look at just the individual ranks for England or Wales, there are some interesting differences.

Names in Top 100 of Wales but not England:

Harri, Osian, Tomos, Rhys, Jac, Eli, Evan, Morgan, Cai, Owen, Elis, Ioan, Rowan, Macsen, Gethin, Tobias, Sonny, Connor, Aiden, Zac, Finn, Seth, Jaxson, Cole, Jonah

Seren, Ffion, Alys, Mali, Aurora, Eira, Maddison, Hallie, Mya, Cadi, Nia, Hollie, Lowri, Cerys, Lacey, Lillie, Carys, Brooke, Esmae, Marnie, Mollie, Paige, Skyla, Autumn, Faith

Names in top 100 of England but not Wales:

Hugo, Reggie, Michael, Jude, Albert, Stanley, Gabriel, Mohammad, Ronnie, Charles, Frederick, Nathan, Rory, Kai, Albie, Bobby, Ibrahim, Aaron, Liam, Jasper, Felix, Jamie

Eleanor, Emma, Zara, Maria, Heidi, Maryam, Beatrice, Darcey, Iris, Aisha, Francesca, Sara, Clara, Victoria, Julia, Zoe, Sarah, Arabella, Edith, Felicity, Leah, Bethany, Darcy

For a full break down of the individual top 100 ranks, plus the combined top 1000, see this post at British Baby Names.

And stay tuned for Elea‘s forthcoming comparisons of the British and American popularity lists, coming soon!

About the Author

Eleanor Nickerson

Eleanor Nickerson

Eleanor Nickerson, better known to Nameberry message board visitors as Elea, is a primary school teacher living in Coventry, England and author of the blog British Baby Names.