New Top Baby Names UK Announced!
The most popular baby names for England and Wales for 2021 have arrived...and there's a new Number 1 for boys! The latest top baby names UK are led by Olivia and Noah, with some new names entering the Top 10.
Olivia retains her #1 spot for the sixth year running, but former favorite Oliver has been ousted from the top after eight years. Noah replaces it as the new most popular boy name. Noah was also the top boy name in the US from 2013-2016.
There are more shake-ups near the top, with new entries to the Top 10, and Jack leaving it for the first time in over 25 years.
Top Baby Names UK 2021
Three girls' names entered the Top 10 this year: Florence and Willow joined for the first time ever, while Freya returned after dipping down to 12th place in 2020. They replace Isabella, Rosie, and Sophia.
Only one name changed in the boys' Top 10, but it marks the end of a long era. Henry entered for the first time, knocking out Jack. Jack was the Number 1 boy name when records began in 1996, and this is the first time it has left the Top 10.
The new entrants to the girls' Top 100 in 2021 were Lara, Beatrice, and Sara. They replace Georgia, Abigail, and Aisha. All have ranked in the Top 100 before: Lara was last there in 2006, and Beatrice and Sara in 2019.
The biggest risers in the Top 100 were Olive, Margot, and Lyla, which all rose over 20 spots.
On the boys' side, the new entries into the Top 100 were Blake, Brody, Kai, Rupert, Tobias, and Nathan. Of these, Rupert and Brody have never been in the Top 100 before. Blake was last there in 2019, Kai and Tobias in 2018, and Nathan in 2017. They replace Jenson, Elliott, Leon, Harley, Ibrahim, and Jayden.
The highest-rising boy names within the Top 100 were Disney-inspired Luca, which rose by 17 places, and Otis and Oakley, which both climbed 15 spots.
Top 100 Girl Names UK 2021
As well as Olive, Margot, and Lyla, other high-rising girl names in the England and Wales Top 100 were Maeve (+17 places), Delilah and Lyra (+12 each), showing British parents' love of fresh options with L, M and V sounds.
The biggest fallers in the Top 100 were Molly (-19), Lucy (-16), Holly, Jasmine, and Hannah (all -14).
1Olivia 2Amelia 3Isla 4Ava 5Ivy 6Freya 7Lily 8Florence 9Mia 10Willow 11Rosie 12Sophia 13Isabella 14Grace 15Daisy 16Sienna 17Poppy 18Elsie 19Emily 20Ella 21Evelyn 22Phoebe 23Sofia 24Evie 25Charlotte 26Harper 27Millie 28Matilda 29Maya 30Sophie 31Alice 32Emilia 33Isabelle 34Ruby 35Luna 36Maisie 37Aria 38Penelope 39Mila 40Bonnie 41Eva 42Hallie 43Eliza 44Ada 45Violet 46Esme 47Arabella 48Imogen 49Jessica 50Delilah 51Lottie 52Chloe 53Thea 54Layla 55Eleanor 56Aurora 57Margot 58Mabel 59Erin 60Elizabeth 61Emma 62Scarlett 63Harriet 64Lola 65Nancy 66Orla 67Ayla 68Rose 69Zara 70Iris 71Robyn 72Bella 73Molly 74Olive 75Maria 76Lyla 77Maeve 78Ellie 79Gracie 80Lyra 81Darcie 82Maryam 83Edith 84Heidi 85Lucy 86Myla 87Amelie 88Amber 89Hannah 90Summer 91Eden 92Jasmine 93Elodie 94Clara 95Holly 96Lilly 97Anna 98Lara 99Beatrice 100Sara
Top 100 Boy Names UK 2021
Besides Luca, Otis and Oakley, other fast climbers in the England and Wales Top 100 include Jude (+13 places), Alfred (+11), Ralph and Hudson (both +10).
The fastest-falling names in the Top 100 were Logan (-16), Gabriel (-12), and Adam (-10).
1Noah 2Oliver 3George 4Arthur 5Muhammad 6Leo 7Harry 8Oscar 9Archie 10Henry 11Theodore 12Freddie 13Jack 14Charlie 15Theo 16Alfie 17Jacob 18Thomas 19Finley 20Arlo 21William 22Lucas 23Roman 24Tommy 25Isaac 26Teddy 27Alexander 28Luca 29Edward 30James 31Joshua 32Albie 33Elijah 34Max 35Mohammed 36Reuben 37Mason 38Sebastian 39Rory 40Jude 41Louie 42Benjamin 43Ethan 44Adam 45Hugo 46Joseph 47Reggie 48Ronnie 49Harrison 50Louis 51Ezra 52Jaxon 53Logan 54Daniel 55Zachary 56Samuel 57Dylan 58Albert 59Hudson 60Hunter 61Frederick 62David 63Rowan 64Jesse 65Frankie 66Toby 67Oakley 68Grayson 69Carter 70Riley 71Felix 72Finn 73Bobby 74Blake 75Sonny 76Caleb 77Gabriel 78Michael 79Jasper 80Alfred 81Otis 82Stanley 83Milo 84Mohammad 85Ralph 86Liam 87Chester 88Ellis 89Elliot 90Brody 91Charles 92Kai 93Rupert 94Yusuf 95Harvey 96Ollie 97Jackson 98Tobias 99Nathan 100Myles
Find the full release plus the extended list of all names given to five or more babies in 2021 on the Office for National Statistics site.