New Top British Baby Names

The most popular British names for 2018 are hot off the press from the Office of National Statistics.

Once again, Oliver was top in England and Wales, for the sixth year, and Olivia remained the top name for girls for the third year in a row.

New (or back) into the Top 100 are Grayson, Jasper, Rowan, Tobias, Sonny and Dominic for boys; Ada, Delilah, Ayla, Zoe, Margot and Felicity for girls. Of these, Grayson, Rowan, Tobias, Delilah, Ayla and Margot have never ranked in the Top 100 before, and Ada has not ranked since 1924.

Margot and Grayson were the highest rising names overall in 2018’s Top 100.

Other notable risers already within the Top 100 include Hunter, Ezra, Finn, Jesse for boys and Mila, Hallie, Bonnie and Summer for girls.

Top 100 British Names in 2018

(If you’re reading this list on mobile, you may have to use the horizontal view to see the girls’ names.)

Top British Boy Names

OLIVER

GEORGE

HARRY

NOAH

JACK

LEO

ARTHUR

MUHAMMAD

OSCAR

CHARLIE

JACOB

THOMAS

HENRY

WILLIAM

ALFIE

ARCHIE

JOSHUA

FREDDIE

THEO

ISAAC

JAMES

ALEXANDER

LOGAN

EDWARD

ETHAN

LUCAS

JOSEPH

SEBASTIAN

THEODORE

FINLEY

MAX

MOHAMMED

SAMUEL

HARRISON

BENJAMIN

ARLO

DANIEL

ADAM

TEDDY

MASON

ELIJAH

REUBEN

DYLAN

HUNTER

REGGIE

JAXON

RORY

LOUIE

DAVID

TOMMY

LUCA

ALBIE

HUGO

ZACHARY

ALBERT

JUDE

TOBY

RILEY

EZRA

CARTER

GABRIEL

ROMAN

FRANKIE

HARLEY

FREDERICK

RONNIE

JAKE

ELLIOT

LOUIS

JENSON

MOHAMMAD

STANLEY

BOBBY

MICHAEL

JESSE

FINN

JAYDEN

HARVEY

CALEB

JACKSON

CHARLES

MATTHEW

GRAYSON

BLAKE

LIAM

ELLIOTT

ELLIS

RALPH

JASPER

ROWAN

ALEX

RYAN

FELIX

LUKE

DEXTER

OLLIE

LEON

TOBIAS

SONNY

DOMINIC

KAI

Top British Girl Names

OLIVIA

AMELIA

AVA

ISLA

EMILY

MIA

ISABELLA

SOPHIA

ELLA

GRACE

POPPY

CHARLOTTE

LILY

IVY

FLORENCE

EVIE

SOPHIE

FREYA

EVELYN

WILLOW

PHOEBE

ELSIE

SIENNA

ALICE

JESSICA

ROSIE

HARPER

DAISY

SOFIA

ISABELLE

MATILDA

RUBY

EVA

EMILIA

SCARLETT

CHLOE

MAYA

ESME

ELIZA

MILLIE

IMOGEN

ARIA

LUNA

LAYLA

HARRIET

MAISIE

ELIZABETH

PENELOPE

MILA

ERIN

ELEANOR

LOLA

VIOLET

BELLA

ROSE

EMMA

HOLLY

MOLLY

THEA

ELLIE

LUCY

HANNAH

LOTTIE

NANCY

ADA

MARIA

LILLY

ZARA

AURORA

AMBER

GEORGIA

ROBYN

GRACIE

SUMMER

JASMINE

ANNABELLE

ABIGAIL

DARCIE

HALLIE

AMELIE

BONNIE

IRIS

MARYAM

BEATRICE

ANNA

HEIDI

ORLA

ARABELLA

CLARA

DELILAH

EDITH

AISHA

FRANCESCA

MARTHA

AYLA

ZOE

LYLA

SARA

MARGOT

FELICITY

England and Wales Individually:

When we look at just the individual ranks for England or Wales, there are some interesting differences.

The highest rising names in England alone were Hunter, Ezra, Margot and Delilah.In Wales, it was Chester, Cooper, Ada, Cora and Mabli. Chester is probably the standout of this bunch, as it has not yet broken into the top 100 in England.

Hottest Names Below the Top 100:

The following ten names below the Top 100 for each gender increased the most by birth count in 2018.

Hottest Boy Names

1. Chester #112 (up from #195)

2. Rupert #107 (up from #127)

3. Brody #116 (up from #151)

4. Hudson #114  (up from #135)

5. Oakley #120  (up from #142)

6. River #181  (up from #195)

7. Myles #141 (up from #173)

8. Ruben #132 (up from #159)

9. Remy #232  (up from #326)

10. Leonardo #119 (up from #136)

Hottest Girl Names

1. Mabel #106 (up from #162)

2. River #187 (up from #298)

3. Ottilie #164 (up from #226)

4. Olive #120 (up from #151)

5. Ophelia #161 (up from #195)

6. Cora #158 (up from #209)

7. Alayna #204 (up from #288)

8. Maia #176 (up from #224)

9. Ayda #239 (up from #362)

10. Effie #236 (up from #350)