By Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names
Today, the top baby names for England and Wales in 2017 have been released by the Office of National Statistics (yes, we get ours pretty late on, sadly).
And once again Oliver was top for English name for boys, for the fifth year, and Olivia remained as the top English name for girls for the second year in a row.
The new additions to the top 100 are Hunter and Ralph for boys; Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie for girls.
Other notable risers already within the top 100 include Albie, Rory, Bobby, Carter and Luna, Aria, Arabella and Harper.
Hallie and Hunter were the highest rising names overall in 2017’s top 100.
(If you’re reading this list on mobile, you may have to use the horizontal view to see the girls’ names.)
Top 100 Boys’ Names 2017
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Top 100 Girls’ Names 2017
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OLIVER
HARRY
GEORGE
NOAH
JACK
JACOB
LEO
OSCAR
CHARLIE
MUHAMMAD
WILLIAM
ALFIE
HENRY
THOMAS
JOSHUA
FREDDIE
JAMES
ARCHIE
ARTHUR
LOGAN
THEO
ALEXANDER
EDWARD
ISAAC
LUCAS
ETHAN
MAX
JOSEPH
SAMUEL
MOHAMMED
FINLEY
DANIEL
BENJAMIN
HARRISON
SEBASTIAN
ADAM
MASON
THEODORE
TEDDY
DYLAN
ELIJAH
ARLO
RILEY
DAVID
ZACHARY
LOUIE
TOBY
HUGO
REUBEN
JUDE
REGGIE
JAXON
HARLEY
RORY
LUCA
JAKE
ALBIE
JENSON
ALBERT
FRANKIE
TOMMY
CARTER
RONNIE
GABRIEL
BOBBY
HARVEY
MATTHEW
MICHAEL
ELLIOT
STANLEY
JAYDEN
FREDERICK
CHARLES
JACKSON
ROMAN
LUKE
CALEB
HUNTER
MOHAMMAD
ELLIOTT
EZRA
LOUIS
RYAN
BLAKE
LEWIS
DEXTER
OLLIE
NATHAN
ELLIS
JESSE
LIAM
ALEX
KAI
IBRAHIM
TYLER
FINN
AUSTIN
LEON
RALPH
FELIX
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OLIVIA
AMELIA
ISLA
AVA
EMILY
ISABELLA
MIA
POPPY
ELLA
LILY
SOPHIA
CHARLOTTE
GRACE
EVIE
JESSICA
SOPHIE
ALICE
DAISY
FLORENCE
FREYA
PHOEBE
EVELYN
SIENNA
ISABELLE
IVY
WILLOW
MATILDA
ELSIE
RUBY
SCARLETT
SOFIA
CHLOE
EVA
HARPER
ROSIE
EMILIA
MILLIE
LAYLA
IMOGEN
MAYA
ELIZA
ESME
LOLA
ELIZABETH
ERIN
MAISIE
ARIA
LUNA
LUCY
ELLIE
HARRIET
EMMA
THEA
ELEANOR
PENELOPE
HOLLY
HANNAH
MOLLY
BELLA
ROSE
AMBER
VIOLET
GEORGIA
LILLY
JASMINE
DARCIE
NANCY
ANNABELLE
LOTTIE
ZARA
MARIA
AMELIE
ABIGAIL
MILA
ANNA
MARTHA
GRACIE
MARYAM
ROBYN
AURORA
IRIS
SARA
ARABELLA
BEATRICE
HEIDI
SUMMER
CLARA
ORLA
FRANCESCA
AISHA
JULIA
DARCEY
EDITH
VICTORIA
BONNIE
LYLA
DARCY
HALLIE
LEAH
MEGAN
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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.
The highest rising names in England alone were Hunter, Albie, Luna and Aurora.In Wales it was Gruffydd, Hugo, Nansi and Elin.
Names in Top 100 of Wales but not England:
Harri, Osian, Evan, Elis, Jac, Rhys, Rowan, Tomos, Cai, Morgan, Eli, Ioan, Macsen, Owen, Connor, Hari, Hudson, Cole, Gruffydd, Lincoln, Parker, Seth, Sonny, Jaxson, Tobias
Ffion, Seren, Megan, Mali, Hallie, Alys, Nia, Lexi, Cadi, Eira, Lowri, Efa, Madison, Elin, Maddison, Nansi, Ariana, Eleri, Gwen, Mollie, Brooke, Lili, Faith, Lacey
Names in top 100 of England but not Wales:
Mohammed, Albert, Ronnie, Gabriel, Bobby, Matthew, Michael, Stanley, Frederick, Charles, Mohammad, Louis, Nathan, Liam, Ibrahim, Kai, Ralph, Felix, Leon
Emma, Annabelle, Maria, Amelie, Abigail, Anna, Maryam, Iris, Sara, Heidi, Arabella, Beatrice, Orla, Clara, Francesca, Aisha, Julia, Victoria, Edith, Lyla, Sarah, Leah, Felivity
For a full break down of the individual top 100 ranks, plus the combined top 1000, see this post at British Baby Names.