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New Top British Baby Names
Nov 23, 2024 9:48 AM

  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

Chester #112 (up from #195)

  Rupert #107 (up from #127)

  Brody #116 (up from #151)

  Hudson #114  (up from #135)

  Oakley #120  (up from #142)

  River #181  (up from #195)

  Myles #141 (up from #173)

  Ruben #132 (up from #159)

  Remy #232  (up from #326)

  Leonardo #119 (up from #136)

  

Hottest Girl Names

Mabel #106 (up from #162)

  River #187 (up from #298)

  Ottilie #164 (up from #226)

  Olive #120 (up from #151)

  Ophelia #161 (up from #195)

  Cora #158 (up from #209)

  Alayna #204 (up from #288)

  Maia #176 (up from #224)

  Ayda #239 (up from #362)

  Effie #236 (up from #350)

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