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.
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
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.
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)
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)