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Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016
Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016
Sep 22, 2024 9:14 AM

  By Eleanor Nickerson

  The top baby names for England and Wales in 2016 have been released by the Office of National Statistics, with the big news Olivia’s rise to claim the Number 1 spot for girls.

  And once again Oliver was top for boys, for the fourth year, while reigning queen Amelia was ousted from her throne of five years by Olivia.

  The Top 10 itself hasn’t changed much, although Lily has replaced Poppy and Muhammad replaced William.

  The new additions to the top 100 are Albie, Arlo, Ezra, Finn, Jasper and Jesse for boys; Felicity, Iris, Luna and Lydia for girls.

  Other notable risers within the top 100 include Reggie, Jackson, Louie, Caleb, Ronnie, Aria, Harper and Beatrice.

  The royal Cambridge children also prove to have been inspirational with both George and Charlotte rising in popularity. (If you’re reading this list on mobile, you may have to use the horizontal view to see the girls’ names.)

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  OLIVER

  HARRY

  GEORGE

  JACK

  JACOB

  NOAH

  CHARLIE

  MUHAMMAD

  THOMAS

  OSCAR

  WILLIAM

  JAMES

  LEO

  ALFIE

  HENRY

  JOSHUA

  FREDDIE

  ARCHIE

  ETHAN

  ISAAC

  ALEXANDER

  JOSEPH

  EDWARD

  SAMUEL

  MAX

  LOGAN

  LUCAS

  DANIEL

  THEO

  ARTHUR

  MOHAMMED

  HARRISON

  BENJAMIN

  MASON

  FINLEY

  SEBASTIAN

  ADAM

  DYLAN

  ZACHARY

  RILEY

  TEDDY

  THEODORE

  DAVID

  ELIJAH

  JAKE

  TOBY

  LOUIE

  REUBEN

  ARLO

  HUGO

  JAXON

  LUCA

  MATTHEW

  HARVEY

  HARLEY

  REGGIE

  TOMMY

  JENSON

  LUKE

  MICHAEL

  JAYDEN

  JUDE

  FRANKIE

  ALBERT

  STANLEY

  ELLIOT

  GABRIEL

  MOHAMMAD

  OLLIE

  RONNIE

  LOUIS

  CHARLES

  BLAKE

  ELLIOTT

  LEWIS

  FREDERICK

  NATHAN

  TYLER

  JACKSON

  RORY

  RYAN

  CARTER

  DEXTER

  ALEX

  AUSTIN

  CALEB

  KAI

  ALBIE

  ELLIS

  BOBBY

  EZRA

  LEON

  ROMAN

  JESSE

  AARON

  IBRAHIM

  LIAM

  JASPER

  FELIX

  FINN

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  OLIVIA

  AMELIA

  EMILY

  ISLA

  AVA

  ISABELLA

  LILY

  JESSICA

  ELLA

  MIA

  SOPHIA

  CHARLOTTE

  POPPY

  SOPHIE

  GRACE

  EVIE

  ALICE

  SCARLETT

  FREYA

  FLORENCE

  ISABELLE

  DAISY

  CHLOE

  PHOEBE

  MATILDA

  RUBY

  EVELYN

  SIENNA

  SOFIA

  EVA

  ELSIE

  WILLOW

  IVY

  MILLIE

  ESME

  ROSIE

  IMOGEN

  ELIZABETH

  MAYA

  LAYLA

  EMILIA

  LOLA

  LUCY

  HARPER

  ELIZA

  ERIN

  ELEANOR

  ELLIE

  HARRIET

  THEA

  MAISIE

  HOLLY

  EMMA

  GEORGIA

  AMBER

  MOLLY

  HANNAH

  ABIGAIL

  JASMINE

  LILLY

  ANNABELLE

  ROSE

  PENELOPE

  AMELIE

  VIOLET

  BELLA

  ARIA

  ZARA

  MARIA

  NANCY

  DARCIE

  LOTTIE

  ANNA

  SUMMER

  MARTHA

  HEIDI

  GRACIE

  LUNA

  MARYAM

  BEATRICE

  MILA

  DARCEY

  MEGAN

  IRIS

  LEXI

  ROBYN

  AISHA

  CLARA

  FRANCESCA

  SARA

  VICTORIA

  ZOE

  JULIA

  ARABELLA

  MADDISON

  SARAH

  FELICITY

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  LEAH

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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.

  Names in Top 100 of Wales but not England:

  Harri, Osian, Tomos, Rhys, Jac, Eli, Evan, Morgan, Cai, Owen, Elis, Ioan, Rowan, Macsen, Gethin, Tobias, Sonny, Connor, Aiden, Zac, Finn, Seth, Jaxson, Cole, Jonah

  Seren, Ffion, Alys, Mali, Aurora, Eira, Maddison, Hallie, Mya, Cadi, Nia, Hollie, Lowri, Cerys, Lacey, Lillie, Carys, Brooke, Esmae, Marnie, Mollie, Paige, Skyla, Autumn, Faith

  Names in top 100 of England but not Wales:

  Hugo, Reggie, Michael, Jude, Albert, Stanley, Gabriel, Mohammad, Ronnie, Charles, Frederick, Nathan, Rory, Kai, Albie, Bobby, Ibrahim, Aaron, Liam, Jasper, Felix, Jamie

  Eleanor, Emma, Zara, Maria, Heidi, Maryam, Beatrice, Darcey, Iris, Aisha, Francesca, Sara, Clara, Victoria, Julia, Zoe, Sarah, Arabella, Edith, Felicity, Leah, Bethany, Darcy

  For a full break down of the individual top 100 ranks, plus the combined top 1000, see this post at British Baby Names.

  And stay tuned for Elea‘s forthcoming comparisons of the British and American popularity lists, coming soon!

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