Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016
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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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!