Top 100 Popular Baby Names in England & Wales

Discover the 100 most popular baby names in England & Wales from official ONS birth records covering 1996 to 2024. Filter by gender and explore how naming trends have shifted over nearly three decades of official data.

Coverage: 1996 – 2024

#1
Jack
Total births: 188,738
#2
Thomas
Total births: 160,894
#3
Oliver
Total births: 157,197
#4
Joshua
Total births: 145,189
#5
James
Total births: 141,878
#6
Harry
Total births: 141,693
#7
George
Total births: 121,258
#8
Daniel
Total births: 120,900
#9
William
Total births: 117,982
#10
Samuel
Total births: 108,505
#11
Charlie
Total births: 104,761
#12
Joseph
Total births: 102,259
#13
Jacob
Total births: 93,754
#14
Benjamin
Total births: 90,412
#15
Alfie
Total births: 86,540
#16
Alexander
Total births: 85,525
#17
Matthew
Total births: 80,931
#18
Ethan
Total births: 77,394
#19
Mohammed
Total births: 74,316
#20
Noah
Total births: 72,596
#21
Luke
Total births: 72,247
#22
Muhammad
Total births: 72,223
#23
Adam
Total births: 71,855
#24
Lewis
Total births: 69,555
#25
Ryan
Total births: 68,692
#26
Oscar
Total births: 67,495
#27
Jake
Total births: 66,896
#28
Callum
Total births: 65,796
#29
Henry
Total births: 65,177
#30
Leo
Total births: 63,249
#31
Dylan
Total births: 60,836
#32
Liam
Total births: 60,482
#33
Archie
Total births: 59,965
#34
Max
Total births: 59,807
#35
Edward
Total births: 53,212
#36
Connor
Total births: 53,072
#37
Isaac
Total births: 49,129
#38
Lucas
Total births: 49,061
#39
Michael
Total births: 47,075
#40
Freddie
Total births: 46,945
#41
Nathan
Total births: 46,860
#42
Harrison
Total births: 45,958
#43
Arthur
Total births: 43,586
#44
Finley
Total births: 42,410
#45
Tyler
Total births: 42,141
#46
Jamie
Total births: 41,243
#47
Logan
Total births: 40,771
#48
Theo
Total births: 40,594
#49
Cameron
Total births: 40,394
#50
Mason
Total births: 38,935
#51
Riley
Total births: 37,986
#52
David
Total births: 37,852
#53
Jordan
Total births: 36,750
#54
Aaron
Total births: 36,366
#55
Ben
Total births: 36,356
#56
Louis
Total births: 35,898
#57
Harvey
Total births: 35,648
#58
Owen
Total births: 33,517
#59
Charles
Total births: 33,091
#60
Sebastian
Total births: 33,008
#61
Alex
Total births: 32,729
#62
Toby
Total births: 32,482
#63
Kieran
Total births: 30,429
#64
Luca
Total births: 30,323
#65
Bradley
Total births: 30,230
#66
Theodore
Total births: 30,211
#67
Zachary
Total births: 29,362
#68
Jayden
Total births: 28,921
#69
Kyle
Total births: 28,463
#70
Robert
Total births: 27,462
#71
Christopher
Total births: 26,849
#72
Brandon
Total births: 26,405
#73
Mohammad
Total births: 25,910
#74
Tommy
Total births: 25,300
#75
Reuben
Total births: 25,122
#76
Kai
Total births: 24,432
#77
Rhys
Total births: 24,418
#78
Reece
Total births: 24,329
#79
Louie
Total births: 24,242
#80
Jude
Total births: 24,156
#81
Elliot
Total births: 23,450
#82
Elijah
Total births: 22,369
#83
Leon
Total births: 22,308
#84
John
Total births: 22,237
#85
Harley
Total births: 22,095
#86
Rory
Total births: 21,870
#87
Sam
Total births: 20,889
#88
Teddy
Total births: 20,781
#89
Gabriel
Total births: 20,581
#90
Dominic
Total births: 20,480
#91
Andrew
Total births: 20,169
#92
Frederick
Total births: 19,866
#93
Ellis
Total births: 19,358
#94
Joe
Total births: 19,164
#95
Arlo
Total births: 19,061
#96
Joel
Total births: 19,004
#97
Hugo
Total births: 18,779
#98
Billy
Total births: 18,608
#99
Finlay
Total births: 17,879
#100
Kian
Total births: 17,666

Top 100 Popular Baby Names in England & Wales

Coverage: 1996 – 2024

#1
Jack
Total births: 188,738
#2
Thomas
Total births: 160,894
#3
Oliver
Total births: 157,197
#4
Joshua
Total births: 145,189
#5
James
Total births: 141,878
#6
Harry
Total births: 141,693
#7
George
Total births: 121,258
#8
Daniel
Total births: 120,900
#9
William
Total births: 117,982
#10
Samuel
Total births: 108,505
#11
Charlie
Total births: 104,761
#12
Joseph
Total births: 102,259
#13
Jacob
Total births: 93,754
#14
Benjamin
Total births: 90,412
#15
Alfie
Total births: 86,540
#16
Alexander
Total births: 85,525
#17
Matthew
Total births: 80,931
#18
Ethan
Total births: 77,394
#19
Mohammed
Total births: 74,316
#20
Noah
Total births: 72,596
#21
Luke
Total births: 72,247
#22
Muhammad
Total births: 72,223
#23
Adam
Total births: 71,855
#24
Lewis
Total births: 69,555
#25
Ryan
Total births: 68,692
#26
Oscar
Total births: 67,495
#27
Jake
Total births: 66,896
#28
Callum
Total births: 65,796
#29
Henry
Total births: 65,177
#30
Leo
Total births: 63,249
#31
Dylan
Total births: 60,836
#32
Liam
Total births: 60,482
#33
Archie
Total births: 59,965
#34
Max
Total births: 59,807
#35
Edward
Total births: 53,212
#36
Connor
Total births: 53,072
#37
Isaac
Total births: 49,129
#38
Lucas
Total births: 49,061
#39
Michael
Total births: 47,075
#40
Freddie
Total births: 46,945
#41
Nathan
Total births: 46,860
#42
Harrison
Total births: 45,958
#43
Arthur
Total births: 43,586
#44
Finley
Total births: 42,410
#45
Tyler
Total births: 42,141
#46
Jamie
Total births: 41,243
#47
Logan
Total births: 40,771
#48
Theo
Total births: 40,594
#49
Cameron
Total births: 40,394
#50
Mason
Total births: 38,935
#51
Riley
Total births: 37,986
#52
David
Total births: 37,852
#53
Jordan
Total births: 36,750
#54
Aaron
Total births: 36,366
#55
Ben
Total births: 36,356
#56
Louis
Total births: 35,898
#57
Harvey
Total births: 35,648
#58
Owen
Total births: 33,517
#59
Charles
Total births: 33,091
#60
Sebastian
Total births: 33,008
#61
Alex
Total births: 32,729
#62
Toby
Total births: 32,482
#63
Kieran
Total births: 30,429
#64
Luca
Total births: 30,323
#65
Bradley
Total births: 30,230
#66
Theodore
Total births: 30,211
#67
Zachary
Total births: 29,362
#68
Jayden
Total births: 28,921
#69
Kyle
Total births: 28,463
#70
Robert
Total births: 27,462
#71
Christopher
Total births: 26,849
#72
Brandon
Total births: 26,405
#73
Mohammad
Total births: 25,910
#74
Tommy
Total births: 25,300
#75
Reuben
Total births: 25,122
#76
Kai
Total births: 24,432
#77
Rhys
Total births: 24,418
#78
Reece
Total births: 24,329
#79
Louie
Total births: 24,242
#80
Jude
Total births: 24,156
#81
Elliot
Total births: 23,450
#82
Elijah
Total births: 22,369
#83
Leon
Total births: 22,308
#84
John
Total births: 22,237
#85
Harley
Total births: 22,095
#86
Rory
Total births: 21,870
#87
Sam
Total births: 20,889
#88
Teddy
Total births: 20,781
#89
Gabriel
Total births: 20,581
#90
Dominic
Total births: 20,480
#91
Andrew
Total births: 20,169
#92
Frederick
Total births: 19,866
#93
Ellis
Total births: 19,358
#94
Joe
Total births: 19,164
#95
Arlo
Total births: 19,061
#96
Joel
Total births: 19,004
#97
Hugo
Total births: 18,779
#98
Billy
Total births: 18,608
#99
Finlay
Total births: 17,879
#100
Kian
Total births: 17,666