

Use our interactive chart in Figure 1 to compare changes in the top 100 boys and girls names between 19.ĭata for 1904 to 1994 are only available at 10-yearly intervals for 1996 to 2016, figures are available for every year.įigure 1: Changes in the top 100 baby boys and girls names between 19 England and Wales.įigure 2: Top 10 boys baby names in England and Wales, 20. This is the first appearance in the top 100 girls names for all except Edith, which was last present in the top 100 in 1934.

These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. There were six new entries in the top 100 most popular girls names in 2017 in England and Wales: Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. This is the first time Hunter has been in the top 100 boys names, Ralph last appeared in the top 100 in 1944. Table 1 provides information on the number of different names registered to baby boys and girls, including the number of babies registered with a name that only occurred once or twice in 2017. Nick Stripe, Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, Office for National Statistics. Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904.īrand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie. Leo entered the boys top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. Most popular first names for baby boys and girls in 2017 using birth registration data. This represents all the historic data available we are unable to provide counts for years prior to 1996. He says, If it doesnt stop then 20 years down the line it will be owned by the Europeans.

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