According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), the most popular baby names in England and Wales last year were again Olivia and Oliver.
Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
- Olivia, 4,598 baby girls
- Amelia, 3,941
- Ava, 3,110
- Isla, 3,046
- Emily, 2,676
- Mia, 2,490
- Isabella, 2,369
- Sophia, 2,344
- Ella, 2,326
- Grace, 2,301
Boy Names
- Oliver, 5,390 baby boys
- George, 4,960
- Harry, 4,512
- Noah, 4,107
- Jack, 3,988
- Leo, 3,721
- Arthur, 3,644
- Muhammad, 3,507
- Oscar, 3,459
- Charlie, 3,365
In the girls’ top ten, Sophia and Grace replace Poppy (now in 11th place) and Lily (now 13th).
In the boys’ top ten, Arthur replaces Jacob (now 11th).
In the girls’ top 100, Ada, Delilah, Ayla, Zoe, Margot and Felicity replace Darcey, Darcy, Julia, Leah, Megan and Victoria.
In the boys’ top 100, Grayson, Jasper, Rowan, Tobias, Sonny and Dominic replace Austin, Ibrahim, Lewis, Nathan and Tyler.
And, finally, here’s an interesting fact: “Less than half (45%) of babies had a name within the top 100 lists in 2018, down from two thirds (67%) in 1996.”