Popular Baby Names in England and Wales, 2018

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

1. Olivia, 4,598 baby girls
2. Amelia, 3,941
3. Ava, 3,110
4. Isla, 3,046
5. Emily, 2,676
6. Mia, 2,490
7. Isabella, 2,369
8. Sophia, 2,344
9. Ella, 2,326
10. Grace, 2,301

Boy Names

1. Oliver, 5,390 baby boys
2. George, 4,960
3. Harry, 4,512
4. Noah, 4,107
5. Jack, 3,988
6. Leo, 3,721
7. Arthur, 3,644
8. Muhammad, 3,507
9. Oscar, 3,459
10. Charlie, 3,365

In the girls’ top ten, Sophia and Grace replaced Poppy (now in 11th place) and Lily (now 13th).

In the boys’ top ten, Arthur replaced Jacob (now 11th).

In the girls’ top 100, Ada, Delilah, Ayla, Zoe, Margot and Felicity replaced Darcey, Darcy, Julia, Leah, Megan and Victoria.

In the boys’ top 100, Grayson, Jasper, Rowan, Tobias, Sonny and Dominic replaced 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.”

Source: Baby names in England and Wales: 2018