According to Jersey’s Superintendent Registrar, the most popular baby names of 2020 on the island of Jersey (located in the English Channel) were Isabella and Lucas.
Below are Jersey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names for each of the last five years:
Girl Names
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
1 | Olivia | Olivia | Sienna | Olivia | Isabella |
2 | Emily | Mia | Ava | Ava | Willow |
3 | Ava | Poppy | Amelia | Amelia | Emily |
4 | Mia | Emily | Mia | Ella | Eva |
5 | Sophie | Grace | Sophia | Emilia | Isla |
6 | Matilda | Evie | Luna | Isla | Sophie |
7 | Abigail | Isabella | Lilly | Lily | Alice |
8 | Maya | Millie | Charlotte | Mia | Sophia |
9 | Daisy | Amelia | Freya | Isabella | Ava |
10 | Ivy | Ruby | Emily | Charlotte | Hallie |
Boy Names
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
1 | Harry | Charlie | Leo | Oliver | Lucas |
2 | Oliver | Henry | Oliver | Jack | George |
3 | Noah | Lucas | Jacob | Lucas | William |
4 | Jack | Oliver | William | Mason | Henry |
5 | Leo | Noah | Noah | Oscar | Alfie |
6 | Ethan | Edward | Joshua | Archie | Oscar |
7 | Dylan | Sebastian | Charlie | George | Archie |
8 | Theo | Jacob | Henry | Alfie | Oliver |
9 | Joshua | Isaac | Logan | Arthur | Noah |
10 | James | Archie | Jack | Benjamin | Liam |
A total of 863 babies (419 females and 444 males) were born on the island in 2020.
Sources: 2020 Superintendent Registrar Annual Statement [PDF], Isabella And Lucas Lead Baby Names List, REVEALED: Jersey’s most popular baby names in 2020
Image: Adapted from Flag of Jersey (public domain)
Any idea where Sienna came from to grab the top spot in 2018? It didn’t make the top ten in either 2016 or 2017, and after grabbing the top spot it disappeared again.
I remember doing some searches on Sienna, but I wasn’t able to come up with any good theories about it.
Update (11/17) – Sienna was one of the fastest-rising names in England in 2013…maybe there’s a connection?