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Popular / 2012

Most popular UK names of 2012

Top 100 female and male first names registered in England and Wales in 2012, ranked by the number of babies registered with each name.

Female names

Top 100 female names of 2012
  1. 1 Amelia 7,061
  2. 2 Olivia 4,585
  3. 3 Jessica 4,165
  4. 4 Emily 4,029
  5. 5 Lily 3,809
  6. 6 Ava 3,779
  7. 7 Mia 3,524
  8. 8 Isla 3,501
  9. 9 Sophie 3,496
  10. 10 Isabella 3,358
  11. 11 Evie 3,283
  12. 12 Ruby 3,231
  13. 13 Poppy 3,203
  14. 14 Grace 3,188
  15. 15 Sophia 2,855
  16. 16 Chloe 2,776
  17. 17 Isabelle 2,594
  18. 18 Ella 2,562
  19. 19 Freya 2,557
  20. 20 Charlotte 2,290
  21. 21 Scarlett 2,248
  22. 22 Daisy 2,213
  23. 23 Lola 2,010
  24. 24 Eva 1,946
  25. 25 Holly 1,937
  26. 26 Millie 1,915
  27. 27 Lucy 1,908
  28. 28 Phoebe 1,825
  29. 29 Layla 1,796
  30. 30 Maisie 1,658
  31. 31 Sienna 1,625
  32. 32 Alice 1,577
  33. 33 Lilly 1,536
  34. 34 Florence 1,531
  35. 35 Ellie 1,531
  36. 36 Erin 1,504
  37. 37 Imogen 1,454
  38. 38 Elizabeth 1,446
  39. 39 Molly 1,434
  40. 40 Summer 1,411
  41. 41 Megan 1,388
  42. 42 Hannah 1,357
  43. 43 Sofia 1,336
  44. 44 Abigail 1,316
  45. 45 Jasmine 1,313
  46. 46 Lexi 1,301
  47. 47 Matilda 1,284
  48. 48 Rosie 1,263
  49. 49 Lacey 1,220
  50. 50 Emma 1,149
  51. 51 Amelie 1,146
  52. 52 Gracie 1,104
  53. 53 Maya 1,072
  54. 54 Hollie 1,062
  55. 55 Georgia 1,055
  56. 56 Emilia 1,050
  57. 57 Evelyn 1,034
  58. 58 Bella 1,027
  59. 59 Brooke 1,026
  60. 60 Amber 1,023
  61. 61 Eliza 996
  62. 62 Amy 995
  63. 63 Eleanor 989
  64. 64 Leah 944
  65. 65 Esme 934
  66. 66 Katie 914
  67. 67 Harriet 904
  68. 68 Anna 902
  69. 69 Willow 892
  70. 70 Elsie 888
  71. 71 Zara 886
  72. 72 Annabelle 884
  73. 73 Bethany 868
  74. 73 Faith 868
  75. 75 Madison 846
  76. 76 Isabel 774
  77. 77 Martha 770
  78. 78 Rose 764
  79. 79 Julia 751
  80. 80 Paige 715
  81. 81 Maryam 700
  82. 82 Maddison 696
  83. 83 Heidi 678
  84. 84 Mollie 672
  85. 84 Niamh 672
  86. 86 Skye 666
  87. 87 Aisha 647
  88. 88 Ivy 633
  89. 89 Darcey 632
  90. 90 Francesca 622
  91. 91 Zoe 620
  92. 92 Keira 610
  93. 92 Tilly 610
  94. 94 Maria 609
  95. 95 Sarah 592
  96. 96 Lydia 590
  97. 97 Caitlin 589
  98. 98 Isobel 585
  99. 99 Sara 584
  100. 100 Violet 580

Male names

Top 100 male names of 2012
  1. 1 Harry 7,168
  2. 2 Oliver 6,669
  3. 3 Jack 6,230
  4. 4 Charlie 5,571
  5. 5 Jacob 5,286
  6. 6 Thomas 4,893
  7. 7 Alfie 4,846
  8. 8 Riley 4,828
  9. 9 William 4,590
  10. 10 James 4,495
  11. 11 Joshua 4,444
  12. 12 George 4,408
  13. 13 Ethan 4,221
  14. 14 Noah 3,912
  15. 15 Samuel 3,499
  16. 16 Daniel 3,404
  17. 17 Oscar 3,289
  18. 18 Max 3,220
  19. 19 Muhammad 3,165
  20. 20 Leo 3,134
  21. 21 Tyler 3,125
  22. 22 Joseph 3,074
  23. 23 Archie 3,062
  24. 24 Henry 2,928
  25. 25 Lucas 2,858
  26. 26 Mohammed 2,853
  27. 27 Alexander 2,836
  28. 28 Dylan 2,800
  29. 29 Logan 2,700
  30. 30 Isaac 2,682
  31. 31 Mason 2,625
  32. 32 Benjamin 2,564
  33. 33 Jake 2,423
  34. 34 Finley 2,248
  35. 35 Harrison 2,224
  36. 36 Edward 2,088
  37. 37 Jayden 1,977
  38. 38 Freddie 1,936
  39. 39 Adam 1,907
  40. 40 Zachary 1,722
  41. 41 Sebastian 1,705
  42. 42 Ryan 1,675
  43. 43 Lewis 1,654
  44. 44 Theo 1,629
  45. 45 Luke 1,557
  46. 46 Harley 1,543
  47. 47 Matthew 1,518
  48. 48 Harvey 1,456
  49. 49 Toby 1,398
  50. 50 Liam 1,374
  51. 51 Callum 1,322
  52. 52 Arthur 1,310
  53. 53 Michael 1,302
  54. 54 Jenson 1,284
  55. 55 Tommy 1,281
  56. 56 Nathan 1,212
  57. 57 Bobby 1,186
  58. 58 Connor 1,152
  59. 59 David 1,148
  60. 60 Mohammad 1,125
  61. 61 Luca 1,117
  62. 62 Charles 1,088
  63. 63 Kai 1,075
  64. 64 Jamie 1,070
  65. 65 Alex 1,064
  66. 66 Blake 1,046
  67. 66 Frankie 1,046
  68. 68 Reuben 1,014
  69. 69 Aaron 959
  70. 70 Dexter 955
  71. 71 Jude 920
  72. 72 Leon 918
  73. 73 Ollie 907
  74. 74 Stanley 890
  75. 75 Elliot 876
  76. 76 Gabriel 858
  77. 77 Cameron 849
  78. 78 Owen 839
  79. 79 Louie 832
  80. 80 Aiden 825
  81. 81 Louis 815
  82. 82 Elijah 792
  83. 83 Finlay 791
  84. 84 Rhys 769
  85. 85 Caleb 763
  86. 86 Evan 744
  87. 87 Frederick 733
  88. 88 Hugo 724
  89. 89 Kian 701
  90. 90 Sonny 686
  91. 91 Seth 683
  92. 92 Kayden 678
  93. 93 Taylor 677
  94. 94 Kyle 676
  95. 95 Elliott 672
  96. 96 Robert 660
  97. 97 Theodore 655
  98. 98 Bailey 646
  99. 99 Rory 642
  100. 100 Ellis 627