Names / Years

Baby names in the year you were born

The most popular boys’ and girls’ names in England and Wales for every year from 1996 to 2025, and one year in ten back to 1904, from the ONS. Pick a year to see the top 100.

Every number one

Babies given the name that year
Number one names by year
YearNumber one girlNumber one boy
2025Olivia 2,386Muhammad 5,957
2024Olivia 2,761Muhammad 5,721
2023Olivia 2,906Muhammad 4,661
2022Olivia 3,289Noah 4,586
2021Olivia 3,649Noah 4,525
2020Olivia 3,640Oliver 4,225
2019Olivia 4,082Oliver 4,932
2018Olivia 4,598Oliver 5,390
2017Olivia 5,204Oliver 6,259
2016Olivia 5,017Oliver 6,623
2015Amelia 5,158Oliver 6,941
2014Amelia 5,327Oliver 6,649
2013Amelia 5,570Oliver 6,949
2012Amelia 7,061Harry 7,168
2011Amelia 5,054Harry 7,523
2010Olivia 5,279Oliver 8,427
2009Olivia 5,201Oliver 7,364
2008Olivia 5,325Jack 8,010
2007Ruby 4,983Jack 7,606
2006Grace 5,026Jack 7,804
2005Jessica 5,030Jack 7,434
2004Emily 5,399Jack 8,380
2003Emily 5,423Jack 9,037
2002Chloe 5,708Jack 9,100
2001Chloe 6,984Jack 9,000
2000Chloe 7,534Jack 9,079
1999Chloe 9,038Jack 9,785
1998Chloe 9,628Jack 9,845
1997Chloe 7,745Jack 10,145
1996Sophie 7,087Jack 10,779

Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Earlier number ones, 1904 to 1994

ONS publishes one year in ten before 1996, ranks only
Number one names, 1904 to 1994
YearNumber one girlNumber one boy
1994RebeccaThomas
1984SarahChristopher
1974SarahPaul
1964SusanDavid
1954SusanDavid
1944MargaretJohn
1934MargaretJohn
1924MargaretJohn
1914MaryJohn
1904MaryWilliam

Source: Office for National Statistics, Top 100 baby names in England and Wales: historical data, 1904 to 2024 edition (released 31 July 2025), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Oliver Mackman

Editor, BabyData

Oliver Mackman is the named editor of BabyData and a director of Best Business Loans Ltd (Companies House 16833937), the company that operates the site. He is accountable for its editorial standards, sourcing and corrections, and requires every number to cite the underlying rule and the official UK dataset behind it, with pregnancy tools reviewed against NHS and gov.uk guidance before publication.

Last reviewed: 12 October 2026