The most popular baby names
Here's the most recent set of official statistics on the 100 most popular baby names in England and Wales as released by the Office for National Statistics.
You may not give two figs whether the baby name you're thinking of is on every other parents' list. But when choosing a baby name you may want to avoid the sort of situation when, a few years hence, you bellow your child's name in the playground and one in three children come running.
To narrow down your longlist, take a look at the latest list of the most popular baby names. And then, of course, if you're still not sure, you can always put your choice to the Mumsnet jury...
| Boys' names | |
| 1 | Harry |
| 2 | Oliver |
| 3 | Jack |
| 4 | Alfie |
| 5 | Charlie |
| 6 | Thomas |
| 7 | Jacob |
| 8 | James |
| 9 | Joshua |
| 10 | William |
| 11 | Ethan |
| 12 | George |
| 13 | Riley |
| 14 | Daniel |
| 15 | Samuel |
| 16 | Noah |
| 17 | Oscar |
| 18 | Joseph |
| 19 | Mohammed |
| 20 | Max |
| 21 | Dylan |
| 22 | Muhammed |
| 23 | Alexander |
| 24 | Archie |
| 25 | Benjamin |
| 26 | Lucas |
| 27 | Leo |
| 28 | Henry |
| 29 | Jake |
| 30 | Logan |
| 31 | Tyler |
| 32 | Jayden |
| 33 | Isaac |
| 34 | Finley |
| 35 | Mason |
| 36 | Ryan |
| 37 | Harrison |
| 38 | Adam |
| 39 | Lewis |
| 40 | Edward |
| 41 | Luke |
| 42 | Freddie |
| 43 | Matthew |
| 44 | Liam |
| 45 | Zachary |
| 46 | Callum |
| 47 | Sebastian |
| 48 | Connor |
| 49 | Jamie |
| 50 | Theo |
| 51 | Toby |
| 52 | Harvey |
| 53 | Michael |
| 54 | Nathan |
| 55 | Harley |
| 56 | Kai |
| 57 | David |
| 58 | Aaron |
| 59 | Alex |
| 60 | Charles |
| 61 | Aiden |
| 62 | Leon |
| 63 | Mohammad |
| 64 | Luca |
| 65 | Tommy |
| 66 | Finlay |
| 67 | Jenson |
| 68 | Arthur |
| 69 | Louis |
| 70 | Rhys |
| 71 | Owen |
| 72 | Reuben |
| 73 | Ollie |
| 74 | Louie |
| 75 | Gabriel |
| 76 | Bobby |
| 77 | Cameron |
| 78 | Dexter |
| 79 | Blake |
| 80 | Stanley |
| 81 | Kian |
| 82 | Evan |
| 83 | Jude |
| 84 | Frankie |
| 85 | Elliot |
| 86 | Hayden |
| 87 | Ashton |
| 88 | Joel |
| 89 | Caleb |
| 90 | Bailey |
| 91 | Elijah |
| 92 | Taylor |
| 93 | Robert |
| 94 | Kayden |
| 95 | Kyle |
| 96 | Frederick |
| 97 | Ben |
| 98 | Reece |
| 99 | Jackson |
| 100 | John |
| Girls' names | |
| 1 | Amelia |
| 2 | Olivia |
| 3 | Lily |
| 4 | Jessica |
| 5 | Emily |
| 6 | Sophie |
| 7 | Ruby |
| 8 | Grace |
| 9 | Ava |
| 10 | Isabella |
| 11 | Evie |
| 12 | Chloe |
| 13 | Mia |
| 14 | Poppy |
| 15 | Isla |
| 16 | Ella |
| 17 | Isabelle |
| 18 | Sophia |
| 19 | Freya |
| 20 | Daisy |
| 21 | Charlotte |
| 22 | Maisie |
| 23 | Lucy |
| 24 | Phoebe |
| 25 | Scarlett |
| 26 | Holly |
| 27 | Lilly |
| 28 | Ellie |
| 29 | Megan |
| 30 | Layla |
| 31 | Lola |
| 32 | Imogen |
| 33 | Eva |
| 34 | Summer |
| 35 | Mille |
| 36 | Sienna |
| 37 | Alice |
| 38 | Abigail |
| 39 | Erin |
| 40 | Lacey |
| 41 | Hannah |
| 42 | Jasmine |
| 43 | Florence |
| 44 | Elizabeth |
| 45 | Brooke |
| 46 | Lexi |
| 47 | Sofia |
| 48 | Matilda |
| 49 | Emma |
| 50 | Brooke |
| 51 | Amy |
| 52 | Amber |
| 53 | Gracie |
| 54 | Amelie |
| 55 | Rosie |
| 56 | Leah |
| 57 | Katie |
| 58 | Maya |
| 59 | Eleanor |
| 59 | Georgia |
| 61 | Emilia |
| 62 | Eliza |
| 63 | Faith |
| 63 | Bethany |
| 65 | Evelyn |
| 66 | Isabel |
| 67 | Anna |
| 68 | Hollie |
| 69 | Bella |
| 70 | Paige |
| 71 | Harriet |
| 72 | Esme |
| 73 | Zara |
| 74 | Lexie |
| 75 | Willow |
| 76 | Rose |
| 77 | Madison |
| 78 | Julia |
| 79 | Annabelle |
| 80 | Isobel |
| 81 | Niamh |
| 82 | Maddison |
| 83 | Martha |
| 84 | Skye |
| 85 | Lauren |
| 86 | Caitlin |
| 87 | Elsie |
| 88 | Keira |
| 89 | Rebecca |
| 90 | Sarah |
| 91 | Heidi |
| 92 | Zoe |
| 93 | Maria |
| 93 | Maryam |
| 95 | Aisha |
| 96 | Tia |
| 97 | Nicole |
| 98 | Kayla |
| 99 | Francesca |
| 100 | Lydia |
