Choosing a name for a baby can be a hair pulling affair. The general rule is this: if it’s not a slam dunk “YES THAT’S THE NAME!”, then you’re better off deliberating the name a little more. I liken it very much to choosing a domain name with several business partners. The “right” one is when everyone around the table, all slightly inebriated, start nodding their heads in agreement.
Luckily for us, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) exists. The annual baby names bulletin compiled by the ONS for England and Scotland has just been published. Over 200,000 babies and their names all tallied on a beautiful frequency table. So, who takes the top spot?
*drum roll*
Amelia and Oliver takes top places but what about the rest? We got you covered. Here are the top baby names for 2013. Unsurprising, “Ned” doesn’t make the cut for the boy’s list.
Top 10 Baby Girl Names
- AMELIA 5570
- OLIVIA 4598
- EMILY 4049
- AVA 3575
- ISLA 3526
- JESSICA 3507
- POPPY 3422
- ISABELLA 3246
- SOPHIE 3013
- MIA 2993
Top 10 Baby Boy Names
- OLIVER 6949
- JACK 6212
- HARRY 5888
- JACOB 5126
- CHARLIE 5039
- THOMAS 4591
- OSCAR 4511
- WILLIAM 4268
- JAMES 4236
- GEORGE 4202
For those who are interested with the Top 100, read on below.
Top 100 Baby Girl Names
- AMELIA 5570
- OLIVIA 4598
- EMILY 4049
- AVA 3575
- ISLA 3526
- JESSICA 3507
- POPPY 3422
- ISABELLA 3246
- SOPHIE 3013
- MIA 2993
- RUBY 2948
- LILY 2883
- GRACE 2799
- EVIE 2767
- SOPHIA 2764
- ELLA 2722
- SCARLETT 2643
- CHLOE 2401
- ISABELLE 2287
- FREYA 2266
- CHARLOTTE 2242
- SIENNA 2211
- DAISY 2168
- PHOEBE 1992
- MILLIE 1962
- EVA 1822
- ALICE 1749
- LUCY 1683
- FLORENCE 1646
- SOFIA 1610
- LAYLA 1588
- LOLA 1574
- HOLLY 1546
- IMOGEN 1538
- MOLLY 1469
- MATILDA 1446
- LILLY 1386
- ROSIE 1369
- ELIZABETH 1357
- ERIN 1328
- MAISIE 1265
- LEXI 1264
- ELLIE 1249
- HANNAH 1243
- EVELYN 1227
- ABIGAIL 1191
- ELSIE 1181
- SUMMER 1179
- MEGAN 1154
- JASMINE 1132
- MAYA 1120
- AMELIE 1095
- LACEY 1081
- WILLOW 1074
- EMMA 1045
- BELLA 1042
- ELEANOR 1039
- ESME 1032
- ELIZA 1007
- GEORGIA 1003
- HARRIET 1001
- GRACIE 986
- ANNABELLE 967
- EMILIA 961
- AMBER 904
- IVY 867
- BROOKE 856
- ROSE 823
- ANNA 812
- ZARA 780
- LEAH 775
- MOLLIE 775
- MARTHA 756
- FAITH 735
- HOLLIE 733
- AMY 718
- BETHANY 710
- VIOLET 709
- KATIE 705
- MARYAM 701
- FRANCESCA 679
- JULIA 678
- MARIA 657
- DARCEY 651
- ISABEL 645
- TILLY 627
- MADDISON 622
- VICTORIA 619
- ISOBEL 615
- NIAMH 596
- SKYE 595
- MADISON 591
- DARCY 588
- AISHA 584
- BEATRICE 583
- SARAH 574
- ZOE 573
- PAIGE 572
- HEIDI 561
- LYDIA 552
- SARA 552
Top 100 Baby Boy Names
- OLIVER 6949
- JACK 6212
- HARRY 5888
- JACOB 5126
- CHARLIE 5039
- THOMAS 4591
- OSCAR 4511
- WILLIAM 4268
- JAMES 4236
- GEORGE 4202
- ALFIE 4138
- JOSHUA 3973
- NOAH 3830
- ETHAN 3572
- MUHAMMAD 3499
- ARCHIE 3265
- LEO 3264
- HENRY 3248
- JOSEPH 3225
- SAMUEL 3188
- RILEY 3122
- DANIEL 3095
- MOHAMMED 2887
- ALEXANDER 2837
- MAX 2836
- LUCAS 2793
- MASON 2724
- LOGAN 2621
- ISAAC 2569
- BENJAMIN 2532
- DYLAN 2393
- JAKE 2311
- EDWARD 2273
- FINLEY 2154
- FREDDIE 2089
- HARRISON 2038
- TYLER 2021
- SEBASTIAN 1828
- ZACHARY 1780
- ADAM 1761
- THEO 1759
- JAYDEN 1657
- ARTHUR 1559
- TOBY 1431
- LUKE 1415
- LEWIS 1329
- MATTHEW 1319
- HARVEY 1276
- HARLEY 1275
- DAVID 1248
- RYAN 1234
- TOMMY 1207
- MICHAEL 1200
- REUBEN 1144
- NATHAN 1131
- BLAKE 1083
- MOHAMMAD 1059
- JENSON 1055
- BOBBY 1049
- LUCA 1034
- CHARLES 1029
- FRANKIE 1024
- DEXTER 1019
- KAI 1002
- ALEX 986
- CONNOR 974
- LIAM 973
- JAMIE 912
- ELIJAH 908
- STANLEY 904
- LOUIE 868
- JUDE 867
- CALLUM 855
- HUGO 842
- LEON 837
- ELLIOT 829
- LOUIS 827
- THEODORE 822
- GABRIEL 818
- OLLIE 800
- AARON 778
- FREDERICK 766
- EVAN 723
- ELLIOTT 722
- OWEN 708
- TEDDY 698
- FINLAY 691
- CALEB 679
- IBRAHIM 677
- RONNIE 671
- FELIX 666
- AIDEN 665
- CAMERON 659
- AUSTIN 657
- KIAN 654
- RORY 652
- SETH 648
- ROBERT 645
- ALBERT 633
- SONNY 630