
Proving their staying-power, both Amelia and Harry have retained their grip of the #1 spot. Amelia was so popular, she even managed to knock Lily off the top spot in Wales. Jacob, on the other hand, proved the most popular Welsh choice.
Having been rising for years, Riley has made it to the Top 10 (not surprisingly), as well as Mia and Isla for girls.
New to the Top 100 are Hugo, Sonny, Seth and Theodore for boys, and Ivy, Darcey and Violet for girls. Tilly, Sara, Mollie, Elliott, Rory and Ellis are back in the Top 100 after a brief spell out of it.
These replaced Joel (101), Hayden (102), John (104), Ashton (111), Jackson (113), Ben (118) and Reece (122) for boys and Lexie (102), Lauren (103), Rebecca (108), Tia (116), Nicole (119) and Kayla (135) for girls, which have fallen out of the Top 100 since 2011.
Bobby, Frankie, Arthur, Jenson and Blake made the most gains the within the Top 100 for boys, while Elsie, Hollie, Maryam and Bella were the highest climbers for girls.
Here is a run down of the Top 100 names combined for England and Wales in 2012.
Top 100 Boys' Names 2012
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Top 100 Girls' Names 2012
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27 |
28 |
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30 |
31 |
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37 |
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42 |
43 |
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53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
|
HARRY |
OLIVER |
JACK |
CHARLIE |
JACOB |
THOMAS |
ALFIE |
RILEY |
WILLIAM |
JAMES |
JOSHUA |
GEORGE |
ETHAN |
NOAH |
SAMUEL |
DANIEL |
OSCAR |
MAX |
MUHAMMAD |
LEO |
TYLER |
JOSEPH |
ARCHIE |
HENRY |
LUCAS |
MOHAMMED |
ALEXANDER |
DYLAN |
LOGAN |
ISAAC |
MASON |
BENJAMIN |
JAKE |
FINLEY |
HARRISON |
EDWARD |
JAYDEN |
FREDDIE |
ADAM |
ZACHARY |
SEBASTIAN |
RYAN |
LEWIS |
THEO |
LUKE |
HARLEY |
MATTHEW |
HARVEY |
TOBY |
LIAM |
CALLUM |
ARTHUR |
MICHAEL |
JENSON |
TOMMY |
NATHAN |
BOBBY |
CONNOR |
DAVID |
MOHAMMAD |
LUCA |
CHARLES |
KAI |
JAMIE |
ALEX |
BLAKE |
FRANKIE |
REUBEN |
AARON |
DEXTER |
JUDE |
LEON |
OLLIE |
STANLEY |
ELLIOT |
GABRIEL |
CAMERON |
OWEN |
LOUIE |
AIDEN |
LOUIS |
ELIJAH |
FINLAY |
RHYS |
CALEB |
EVAN |
FREDERICK |
HUGO |
KIAN |
SONNY |
SETH |
KAYDEN |
TAYLOR |
KYLE |
ELLIOTT |
ROBERT |
THEODORE |
BAILEY |
RORY |
ELLIS |
|
— |
— |
— |
+1 |
+2 |
— |
-3 |
+5 |
+1 |
-2 |
-2 |
— |
-2 |
+2 |
— |
-2 |
— |
+2 |
+3 |
+7 |
+10 |
-4 |
+1 |
+4 |
+1 |
-7 |
-4 |
-7 |
+1 |
+3 |
+4 |
-7 |
-4 |
— |
+2 |
+4 |
-5 |
+4 |
-1 |
+5 |
+6 |
-6 |
-4 |
+6 |
-4 |
+9 |
-4 |
+4 |
+2 |
-6 |
-5 |
+16 |
— |
+13 |
+10 |
-2 |
+19 |
-10 |
-2 |
+3 |
+3 |
-2 |
-7 |
-15 |
-6 |
+13 |
+18 |
+4 |
-11 |
+8 |
+12 |
-10 |
— |
+6 |
+10 |
-1 |
— |
-7 |
-5 |
-19 |
-13 |
+9 |
-17 |
-14 |
+4 |
-4 |
+9 |
+51* |
-8 |
+18* |
+10* |
+2 |
-1 |
+1 |
+12* |
-3 |
+27* |
-8 |
+11* |
+3* |
|
|
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
84 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
92 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
|
AMELIA |
OLIVIA |
JESSICA |
EMILY |
LILY |
AVA |
MIA |
ISLA |
SOPHIE |
ISABELLA |
EVIE |
RUBY |
POPPY |
GRACE |
SOPHIA |
CHLOE |
ISABELLE |
ELLA |
FREYA |
CHARLOTTE |
SCARLETT |
DAISY |
LOLA |
EVA |
HOLLY |
MILLIE |
LUCY |
PHOEBE |
LAYLA |
MAISIE |
SIENNA |
ALICE |
LILLY |
FLORENCE |
ELLIE |
ERIN |
IMOGEN |
ELIZABETH |
MOLLY |
SUMMER |
MEGAN |
HANNAH |
SOFIA |
ABIGAIL |
JASMINE |
LEXI |
MATILDA |
ROSIE |
LACEY |
EMMA |
AMELIE |
GRACIE |
MAYA |
HOLLIE |
GEORGIA |
EMILIA |
EVELYN |
BELLA |
BROOKE |
AMBER |
ELIZA |
AMY |
ELEANOR |
LEAH |
ESME |
KATIE |
HARRIET |
ANNA |
WILLOW |
ELSIE |
ZARA |
ANNABELLE |
BETHANY |
FAITH |
MADISON |
ISABEL |
MARTHA |
ROSE |
JULIA |
PAIGE |
MARYAM |
MADDISON |
HEIDI |
MOLLIE |
NIAMH |
SKYE |
AISHA |
IVY |
DARCEY |
FRANCESCA |
ZOE |
KEIRA |
TILLY |
MARIA |
SARAH |
LYDIA |
CAITLIN |
ISOBEL |
SARA |
VIOLET |
|
— |
— |
+1 |
+1 |
-2 |
+3 |
+6 |
+7 |
-3 |
— |
— |
-5 |
+1 |
-6 |
+3 |
-4 |
— |
-2 |
— |
+1 |
+4 |
-2 |
+8 |
+9 |
+1 |
+9 |
-4 |
-4 |
+1 |
-8 |
+5 |
+5 |
-6 |
+9 |
-7 |
+3 |
-5 |
+6 |
+7 |
-6 |
-12 |
-1 |
+4 |
-6 |
-3 |
-1 |
+1 |
+7 |
-9 |
-1 |
+3 |
+1 |
+5 |
+14 |
+5 |
+5 |
+8 |
+11 |
-9 |
-8 |
+1 |
-11 |
-4 |
-8 |
+7 |
-9 |
+4 |
-1 |
+6 |
+17 |
+2 |
+7 |
-9 |
-10 |
+2 |
-10 |
+6 |
-2 |
-1 |
-10 |
+13 |
— |
+8 |
+29* |
-3 |
-2 |
+8 |
+80* |
+42* |
+9 |
+1 |
-4 |
+11* |
-1 |
-5 |
+4 |
-11 |
-18 |
+10* |
+14* |
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* A new entry to the Top 100.
See also The Top 1000 names in England and Wales, 2012.
Below, also, are the individual Top 100 for Wales and for England seperately in 2012:
Top 100 Names in Wales
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Top 100 Names in England
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
53 |
54 |
54 |
56 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
78 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
83 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
89 |
89 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
|
JACOB |
OLIVER |
RILEY |
JACK |
ALFIE |
HARRY |
CHARLIE |
DYLAN |
WILLIAM |
MASON |
LOGAN |
ETHAN |
THOMAS |
TYLER |
JAMES |
NOAH |
JOSHUA |
LEO |
GEORGE |
ISAAC |
RHYS |
MAX |
FINLEY |
JOSEPH |
SAMUEL |
JAYDEN |
EVAN |
LUCAS |
DANIEL |
OSCAR |
JAKE |
MORGAN |
OSIAN |
HARRISON |
HARLEY |
THEO |
HARRI |
JAC |
TOMOS |
ARCHIE |
RYAN |
BENJAMIN |
OLLIE |
ALEXANDER |
HARVEY |
JENSON |
GETHIN |
LEWIS |
CALLUM |
ZACHARY |
CONNOR |
LIAM |
HENRY |
ELLIS |
KAI |
CAI |
IOAN |
OWEN |
BLAKE |
KIAN |
ADAM |
ALEX |
CAMERON |
CALEB |
SEBASTIAN |
LEON |
MOHAMMED |
MATTHEW |
ASHTON |
LUKE |
EDWARD |
ELIJAH |
TOBY |
IESTYN |
AARON |
KAYDEN |
LUCA |
DEXTER |
CIAN |
IEUAN |
REUBEN |
TOMMY |
ZAC |
CODY |
FREDDIE |
MICHAEL |
ELIS |
LEVI |
CARTER |
OLLY |
IWAN |
SONNY |
COREY |
DAVID |
ELLIOT |
SETH |
COLE |
ELI |
HARI |
JACKSON |
JAMIE |
STEFFAN |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
43 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
55 |
57 |
57 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
65 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
78 |
78 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
91 |
91 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
|
AMELIA |
AVA |
MIA |
LILY |
OLIVIA |
RUBY |
SEREN |
EVIE |
ELLA |
GRACE |
EMILY |
ISABELLE |
SOPHIE |
SOPHIA |
MEGAN |
ISABELLA |
POPPY |
JESSICA |
FFION |
LAYLA |
FREYA |
ISLA |
CHLOE |
LOLA |
LEXI |
ELLIE |
MILLIE |
SCARLETT |
MAISIE |
LILLY |
EVA |
DAISY |
ERIN |
PHOEBE |
HOLLY |
MOLLY |
SIENNA |
BROOKE |
GRACIE |
LACEY |
LUCY |
CHARLOTTE |
BELLA |
SOFIA |
CARYS |
HOLLIE |
ROSIE |
MADISON |
LOWRI |
SUMMER |
NIA |
IMOGEN |
MALI |
JASMINE |
ABIGAIL |
FLORENCE |
AMBER |
FAITH |
ALICE |
KATIE |
MOLLIE |
CAITLIN |
ELIN |
HANNAH |
ALEXIS |
GEORGIA |
ESME |
EVELYN |
LEAH |
MARTHA |
MADDISON |
PAIGE |
AMELIE |
LEXIE |
CERYS |
EMILIA |
WILLOW |
AMY |
MYA |
CADI |
ELERI |
ELIZABETH |
MILEY |
BETHAN |
EFA |
ELSIE |
ALYS |
ANNABELLE |
LOIS |
TEGAN |
CELYN |
LIBBY |
LEILA |
LILI |
LYDIA |
TILLY |
GWEN |
INDIE |
MATILDA |
TIA |
ZOE |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
93 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
|
HARRY |
OLIVER |
JACK |
CHARLIE |
JACOB |
THOMAS |
ALFIE |
RILEY |
WILLIAM |
JAMES |
JOSHUA |
GEORGE |
ETHAN |
NOAH |
SAMUEL |
DANIEL |
OSCAR |
MUHAMMAD |
MAX |
ARCHIE |
LEO |
JOSEPH |
TYLER |
HENRY |
MOHAMMED |
ALEXANDER |
LUCAS |
DYLAN |
ISAAC |
LOGAN |
BENJAMIN |
MASON |
JAKE |
HARRISON |
FINLEY |
EDWARD |
FREDDIE |
ADAM |
JAYDEN |
ZACHARY |
SEBASTIAN |
LEWIS |
RYAN |
THEO |
LUKE |
MATTHEW |
HARLEY |
HARVEY |
TOBY |
LIAM |
ARTHUR |
MICHAEL |
CALLUM |
TOMMY |
JENSON |
NATHAN |
BOBBY |
MOHAMMAD |
DAVID |
CONNOR |
LUCA |
CHARLES |
JAMIE |
FRANKIE |
KAI |
ALEX |
BLAKE |
REUBEN |
AARON |
DEXTER |
JUDE |
STANLEY |
LEON |
ELLIOT |
GABRIEL |
OLLIE |
LOUIE |
AIDEN |
CAMERON |
LOUIS |
OWEN |
FINLAY |
ELIJAH |
FREDERICK |
HUGO |
CALEB |
TAYLOR |
SONNY |
SETH |
KYLE |
ELLIOTT |
ROBERT |
KIAN |
THEODORE |
KAYDEN |
RHYS |
RORY |
BAILEY |
EVAN |
HAYDEN |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
|
AMELIA |
OLIVIA |
JESSICA |
EMILY |
LILY |
AVA |
ISLA |
SOPHIE |
MIA |
ISABELLA |
EVIE |
POPPY |
RUBY |
GRACE |
SOPHIA |
CHLOE |
FREYA |
ISABELLE |
ELLA |
CHARLOTTE |
SCARLETT |
DAISY |
LOLA |
HOLLY |
EVA |
LUCY |
MILLIE |
PHOEBE |
LAYLA |
MAISIE |
SIENNA |
ALICE |
FLORENCE |
LILLY |
ELLIE |
ERIN |
ELIZABETH |
IMOGEN |
SUMMER |
MOLLY |
HANNAH |
SOFIA |
ABIGAIL |
JASMINE |
MATILDA |
MEGAN |
ROSIE |
LEXI |
LACEY |
EMMA |
AMELIE |
MAYA |
GRACIE |
EMILIA |
GEORGIA |
HOLLIE |
EVELYN |
ELIZA |
AMBER |
ELEANOR |
BELLA |
AMY |
BROOKE |
LEAH |
ESME |
HARRIET |
ANNA |
KATIE |
ZARA |
WILLOW |
ELSIE |
ANNABELLE |
BETHANY |
FAITH |
MADISON |
ISABEL |
ROSE |
JULIA |
MARTHA |
MARYAM |
PAIGE |
HEIDI |
MADDISON |
NIAMH |
SKYE |
AISHA |
MOLLIE |
IVY |
FRANCESCA |
DARCEY |
MARIA |
ZOE |
KEIRA |
SARAH |
TILLY |
ISOBEL |
VIOLET |
LYDIA |
SARA |
CAITLIN |
|
Statistics supplied by the Office for National Statistics.