Here is a rundown of the most popular names announced in The Telegraph in 2013, of which there were a total of 639 boys' births and 530 girls' births announced.
Charlotte knocked Florence off her two-year-long top spot in 2013, while William moved up from second place to first.
I have added variant spellings together for these rankings, an individual breakdown of which is underneath the ranking table.
The top 50 most popular Telegraph names of 2013, with their number count, are as follows:
Boys' Names |
. |
Girls' Names |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
=5 |
=5 |
=7 |
=7 |
=7 |
=10 |
=10 |
=12 |
=12 |
=12 |
15 |
=16 |
=16 |
=18 |
=18 |
=20 |
=20 |
=20 |
=20 |
24 |
=25 |
=25 |
=25 |
=25 |
=25 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=39 |
=39 |
=39 |
=39 |
=39 |
=39 |
=39 |
|
William |
George |
Charles |
Frederick* |
Edward |
Henry |
Arthur |
Harry |
Jack |
Alexander |
Samuel |
Hugo |
James |
Oliver |
Oscar |
Felix |
Thomas |
Freddie* |
Wilfred* |
Leo |
Maximilian* |
Rory |
Theodore |
Hector |
Alfred |
Archie |
Barnaby |
Louis* |
Montgomery |
Angus |
Benedict |
Benjamin |
Charlie |
Joseph* |
Nicholas* |
Orlando |
Rafe* |
Sebastian |
Jasper |
Miles* |
Patrick |
Ralph |
Robert |
Rufus |
Zachary |
|
26 |
23 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
=4 |
=4 |
6 |
=7 |
=7 |
=9 |
=9 |
=11 |
=11 |
=11 |
=11 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
=24 |
=24 |
=24 |
=24 |
=24 |
=24 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
=30 |
|
Charlotte |
Isabella |
Isabelle* |
Florence |
Poppy |
Matilda |
Alice |
Beatrice |
Annabel* |
Imogen |
Elizabeth |
Emilia* |
Emily |
Olivia |
Arabella |
Eliza |
Harriet* |
Isla |
Lily |
Martha |
Rose |
Sophia* |
Sophie |
Cecily |
Elodie |
Georgina |
Lucy* |
Mary |
Phoebe |
Amelie |
Anna |
Catherine* |
Claudia |
Daisy |
Eleanor |
Emma |
Esme |
Flora |
Iris |
Jemima |
Jessica |
Josephine |
Molly |
Rosie |
Violet |
|
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
*Frederick=18/Frederic=1, Freddie=8/Freddy=1, Joseph=4/Josef=1, Louis=5/Louie=1, Maximilian=7/Maximilien=1, Miles=3/Myles=1, Nicholas=4/Nicolas=1, Rafe=4/Raef=1, Wilfred=8/Wilfrid=1
*Annabel=5/Annabelle=3, Catherine=3/Katharine=1, Emilia=6/Emelia=1, Harriet=5/Harriett=1, Isobel=6/Isabelle=6/Isabel=2, Lucy=4/Lucie=1, Sophia=4/Sofia=2
The 20 most popular middle names (including second, third and fourth names) were as follows:
Boys |
. |
Girls |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
=12 |
=12 |
14 |
=15 |
=15 |
=15 |
18 |
=19 |
=19 |
|
James |
William |
George |
John |
Charles |
Edward |
Henry |
Thomas |
David |
Arthur |
Daniel |
Joseph |
Peter |
Alexander |
Anthony |
Francis |
Oliver |
Nicholas |
Christopher |
Frederick |
|
65 |
43 |
42 |
37 |
24 |
24 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
=12 |
=12 |
=14 |
=14 |
=14 |
=14 |
|
Rose |
Elizabeth |
Mary |
Grace |
Jane |
Ann/Anne |
Florence |
C/Katherine |
Charlotte |
May/Mae |
Olivia |
Alice |
Louise |
Clare/Claire |
Lily |
Sophia |
Victoria |
|
47 |
38 |
35 |
27 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
You can compare these 2013 ranks with the 2010 boys, 2010 girls, 2011 boys, 2011 girls, 2012 boys and 2012 girls Telegraph rankings.