Here is a rundown of the most popular names announced in The Times in 2013.
In total there were 511 boys' births and 456 girls' births announced.
William was the top boys' choice for 2013, while Isabel and her variant spellings managed to just bag the top spot for girls. If variant spellings were not added together, Beatrice would have taken first place.
The top 50 most popular Times names of 2013, with their number count, are as follows:
| Boys' Names |
. |
Girls' Names |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| =3 |
| =3 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| =8 |
| =8 |
| =10 |
| =10 |
| =10 |
| 13 |
| =14 |
| =14 |
| =14 |
| =14 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =24 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
| =36 |
|
| William |
| Henry |
| Alexander* |
| George |
| Charles |
| Frederick |
| Thomas |
| Arthur |
| Harry* |
| Jack |
| James |
| Oliver |
| Edward* |
| Benjamin |
| Rory* |
| Sebastian |
| Wilfred* |
| Benedict |
| Hugo |
| Joseph* |
| Max |
| Oscar |
| Theodore |
| Leo |
| Samuel |
| Toby |
| Alfred |
| Angus |
| Archie |
| Charlie |
| Daniel |
| Freddie |
| John |
| Louis* |
| Maximilian |
| Albert |
| Cosmo |
| Felix |
| Fergus |
| Finlay* |
| Francis |
| Hector |
| Jackson |
| Jasper |
| Lucas |
| Matthew |
| Nicholas |
| Orlando |
| Patrick |
| Rafe |
| Rafferty |
| Robin |
| Rufus |
| Theo |
| Walter |
| Zachary |
|
| 25 |
| 19 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
| 17 |
| 16 |
| 13 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| =4 |
| =4 |
| 6 |
| =7 |
| =7 |
| =9 |
| =9 |
| =9 |
| =9 |
| =13 |
| =13 |
| =13 |
| =13 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =23 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
| =33 |
|
| Isabel* |
| Beatrice |
| Charlotte |
| Elizabeth |
| Sophie |
| Imogen |
| Lily |
| Rose |
| Alice* |
| Arabella |
| Florence |
| Matilda* |
| Eliza |
| Elodie |
| Emily |
| Isla |
| Catherine* |
| Chloe |
| Iris |
| Jemima |
| Lucy |
| Molly |
| Alexandra |
| Amelia |
| Amelie |
| Eloise |
| Flora |
| Jessica |
| Mary |
| Ottilie |
| Poppy |
| Rosie |
| Allegra |
| Anna |
| Audrey |
| Cecily |
| Cora |
| Darcie* |
| Esme |
| Felicity |
| Georgina |
| Harriet |
| Isabella |
| Lara |
| Madeleine |
| Margot |
| Olivia |
| Scarlett |
| Sofia* |
| Tabitha |
| Willa |
| Zara |
|
| 15 |
| 14 |
| 13 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
|
*Alexander=17/Alexandre=1, Edward=8/Eduard=1, Finlay=2/Finley=1, Harry=10/Harri=1, Joseph=5/Josef=1, Louis=3/Louie=1, Rory=6/Ruaridh=1, Wilfred=6/Wilfrid=1
*Alice=6/Alys=1, Catherine=2/Katharine=2/Kathryn=1, Darcie=2/Darcey=1, Harriet=5/Harriett=1, Isabel=6/Isobel=6/Isabelle=3, Matilda=5/Mathilda=2, Sofia=2/Sophia=1
The 20 most popular middle names (including second, third and fourth names) were as follows:
| Boys |
. |
Girls |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| =5 |
| =5 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| =9 |
| =9 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| =15 |
| =15 |
| 17 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
| =18 |
|
| James |
| William |
| George |
| Charles |
| Edward |
| Michael |
| John |
| Alexander |
| Henry |
| Thomas |
| Arthur |
| Robert |
| Nicholas |
| Peter |
| David |
| Richard |
| Patrick |
| Albert |
| Frederick |
| Hugh |
| Oliver |
|
| 55 |
| 31 |
| 25 |
| 21 |
| 19 |
| 19 |
| 18 |
| 17 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 13 |
| 12 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| =7 |
| =7 |
| =9 |
| =9 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| =11 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
| =17 |
|
| Rose |
| Mary |
| Elizabeth |
| Grace |
| Sofia |
| Catherine |
| Anne |
| Jane |
| Florence |
| Louise |
| Lily |
| Alice |
| Alexandra |
| Olivia |
| Margaret |
| May |
| Beatrice |
| Isabella |
| Clementine |
| Maria |
| Violet |
|
| 43 |
| 26 |
| 25 |
| 20 |
| 11 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
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You can compare these 2013 ranks with the 2011 boys, 2011 girls, 2012 boys and 2012 girls Times rankings.
