The popularity of a name can vary greatly depending on where you live. For example, Ivy was #72 in the South East in 2013, yet only #145 in the West Midlands. It's national rank that year was #88.
The big regional headlines this year mostly lie with the boys.
Although #1 nationally, Oliver came out top in 6 out of 10 regional areas. Jack was favoured in the East and North East, and Mohammed/Muhammad was top for the West Midlands and London. Other surprises were Alexander at #2 in London and Oscar at #2 in the East Midlands and South West.
For girls, Amelia (as with 2012) was #1 across the board and Olivia was #2. Other interesting variations include Scarlett appearing in the North East and Yorkshire's top 10, and Maya reaching #7 in London.
Here is a breakdown of the Top 10 names for both boys and girls in each region of England in 2013.
North East
|
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North West
|
. |
Yorkshire
|
| 1 |
JACK |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JAMES |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
JOSEPH |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
AVA |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
SOPHIE |
| 8 |
POPPY |
| 9 |
ELLA |
| 10 |
SCARLETT |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
THOMAS |
| 6 |
CHARLIE |
| 7 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
JOSEPH |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
AVA |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
POPPY |
| 8 |
RUBY |
| 9 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
MIA |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 6 |
MOHAMMED |
| 7 |
CHARLIE |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
OSCAR |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
EVIE |
| 6 |
POPPY |
| 7 |
RUBY |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
SCARLETT |
| 10 |
MIA |
|
East Midlands
|
. |
West Midlands
|
. |
East
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
OSCAR |
| 6 |
CHARLIE |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 5 |
POPPY |
| 7 |
JESSICA |
| 8 |
MIA |
| 9 |
EVIE |
| 10 |
ISABELLA |
|
|
| 1 |
MOHAMMED |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
CHARLIE |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
OSCAR |
| 10 |
GEORGE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
AVA |
| 4 |
POPPY |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
RUBY |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
EVIE |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
|
| 1 |
JACK |
| 2 |
OLIVER |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
GEORGE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
OSCAR |
| 8 |
JACOB |
| 9 |
WILLIAM |
| 10 |
JAMES |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
POPPY |
| 7 |
AVA |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 8 |
LILY |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
London
|
. |
South East
|
. |
South West
|
| 1 |
MUHAMMAD |
| 2 |
ALEXANDER |
| 3 |
OLIVER |
| 4 |
DANIEL |
| 5 |
JOSHUA |
| 6 |
MOHAMMED |
| 7 |
SAMUEL |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 9 |
JACK |
| 10 |
THOMAS |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
ISABELLA |
| 4 |
SOPHIA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
SOFIA |
| 7 |
MAYA |
| 8 |
JESSICA |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
CHLOE |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
OSCAR |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
GEORGE |
| 7 |
JACOB |
| 8 |
JAMES |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
JESSICA |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
POPPY |
| 7 |
ISABELLA |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
MIA |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
OSCAR |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
WILLIAM |
| 8 |
ALFIE |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
| 10 |
GEORGE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
POPPY |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 7 |
LILY |
| 8 |
RUBY |
| 9 |
JESSICA |
| 10 |
AVA |
|
For the full Top 100 in Wales, see this post.
Seasonal variations also have an effect on names. Poppy is always at its highest in November for Remembrance Day while Holly is a December favourite. It is also very interesting to note that George dropped out of the top 10 after Prince George's birth in July 2013. Before that it had been a steady top 10 favourite for 2013: it's highest point was at #5 in April.
Here is a breakdown of the Top 10 names for each month in England and Wales:
January
|
. |
February
|
. |
March
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
THOMAS |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
ALFIE |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 8 |
RILEY |
| 10 |
ETHAN |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
JESSICA |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
EMILY |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 6 |
RUBY |
| 8 |
SOPHIE |
| 9 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
MIA |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
JAMES |
| 7 |
THOMAS |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
GEORGE |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
JESSICA |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
RUBY |
| 8 |
ELLA |
| 9 |
ISABELLA |
| 10 |
POPPY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
OSCAR |
| 8 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
JESSICA |
| 6 |
ISLA |
| 7 |
RUBY |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 9 |
POPPY |
|
April
|
. |
May
|
. |
June
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
GEORGE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
CHARLIE |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
JESSICA |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 7 |
POPPY |
| 8 |
ISLA |
| 9 |
RUBY |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACK |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
OSCAR |
| 6 |
CHARLIE |
| 7 |
GEORGE |
| 8 |
THOMAS |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
JOSHUA |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 6 |
POPPY |
| 7 |
JESSICA |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
MIA |
| 10 |
LILY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
OSCAR |
| 7 |
GEORGE |
| 8 |
WILLIAM |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
| 10 |
NOAH |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
POPPY |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
MIA |
| 9 |
RUBY |
| 10 |
SOPHIA |
|
July
|
. |
August
|
. |
September
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JACOB |
| 6 |
OSCAR |
| 7 |
WILLIAM |
| 8 |
GEORGE |
| 9 |
ALFIE |
| 10 |
THOMAS |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
AVA |
| 5 |
ISABELLA |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
ISLA |
| 8 |
POPPY |
| 9 |
GRACE |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
HARRY |
| 3 |
JACOB |
| 4 |
JACK |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
WILLIAM |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
ALFIE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
AVA |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
POPPY |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
SOPHIE |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
WILLIAM |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
JOSHUA |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
POPPY |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 7 |
AVA |
| 8 |
JESSICA |
| 9 |
LILY |
| 10 |
EVIE |
|
October
|
. |
November
|
. |
December
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
THOMAS |
| 6 |
CHARLIE |
| 7 |
JAMES |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
JOSHUA |
| 10 |
ALFIE |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
POPPY |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
ISABELLA |
| 8 |
MIA |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 9 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
CHARLIE |
| 5 |
JAMES |
| 6 |
JACOB |
| 7 |
WILLIAM |
| 8 |
OSCAR |
| 9 |
NOAH |
| 10 |
THOMAS |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
POPPY |
| 4 |
EMILY |
| 5 |
ISLA |
| 6 |
JESSICA |
| 7 |
SOPHIE |
| 8 |
ISABELLA |
| 9 |
AVA |
| 10 |
RUBY |
|
|
| 1 |
OLIVER |
| 2 |
JACK |
| 3 |
HARRY |
| 4 |
JACOB |
| 5 |
CHARLIE |
| 6 |
THOMAS |
| 7 |
OSCAR |
| 8 |
NOAH |
| 9 |
JAMES |
| 10 |
WILLIAM |
|
| 1 |
AMELIA |
| 2 |
OLIVIA |
| 3 |
EMILY |
| 4 |
ISLA |
| 5 |
HOLLY |
| 6 |
ISABELLA |
| 7 |
AVA |
| 8 |
JESSICA |
| 9 |
POPPY |
| 10 |
SOPHIA |
|
The statistics on this page are supplied by the Office for National Statistics; these tables were coded and formatted by me.
