Here is a rundown of the most popular names announced in The Telegraph in 2014.
In total 602 boys' births and 544 girls' births were announced from a selection of 196 different first names for boys and 225 different first names for girls.
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 2014, with their number count, are as follows:
Boys' Names |
. |
Girls' Names |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
|
Henry |
William |
Alexander* |
Harry |
Edward |
George |
James |
Benjamin |
Frederick |
Jack |
Thomas |
Arthur |
Felix |
Samuel |
Sebastian |
Charles |
Oliver |
Oscar |
Wilfred* |
Barnaby |
Rory |
Theodore |
Hugo |
Max |
Robert |
Albert |
Alfred |
Lucas |
Fergus* |
Charlie |
Finlay* |
Hector |
Hugh |
John |
Joshua |
Maximilian |
Milo |
Orlando |
Peter |
Ralph |
Rufus |
Tobias |
Archie |
Christopher |
Daniel |
Freddy* |
Herbert |
Joseph |
Louis |
Miles* |
Patrick |
Reuben* |
Wilbur |
|
31 |
27 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
|
Emily |
Florence |
Matilda* |
Poppy |
Jemima* |
Beatrice |
Olivia |
Sophia* |
Alice |
Charlotte |
Amelia |
Annabel* |
Ottilie* |
Sophie |
Rose |
Isla* |
Arabella |
Harriet |
Isabella |
Isabelle* |
Martha |
Phoebe |
Clementine |
Eva |
Grace |
Lara |
Lilah* |
Molly |
Violet |
Alexandra |
Amelie |
Clara |
Elizabeth |
Ella |
Esme |
Evie |
Flora |
Henrietta |
Margot |
Penelope |
Rosie |
Anna |
Ava |
Beatrix |
Caitlin* |
Camilla |
Eliza |
Eloise |
Emilia |
Freya |
Imogen |
Iona |
Isadora |
Jessica |
Lily |
Lucy |
Margaret |
Nancy |
Philippa |
Sienna |
Willow |
Zara |
|
17 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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 |
3 |
|
First names announced 2 times - Archibald, Ben, Bertie, Bertram, Caspar, Cosmo, Dylan, Finn, Francis, Frank, Hamish, Harrison, Jago, Jasper, Jonathan, Jude, Kit, Lorcan, Luca/Luka, Ludo, Ludovic, Luke, Marcus, Maxwell, Montgomery, Monty, Philip, Phoenix/Phenix, Robin, Rocco, Rupert, Sam, Seth, Solomon, Tarka, Toby, Tristan, Walter, Zachary [boys] Adelaide, Alexa, Antonia, Artemis, Aurelia, Catherine/Katherine, Cecilia, Cordelia, Daisy, Eleanor, Elsa, Emma, Frida, Georgiana/Georgianna, Georgie, Heather, India, Iris, Juliette, Lottie, Madeleine, Marina, Mia, Millicent, Millie, Minna, Myla, Summer, Sylvia, Tara, Thea, Vivian/Vivienne, Willa, Xanthe [girls]
First names announced 1 time - Adrian, Aiden, Alexei, Alfie, Angus, Archer, Arlo, Arun, Atticus, Aubrey, August, Bartol, Berkcan, Billy, Blaize, Blake, Bo, Boaz, Brook, David, Dougal, Douglas, Drew, Duncan, Edmund, Elisey, Elon, Enrique, Eric, Ethan, Fernley, Finnian, Florian, Fred, Frith, Gabriel, Geordie, Gilbert, Guy, Henryk, Herbie, Horatio, Hubert, Inigo, Isaac, Ivor, Jacob, Jake, Jedediah, Jesse, Joe, Johnny, Kai, Lachlan, Laurence, Ledua, Leo, Lewis, Lochie, Loki, Lowen, Ludovico, Ludvig, Matteo, Matthew, Michael, Ned, Nicholas, Nihaal, Nile, Noah, Odysseus, Orione, Otis, Otto, Pico, Ptolemy, Quentin, Quintus, Rafe, Rafferty, Raymond, Reginald, Rhys, Rollo, Sahaj, Sasha, Sonny, Spencer, Stanley, Tadgh, Tiago, Tiberius, Tom, Valentine, Vincent, Wilf, Willoughby, Winston, Wylder, Xavier [boys] Aariyana, Agatha, Aian, Aimee, Albertine, Alicia, Allegra, Amaia, Amber, Amity, Aniko, Annie, Anoushka, Atalanta, Avia, Ayame, Ayana, Boadicea, Bonnie, Brooke, Cecily, Chloe, Claudia, Cleo, Colette, Cora, Cosima, Cressida, Cristina, Darcey, Delphi, Dina, Eadie, Eirlys, Elektra, Elisabet, Elise, Elodie, Elsie, Embla, Emiko, Emmeline, Erin, Evelyn, Farleigh, Ffion, Fleur, Flor, Georgia, Georgina, Gracie, Hattie, Hazel, Helena, Hepzibah, Hettie, Holly, Honora, Indra, Ivy, Josephine, Joshika, Juno, Katinka, Kitty, Laura, Lauren, Laurie, Lillica, Lilybett, Lola, Luxmi, Lydia, Lyra, Magdalen, Magdalena, Maia, Mair, Maisie, Margareta, Mariella, Mary, Maud, May, Naomi, Nell, Niamh, Nina, Olive, Ophelia, Paloma, Penny, Pippa, Polly, Primrose, Rachel, Richelle, Roberta, Romilly, Rosanna, Rosemary, Ruby, Sabrina, Sasha, Saskia, Savannah, Skye, Stella, Stephanie, Sukey, Sunniva, Susannah, Sybil, Sylvie, Tabitha, Talia, Theodora, Valentina, Vendela, Victoria, Virginia, Wilhelmina, Yasmin, Zoe [girls]
*Alexander=21/Alexandre=1, Wilfred=7/Wilfrid=1, Fergus=4/Fearghus=1, Finlay=3/Finley=1, Miles=2/Myles=2, Freddy=2/Freddie=1, Reuben=2/Ruben=1
* Matilda=13/Mathilda=2, Jemima=11/Jemimah=1, Annabel=4/Annabelle=3/Anabel=1, Sophia=1/Sofia=2, Ottilie=7/Ottalie=1, Isabelle=3/Isobel=2/Isabel=1, Isla=6/Islay=1, Lilah=2/Lyla=2/Lila=1, Caitlin=2, Caitlian=1
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 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
|
James |
William |
John |
George |
Alexander |
Edward |
Henry |
Robert |
Arthur |
Charles |
Christopher |
Peter |
David |
Thomas |
Frederick |
Michael |
Richard |
Joseph |
Anthony |
Francis |
|
50 |
45 |
37 |
30 |
29 |
24 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
|
Rose |
Elizabeth |
Grace |
Mary |
Ann/e |
Alice |
C/Katherine |
Jane |
Florence |
May/Mae/Mai |
Beatrice |
Margaret |
Louise |
Charlotte |
Emily |
Isabel |
Alexandra |
Eleanor |
Victoria |
Sophie |
|
68 |
46 |
27 |
27 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
Statistics compiled by Eleanor Nickerson at britishbabynames.com
from data provided by telegraph.co.uk