Here is the tally for the most popular names announced in The Telegraph in 2017, according to the Telegraph Announcements online database.
Edward maintained it's #1 rank for the second year running, while Matilda knocked off Florence for the top spot followed closely by Charlotte. If we don't add variant spellings together, Matilda and Charlotte rank at #1 equally.
In total 399 boys' births and 390 girls' births were announced between January 1st 2017 - December 31st 2017. 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 2017, with their number count, are as follows:
| Boys' Names |
. |
Girls' Names |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 14 |
| 14 |
| 14 |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 25 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
| 33 |
|
| Edward |
| Arthur |
| Alexander |
| Henry |
| Alfred |
| George |
| Oscar |
| William |
| Charles |
| Frederick* |
| Jack |
| Oliver |
| Rory |
| Rufus |
| Thomas |
| Wilfred |
| Hector |
| James |
| Sebastian |
| Archie |
| Hugo |
| Leo |
| Luke |
| Theodore |
| Charlie |
| Joseph |
| Kit |
| Magnus |
| Maximilian |
| Montague |
| Otis |
| Rupert |
| Felix |
| Freddie |
| Harry |
| Jasper |
| Laurence |
| Max |
| Montgomery |
| Ralph |
| Samuel |
| Tobias |
| Wilbur |
|
| 20 |
| 15 |
| 13 |
| 13 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
| 26 |
|
| Matilda* |
| Charlotte |
| Alice |
| Isabella |
| Beatrice |
| Florence |
| Ottilie |
| Henrietta |
| Eleanor |
| Emily |
| Iris |
| Amelia |
| Annabel |
| Clara |
| Emilia* |
| Flora |
| Georgina |
| Harriet |
| Iona |
| Isabelle* |
| Isla* |
| Margot |
| Martha |
| Molly |
| Poppy |
| Alexandra |
| Arabella |
| Beatrix |
| Elizabeth* |
| Francesca |
| Freya |
| Frida* |
| India |
| Ivy |
| Lilah* |
| Lily |
| Madeleine* |
| Olive |
| Rosie |
| Ruby |
| Sofia |
| Sylvia |
| Theodora |
| Willa |
|
| 13 |
| 12 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 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 |
|
*Frederick: 9/Fredrick: 1
* Matilda: 12/Matilde: 1, Emilia: 3/Emelia: 1, Isabelle:2/Isobel:1/Isabel:1, Elizabeth: 2/Elisabeth 1, Frida: 2/Freda: 1, Lilah: 2/Lyla: 1, Madeleine:2/Madeline: 1
The 20 most popular middle names (including second, third and fourth names) were as follows:
| Boys |
. |
Girls |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 19 |
| 19 |
| 19 |
|
| James |
| William |
| Alexander |
| George |
| Charles |
| John |
| David |
| Arthur |
| Edward |
| Henry |
| Thomas |
| Peter |
| Frederick |
| Michael |
| Louis |
| Richard |
| Christopher |
| Patrick |
| Francis |
| Anthony |
| Robert |
|
| 31 |
| 25 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 20 |
| 19 |
| 14 |
| 13 |
| 13 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 11 |
| 10 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
|
| Rose |
| Elizabeth |
| Mary |
| Grace |
| Alexandra |
| Charlotte |
| Florence |
| Margaret |
| C/Katherine |
| Ann(e) |
| May/Mae |
| Marie |
| Frances |
| Jane |
| Olivia |
| Maria |
| Victoria |
| Isabel/Isobel |
| Beatrice |
| Alice |
| Lucy/ie |
|
| 51 |
| 29 |
| 22 |
| 15 |
| 11 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
|
Statistics compiled by Eleanor Nickerson at britishbabynames.com
from data provided by telegraph.co.uk
