Here is the tally for the most popular names announced in The Telegraph in 2019, according to the Telegraph Announcements online database.
Edward maintained it's #1 rank for the fourth year running, with Henry and Arthur still in second and third place.
For girls, Ottilie moved from #2 in 2018 to #1 in 2019.
In a surprise fall, Margot has gone from first place in 2018 to joint 27th in 2019.
Daisy, Nancy, Wilbur and Hector have made significant gains since 2018.
In total 305 boys' births and 255 girls' births were announced between January 1st 2019 - December 31st 2019 (a sadly decreasing number every year). 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 2019, with their number count, are as follows:
| Boys' Names |
. |
Girls' Names |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
| 38 |
|
| Edward |
| Henry |
| Arthur |
| George |
| William |
| Alexander |
| Alfred |
| Charles |
| Frederick |
| Harry |
| Hector |
| Maximilian |
| Thomas |
| Wilbur |
| Felix |
| Finn |
| Louis |
| Milo |
| Rufus |
| Sebastian |
| Bertram |
| Hugh |
| Hugo |
| Jack |
| James |
| John |
| Leo |
| Max |
| Noah |
| Oliver |
| Oscar |
| Percy |
| Rafferty |
| Robert |
| Samuel |
| Theodore |
| Wilfred |
| Albert |
| Augustus |
| Benjamin |
| Bertie |
| Caspar |
| Freddie |
| Isaac |
| Joshua |
| Leander |
| Nicholas |
| Patrick |
| Rafael |
| Rafe |
| Rory |
| Rowan |
| Rupert |
| Sam |
| Stanley |
| Teddy |
| Theo |
| Toby |
|
| 14 |
| 12 |
| 10 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
| 27 |
|
| Ottilie |
| Florence |
| Daisy |
| Alice |
| Isabella |
| Nancy |
| Eliza |
| Poppy |
| Beatrice |
| Cecily |
| Constance |
| India |
| Matilda |
| Ophelia |
| Theodora |
| Amelia |
| Elodie |
| Emily* |
| Eva |
| Flora |
| Iona |
| Katherine* |
| Kitty |
| Rose |
| Stella |
| Sophia* |
| Agatha |
| Arabella |
| Charlotte |
| Clara |
| Daphne |
| Emilia |
| Evelyn |
| Georgiana |
| Grace |
| Harriet |
| Imogen |
| Iris |
| Isla |
| Lola |
| Lyla |
| Margot |
| Martha |
| Mary |
| Mia |
| Molly |
| Orla |
| Penelope |
| Phoebe |
| Scarlett |
| Sienna* |
| Willow |
| Zara |
|
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
|
* Emily: 2/Emili: 2, Katherine: 2/Catherine: 1, Sienna: 1/Siena: 1, Sophia: 2/Sofia: 1
The 20 most popular middle names (including second, third and fourth names) were as follows:
| Boys |
. |
Girls |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 14 |
| 14 |
| 14 |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
| 20 |
|
| James |
| William |
| Charles |
| George |
| Arthur |
| Frederick |
| John |
| David |
| Michael |
| Henry |
| Richard |
| Alexander |
| Peter |
| Christopher |
| Edward |
| Patrick |
| Andrew |
| Anthony |
| Robert |
| Francis |
| Hugh |
| Louis |
| Oliver |
|
| 23 |
| 21 |
| 17 |
| 13 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
|
|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
| 15 |
|
| Rose |
| Elizabeth |
| Ja(y)ne |
| Florence |
| Grace |
| C/Katherine |
| Charlotte |
| Mary |
| Olivia |
| Annabel |
| Beatrice |
| Diana |
| Margaret |
| Nancy |
| Agnes |
| Ann/e |
| Caroline |
| Cla(i)re |
| Frances |
| Iris |
| Isabel/le |
| Joy |
| Lily |
| Maria |
| Sarah |
|
| 27 |
| 26 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
|
Statistics compiled by Eleanor Nickerson at britishbabynames.com
from data provided by telegraph.co.uk
