British Baby Names

UK Birth Announcements 24/1/22- 30/1/22

Below is a round-up of the birth announcements from British newspapers. Sources include a national paper (The Telegraph, The Times) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sibling names are in brackets. No official surnames are included; any name ending in a surname is actually a middle name. 

 

Boys:

(Alexander) Beetle Rassie Ridgeway (Ludo Ziggy Powys)

Arthur Ziggy (Athena)

Cameron Luke (George)

Daniel William Francisco (Oliver)

Frederick James

Hugo Clement (Daisy)

William Christopher Alexander

 

 

Girls: 

Adalie Grace (Evie May)

Amber Skye (Talulla)

Amelia Dorothy Jean "Mia" (Ava)

Charlotte Sienna Grace (Matilda & Freya)

Edith Norah Ann (Emma)

Freya Joy Elisabeth (Ava)

Isabella Harper

Lily Isabella

Stella Kathleen

 

I cross-reference older BAs to find the full names of the siblings, however often they are missing (especially the eldest siblings, or for half-siblings) which explains why you will sometimes see something like: George Henry (Lucy, Emma & Jack Arthur). "Lucy" and "Emma" may well have middle names as well; I simply cannot find them online. 

 

UK Birth Announcements 10/1/22- 23/1/22

Below is a round-up of the birth announcements from British newspapers. Sources include a national paper (The Telegraph, The Times) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sibling names are in brackets. No official surnames are included; any name ending in a surname is actually a middle name. 

 

Boys:

Alexander Rupert Victor

Buddy Arthur Joseph

Frederick Oliver

Freddie Brockbank

Joshua Steven Edmund

Kenji Zac (Kai)

Leo Frederick

Lewis

Magnus Alexander (Frederick James)

Maximilian William Wynn

Mikey Bruce (James Scott Douglas)

Oliver Denis

Oscar Robert Charles

Samuil Kalev (Emiliya)

Thomas Crispin "Tommy"

 

Girls: 

Aila Judee

Arianwen Aerona

Charlotte Emily

Charlotte Ottilie Natalie (Persephone)

Chloe Rose Sullivan

Edith Lois (Remy Peter)

Eliza Hilary

Elizabeth Christine Ann

Emily Leila (Freya Alexandra)

Frida Cecily Alexandra

Gabriella Alexandra Nesta "Bunny"

Isabella Fifi Pixie

Ishbel Hester Elizabeth Sinclair Abraham Britton McLay Jackson (Hector Andrew Anthony Halsall Cowan Jackson)

June Alma Sophie (Maxi)

Juno Matilda

Matilda Grace "Stevie" (Bobbie)

Myiah Bea (Lilah Blu)

Pandora Rose (Matilda)

 

I cross-reference older BAs to find the full names of the siblings, however often they are missing (especially the eldest siblings, or for half-siblings) which explains why you will sometimes see something like: George Henry (Lucy, Emma & Jack Arthur). "Lucy" and "Emma" may well have middle names as well; I simply cannot find them online. 

 

UK Birth Announcements 3/1/22- 9/1/22

Below is a round-up of the birth announcements from British newspapers. Sources include a national paper (The Telegraph, The Times) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sibling names are in brackets. No official surnames are included; any name ending in a surname is actually a middle name. 

 

Boys:

Alexander Rupert Victor

Frederick Guy Alexander (Cecily)

Frederick Robert Alexander

George John Ewence (Henry Maurice Michael)

George Stephen (Charlotte Victoria)

James

Reuben Snape

Reuben Vivian Strangways

Rory Samuel

Theodore Henry Gildart

Wilfred

 

Girls: 

Bonibel Monamy Una Lakshmi (Lochlan "Lochie" & Machabee "Mach" Frank Nicholas Hanuman )

Delphine Reva Hazlitt

Esmeralda Serena Juliet (Alfredo)

Hera Noelle Isadora (Taylor, Cayliss, Mylie, Harlow Princess Sadie, Honour Grace Lilly, Hathern Willow (g), Ellias George Marsden, Octavia Nirvana, Iyzaa Ennea Adora & Praiz Tayo Caiius)

Holly Alexandra Elli (Milo)

Imogen Ivy (Theodore Peter)

Lavinia Rose (Louis)

Maggie Philippa (Daphne Diana & Flora Freda)

Millie 

Ottilie Rose

Wren Avery Doris (Lincoln James)

Zara Angela Mary (Henry "Harry" George Alexander & Alice Katharine Benetta)

 

 

I cross-reference older BAs to find the full names of the siblings, however often they are missing (especially the eldest siblings, or for half-siblings) which explains why you will sometimes see something like: George Henry (Lucy, Emma & Jack Arthur). "Lucy" and "Emma" may well have middle names as well; I simply cannot find them online. 

 

Most Popular Names in The Telegraph 2021

 

 

Here is the tally for the most popular names announced in The Telegraph in 2021, according to the Telegraph Announcements online database. 

Henry topped for boys for the second year running, with Theodore sharing the top spot in 2021. 
For girls, Charlotte and Margot both moved up several places to replace Florence and Lily for first and second place but Florence increased in use as a middle name. Flora remained at #3 but was joined by Annabel(le) and India. 

II have added variant spellings together for these rankings, an individual breakdown of which is underneath the ranking table. 

 

The top 50 most popular Telegraph first names of 2021, with their number count, are as follows:

Boys' Names			.	Girls' Names
1 1 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38	Henry Theodore Arthur Rory* William Frederick Alexander Hector Wilfred Charles George Hugo Rupert Barnaby Benjamin Christopher Harry James Maximilian Albert Alfred Angus Archie Arlo Douglas Edward Freddie Jack Leo Magnus Max Oscar Rafe Raphael* Rex Robert Thomas Atticus Bartholomew Bertram Bobby Caspar* Cosmo Digby Dylan Felix Finn Hamish Jonty Louis Milo Oliver Orlando Otto Percy Rafferty Ralph Remy Rollo Sebastian Toby Vincent Xander	12 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 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 2 2 2 2 2		1 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28	Charlotte Margot Annabel* Flora India Alice Arabella Astrid Clementine Freya Lara Lily Olivia Ottilie Daisy Emilia Emily* Esme Florence Grace Honor Isabel* Jemima Lyra Nancy Sienna* Willa Alba Allegra Augusta Beatrice Beatrix Cecily Clara Cordelia Cosima Cressida Daphne Eleanor Isabella Martha Nina Ophelia Penelope Phoebe Romy Tallulah Violet	9 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

* Rory=8/Rhori=1/Ruaraidh=1, Raphael=2/Rafael=1, Caspar=1/Casper=1
* Annabel=4/Annabelle=1, Emily=1/Emilie=1, Isabel=1/Isabelle=1/Isobel=1, Sienna=2/Siena=1

 

The 10 most popular middle names (including second, third and fourth names) were as follows: 

Boys			.	Girls
1 1 1 4 4 4 7 8 9 9 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 20	Alexander George James Edward John William Michael Thomas Charles Patrick Peter Henry David Arthur Francis Frederick Nicholas Richard Robert Andrew Christopher	15 15 15 13 13 13 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 17 17 17 17 17 17 17	Rose Grace Mary Elizabeth Florence Jane May Anne Annabel Catherine Charlotte Isabella Joanna Lily Margaux Ottilie Anna Beatrice Eliza Georgina Louise Thomasina Violet	22 14 11 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 Statistics compiled by Eleanor Nickerson at britishbabynames.com
from data provided by telegraph.co.uk

UK Birth Announcements 20/12/21- 2/1/22

Below is a round-up of the birth announcements from British newspapers. Sources include a national paper (The Telegraph, The Times) and a broad range of local newspapers from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sibling names are in brackets. No official surnames are included; any name ending in a surname is actually a middle name. 

 

Boys:

Alexander George Frederick

Alexander Giovanni

Algernon Jake Rufus 

Arthur Edward Leland (Paloma)

Arthur Frederick Nicholas

Francis Julian Valentine (Miles William Chetwode & Alexander "Xander" Charles Knightley)

Hugo James Granville

Jasper Matthew (Alma)

Milo Antonio Roy

Noah

Oscar Arthur

Otis Ernest Lupton (Wilbur)

Phoenix (Lachlan, Innes, Magnus & Aurora)

Robin Peter (Lewis Robin)

Rory Gerard (Liam)

Sebastian Wulfric Tapash Stirling

Sirocco Taraji -- mum is called Storm

 

Girls: 

Florence

Lara Mary Wynona

Léonie Flora (Joséphine)

Shani Selina

Vita Ottilie

Willow Marjorie Nancy (Leo & George)

 

Twins:

Alexander Patrick Alan "Alex" & Frederick Russell Thomas "Freddie" (Olivia)

 

I cross-reference older BAs to find the full names of the siblings, however often they are missing (especially the eldest siblings, or for half-siblings) which explains why you will sometimes see something like: George Henry (Lucy, Emma & Jack Arthur). "Lucy" and "Emma" may well have middle names as well; I simply cannot find them online.