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
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