Top 100 baby girl names in England and Wales in 1996
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1995.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | 7,087 | — |
| 2 | Chloe | 6,824 | — |
| 3 | Jessica | 6,711 | — |
| 4 | Emily | 6,415 | — |
| 5 | Lauren | 6,299 | — |
| 6 | Hannah | 5,916 | — |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5,866 | — |
| 8 | Rebecca | 5,828 | — |
| 9 | Amy | 5,206 | — |
| 10 | Megan | 4,948 | — |
| 11 | Shannon | 4,649 | — |
| 12 | Katie | 4,337 | — |
| 13 | Bethany | 4,271 | — |
| 14 | Emma | 4,232 | — |
| 15 | Lucy | 3,753 | — |
| 16 | Georgia | 3,723 | — |
| 17 | Laura | 3,582 | — |
| 18 | Sarah | 3,111 | — |
| 19 | Jade | 2,750 | — |
| 20 | Danielle | 2,641 | — |
| 21 | Abigail | 2,595 | — |
| 22 | Eleanor | 2,555 | — |
| 23 | Holly | 2,498 | — |
| 24 | Olivia | 2,456 | — |
| 25 | Alice | 2,357 | — |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 2,225 | — |
| 27 | Rachel | 2,105 | — |
| 28 | Paige | 2,052 | — |
| 29 | Molly | 2,026 | — |
| 30 | Ellie | 1,900 | — |
| 31 | Zoe | 1,897 | — |
| 32 | Samantha | 1,854 | — |
| 33 | Natasha | 1,751 | — |
| 34 | Chelsea | 1,735 | — |
| 35 | Leah | 1,705 | — |
| 36 | Nicole | 1,679 | — |
| 37 | Victoria | 1,627 | — |
| 38 | Alexandra | 1,595 | — |
| 39 | Georgina | 1,593 | — |
| 40 | Amber | 1,422 | — |
| 41 | Grace | 1,421 | — |
| 42 | Natalie | 1,393 | — |
| 43 | Jodie | 1,354 | — |
| 44 | Louise | 1,309 | — |
| 45 | Abbie | 1,297 | — |
| 46 | Melissa | 1,282 | — |
| 47 | Anna | 1,274 | — |
| 48 | Katherine | 1,266 | — |
| 48 | Stephanie | 1,266 | — |
| 50 | Gemma | 1,261 | — |
| 51 | Kayleigh | 1,206 | — |
| 52 | Courtney | 1,203 | — |
| 53 | Kirsty | 1,202 | — |
| 54 | Jennifer | 1,200 | — |
| 55 | Jasmine | 1,145 | — |
| 56 | Ella | 1,137 | — |
| 57 | Hayley | 1,088 | — |
| 58 | Ashleigh | 1,081 | — |
| 59 | Kate | 1,055 | — |
| 60 | Harriet | 1,046 | — |
| 61 | Lydia | 1,009 | — |
| 62 | Francesca | 966 | — |
| 63 | Amelia | 929 | — |
| 63 | Ellen | 929 | — |
| 65 | Phoebe | 910 | — |
| 66 | Caitlin | 906 | — |
| 67 | Hollie | 896 | — |
| 68 | Catherine | 880 | — |
| 69 | Rosie | 879 | — |
| 70 | Aimee | 876 | — |
| 71 | Daisy | 828 | — |
| 72 | Bethan | 825 | — |
| 73 | Kimberley | 799 | — |
| 74 | Kelly | 789 | — |
| 75 | Naomi | 766 | — |
| 76 | Sian | 731 | — |
| 77 | Rachael | 721 | — |
| 78 | Heather | 713 | — |
| 79 | Demi | 689 | — |
| 80 | Robyn | 683 | — |
| 81 | Mollie | 667 | — |
| 82 | Yasmin | 661 | — |
| 83 | Beth | 656 | — |
| 84 | Rhiannon | 654 | — |
| 85 | Lily | 651 | — |
| 86 | Kathryn | 635 | — |
| 87 | Nicola | 629 | — |
| 88 | Leanne | 616 | — |
| 89 | Chantelle | 609 | — |
| 90 | Claire | 564 | — |
| 91 | Imogen | 555 | — |
| 92 | Poppy | 537 | — |
| 93 | Madeleine | 536 | — |
| 94 | Isobel | 522 | — |
| 95 | Sophia | 516 | — |
| 96 | Maria | 511 | — |
| 97 | Stacey | 509 | — |
| 98 | Alicia | 504 | — |
| 99 | Gabrielle | 501 | — |
| 100 | Erin | 486 | — |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.