Top 100 baby boy names in England and Wales in 1997
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1996.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 10,145 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 9,853 | +2 |
| 3 | Thomas | 9,479 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel | 9,047 | -2 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,698 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,443 | 0 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,367 | +2 |
| 8 | Joseph | 5,809 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryan | 5,631 | -2 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,404 | +1 |
| 11 | Luke | 5,147 | +1 |
| 12 | Connor | 4,890 | +1 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 4,782 | +2 |
| 14 | Callum | 4,746 | +6 |
| 15 | Liam | 4,743 | -5 |
| 16 | Alexander | 4,698 | -2 |
| 17 | Harry | 4,631 | 0 |
| 18 | George | 4,586 | +1 |
| 19 | William | 4,499 | +2 |
| 20 | Adam | 4,202 | -4 |
| 21 | Lewis | 4,065 | +3 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,945 | -4 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,704 | -1 |
| 24 | Oliver | 3,647 | -1 |
| 25 | Nathan | 2,983 | +2 |
| 26 | Christopher | 2,939 | -1 |
| 27 | Kieran | 2,753 | -1 |
| 28 | Bradley | 2,745 | +3 |
| 29 | Jacob | 2,590 | +6 |
| 30 | Ben | 2,572 | +4 |
| 31 | Jamie | 2,540 | -3 |
| 32 | Aaron | 2,497 | +1 |
| 33 | Mohammed | 2,390 | +3 |
| 34 | Robert | 2,281 | -4 |
| 35 | David | 2,237 | -3 |
| 36 | Cameron | 2,231 | +6 |
| 37 | Andrew | 2,220 | -8 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,205 | -1 |
| 39 | Brandon | 2,184 | +14 |
| 40 | Charlie | 2,161 | -2 |
| 41 | Reece | 1,780 | 0 |
| 42 | Charles | 1,762 | +2 |
| 43 | Alex | 1,747 | 0 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,711 | +1 |
| 45 | Jonathan | 1,690 | -6 |
| 46 | Ashley | 1,660 | -6 |
| 47 | Sam | 1,562 | 0 |
| 48 | Joe | 1,454 | +2 |
| 49 | John | 1,439 | -3 |
| 50 | Scott | 1,414 | -2 |
| 51 | Sean | 1,388 | -2 |
| 52 | Dylan | 1,380 | +5 |
| 53 | Dominic | 1,359 | -2 |
| 54 | Louis | 1,325 | +7 |
| 55 | Rhys | 1,291 | -1 |
| 56 | Nicholas | 1,274 | -4 |
| 57 | Max | 1,244 | -1 |
| 58 | Henry | 1,241 | 0 |
| 59 | Tyler | 1,158 | +8 |
| 60 | Ross | 1,150 | +8 |
| 61 | Elliot | 1,045 | +9 |
| 62 | Ethan | 1,037 | +30 |
| 63 | Mark | 1,028 | -8 |
| 64 | Conor | 1,024 | -1 |
| 64 | Peter | 1,024 | -5 |
| 66 | Stephen | 976 | -6 |
| 67 | Patrick | 962 | -1 |
| 68 | Anthony | 948 | -3 |
| 69 | Declan | 942 | +14 |
| 70 | Billy | 885 | +1 |
| 71 | Richard | 880 | -9 |
| 72 | Jason | 844 | -3 |
| 72 | Lee | 844 | -8 |
| 74 | Owen | 813 | +26 |
| 75 | Joel | 809 | 0 |
| 76 | Paul | 806 | -4 |
| 77 | Shane | 776 | -3 |
| 78 | Toby | 762 | -1 |
| 79 | Harrison | 760 | +7 |
| 79 | Steven | 760 | -6 |
| 81 | Mitchell | 759 | -2 |
| 82 | Aidan | 732 | +1 |
| 83 | Shaun | 708 | -7 |
| 84 | Jay | 691 | +5 |
| 85 | Curtis | 675 | -7 |
| 86 | Mohammad | 658 | +11 |
| 87 | Elliott | 637 | +1 |
| 88 | Marcus | 621 | -3 |
| 89 | Josh | 595 | +5 |
| 90 | Corey | 584 | +11 |
| 91 | Craig | 575 | -10 |
| 92 | Alfie | 565 | +27 |
| 93 | Christian | 562 | -3 |
| 94 | Calum | 554 | -3 |
| 95 | Muhammad | 552 | +13 |
| 96 | Timothy | 550 | -14 |
| 97 | Kane | 549 | +2 |
| 98 | Rory | 541 | -5 |
| 99 | Dean | 538 | -19 |
| 100 | Harvey | 534 | +13 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.