Top 100 baby girl names in England and Wales in 1997
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1996.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 7,745 | +1 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,616 | +2 |
| 3 | Sophie | 6,311 | -2 |
| 4 | Jessica | 6,090 | -1 |
| 5 | Megan | 5,724 | +5 |
| 6 | Hannah | 5,581 | 0 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5,531 | 0 |
| 8 | Lauren | 5,529 | -3 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 5,514 | -1 |
| 10 | Georgia | 4,908 | +6 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,666 | -2 |
| 12 | Lucy | 4,235 | +3 |
| 13 | Emma | 4,126 | +1 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,074 | -1 |
| 15 | Katie | 3,864 | -3 |
| 16 | Shannon | 3,640 | -5 |
| 17 | Laura | 2,937 | 0 |
| 18 | Courtney | 2,812 | +34 |
| 19 | Olivia | 2,789 | +5 |
| 20 | Eleanor | 2,747 | +2 |
| 21 | Molly | 2,628 | +8 |
| 22 | Sarah | 2,613 | -4 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,584 | 0 |
| 24 | Abigail | 2,570 | -3 |
| 25 | Jade | 2,538 | -6 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,259 | -1 |
| 27 | Ellie | 2,202 | +3 |
| 28 | Rachel | 2,120 | -1 |
| 29 | Danielle | 2,069 | -9 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,892 | -4 |
| 31 | Zoe | 1,784 | 0 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,703 | -4 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,700 | +6 |
| 34 | Victoria | 1,650 | +3 |
| 35 | Chelsea | 1,649 | -1 |
| 36 | Leah | 1,605 | -1 |
| 37 | Nicole | 1,569 | -1 |
| 38 | Samantha | 1,552 | -6 |
| 39 | Natasha | 1,500 | -6 |
| 40 | Amber | 1,490 | 0 |
| 40 | Anna | 1,490 | +7 |
| 42 | Grace | 1,440 | -1 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 1,381 | -5 |
| 44 | Ella | 1,300 | +12 |
| 45 | Louise | 1,283 | -1 |
| 46 | Caitlin | 1,215 | +20 |
| 47 | Melissa | 1,180 | -1 |
| 48 | Jasmine | 1,154 | +7 |
| 49 | Amelia | 1,145 | +14 |
| 50 | Kayleigh | 1,140 | +1 |
| 51 | Natalie | 1,138 | -9 |
| 52 | Stephanie | 1,115 | -4 |
| 53 | Katherine | 1,077 | -5 |
| 54 | Phoebe | 1,071 | +11 |
| 55 | Abbie | 1,067 | -10 |
| 56 | Lydia | 1,062 | +5 |
| 57 | Gemma | 1,053 | -7 |
| 58 | Jodie | 1,021 | -15 |
| 59 | Harriet | 1,000 | +1 |
| 60 | Francesca | 975 | +2 |
| 61 | Aimee | 968 | +9 |
| 62 | Jennifer | 938 | -8 |
| 63 | Kirsty | 898 | -10 |
| 64 | Kate | 892 | -5 |
| 65 | Hayley | 877 | -8 |
| 66 | Ellen | 866 | -3 |
| 67 | Hollie | 858 | 0 |
| 68 | Ashleigh | 857 | -10 |
| 68 | Daisy | 857 | +3 |
| 70 | Rosie | 818 | -1 |
| 71 | Alisha | 816 | +57 |
| 72 | Sian | 760 | +4 |
| 73 | Bethan | 750 | -1 |
| 74 | Catherine | 736 | -6 |
| 75 | Lily | 721 | +10 |
| 76 | Mollie | 677 | +5 |
| 77 | Isobel | 651 | +17 |
| 78 | Heather | 645 | 0 |
| 79 | Rachael | 643 | -2 |
| 80 | Demi | 633 | -1 |
| 81 | Yasmin | 628 | +1 |
| 82 | Kelly | 621 | -8 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 619 | +3 |
| 84 | Alicia | 606 | +14 |
| 85 | Naomi | 603 | -10 |
| 86 | Niamh | 591 | +34 |
| 86 | Rhiannon | 591 | -2 |
| 88 | Millie | 584 | +52 |
| 89 | Mia | 583 | +27 |
| 90 | Robyn | 568 | -10 |
| 91 | Sophia | 566 | +4 |
| 92 | Chantelle | 557 | -3 |
| 93 | Kimberley | 551 | -20 |
| 94 | Imogen | 548 | -3 |
| 95 | Madeleine | 540 | -2 |
| 96 | Beth | 536 | -13 |
| 97 | Erin | 532 | +3 |
| 98 | Gabrielle | 527 | +1 |
| 99 | Tia | 525 | +33 |
| 100 | Isabelle | 509 | +2 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.