Top 100 baby girl names in England and Wales in 1998
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1997.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 9,628 | 0 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,550 | 0 |
| 3 | Megan | 6,247 | +2 |
| 4 | Jessica | 5,719 | 0 |
| 5 | Sophie | 5,682 | -2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5,430 | +1 |
| 7 | Hannah | 5,052 | -1 |
| 8 | Lauren | 4,955 | 0 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 4,767 | 0 |
| 10 | Lucy | 4,515 | +2 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,311 | 0 |
| 12 | Georgia | 4,257 | -2 |
| 13 | Katie | 4,093 | +2 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,068 | 0 |
| 15 | Emma | 3,565 | -2 |
| 16 | Olivia | 3,550 | +3 |
| 17 | Courtney | 3,251 | +1 |
| 18 | Shannon | 2,904 | -2 |
| 19 | Eleanor | 2,724 | +1 |
| 20 | Jade | 2,497 | +5 |
| 21 | Ellie | 2,492 | +6 |
| 22 | Abigail | 2,485 | +2 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,419 | 0 |
| 24 | Molly | 2,413 | -3 |
| 25 | Laura | 2,299 | -8 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,143 | 0 |
| 27 | Sarah | 2,062 | -5 |
| 28 | Caitlin | 1,965 | +18 |
| 29 | Rachel | 1,890 | -1 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,702 | 0 |
| 31 | Amber | 1,701 | +9 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,687 | 0 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,624 | 0 |
| 34 | Danielle | 1,598 | -5 |
| 35 | Grace | 1,582 | +7 |
| 36 | Nicole | 1,577 | +1 |
| 37 | Natasha | 1,542 | +2 |
| 38 | Ella | 1,538 | +6 |
| 39 | Chelsea | 1,510 | -4 |
| 40 | Leah | 1,474 | -4 |
| 41 | Victoria | 1,401 | -7 |
| 42 | Anna | 1,389 | -2 |
| 43 | Phoebe | 1,371 | +11 |
| 44 | Samantha | 1,345 | -6 |
| 45 | Zoe | 1,341 | -14 |
| 46 | Alexandra | 1,290 | -3 |
| 47 | Jasmine | 1,268 | +1 |
| 48 | Amelia | 1,249 | +1 |
| 49 | Louise | 1,102 | -4 |
| 50 | Lydia | 1,083 | +6 |
| 51 | Natalie | 1,082 | 0 |
| 52 | Abbie | 1,073 | +3 |
| 53 | Francesca | 1,052 | +7 |
| 54 | Melissa | 1,009 | -7 |
| 55 | Katherine | 1,001 | -2 |
| 56 | Harriet | 944 | +3 |
| 57 | Imogen | 942 | +37 |
| 58 | Jodie | 937 | 0 |
| 59 | Gemma | 919 | -2 |
| 59 | Kayleigh | 919 | -9 |
| 61 | Lily | 873 | +14 |
| 62 | Jennifer | 858 | 0 |
| 63 | Kate | 844 | +1 |
| 63 | Stephanie | 844 | -11 |
| 65 | Daisy | 839 | +3 |
| 66 | Niamh | 837 | +20 |
| 67 | Millie | 813 | +21 |
| 68 | Aimee | 809 | -7 |
| 69 | Kirsty | 792 | -6 |
| 70 | Hollie | 788 | -3 |
| 71 | Rosie | 786 | -1 |
| 72 | Jordan | 774 | +31 |
| 73 | Mollie | 760 | +3 |
| 74 | Alisha | 740 | -3 |
| 75 | Mia | 721 | +14 |
| 76 | Isobel | 702 | +1 |
| 76 | Tia | 702 | +23 |
| 78 | Ellen | 691 | -12 |
| 79 | Erin | 679 | +18 |
| 80 | Bethan | 673 | -7 |
| 81 | Sian | 661 | -9 |
| 82 | Alicia | 659 | +2 |
| 83 | Rhiannon | 657 | +3 |
| 84 | Ashleigh | 653 | -16 |
| 85 | Catherine | 645 | -11 |
| 86 | Madeleine | 601 | +9 |
| 87 | Isabelle | 596 | +13 |
| 87 | Kelsey | 596 | +18 |
| 87 | Sophia | 596 | +4 |
| 90 | Isabella | 594 | +17 |
| 91 | Naomi | 574 | -6 |
| 92 | Yasmin | 564 | -11 |
| 93 | Freya | 563 | +20 |
| 93 | Morgan | 563 | +47 |
| 93 | Robyn | 563 | -3 |
| 96 | Isabel | 544 | +12 |
| 97 | Maisie | 540 | +20 |
| 98 | Poppy | 534 | +10 |
| 99 | Rachael | 530 | -20 |
| 100 | Chantelle | 520 | -8 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.