Top 100 baby boy names in England and Wales in 2016
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2015.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 6,623 | 0 |
| 2 | Harry | 5,284 | +1 |
| 3 | George | 5,263 | +1 |
| 4 | Jack | 4,751 | -2 |
| 5 | Jacob | 4,485 | 0 |
| 6 | Noah | 4,305 | +1 |
| 7 | Charlie | 4,190 | -1 |
| 8 | Muhammad | 3,908 | +4 |
| 9 | Thomas | 3,898 | 0 |
| 10 | Oscar | 3,894 | 0 |
| 11 | William | 3,819 | -3 |
| 12 | James | 3,580 | -1 |
| 13 | Leo | 3,563 | +2 |
| 14 | Alfie | 3,555 | 0 |
| 15 | Henry | 3,527 | -2 |
| 16 | Joshua | 3,495 | 0 |
| 17 | Freddie | 3,287 | 0 |
| 18 | Archie | 2,791 | +1 |
| 19 | Ethan | 2,722 | -1 |
| 20 | Isaac | 2,662 | 0 |
| 21 | Alexander | 2,567 | +1 |
| 22 | Joseph | 2,506 | -1 |
| 23 | Edward | 2,429 | +3 |
| 24 | Samuel | 2,413 | -1 |
| 25 | Max | 2,405 | +3 |
| 26 | Logan | 2,335 | -1 |
| 27 | Lucas | 2,332 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel | 2,290 | -4 |
| 29 | Theo | 2,279 | +4 |
| 30 | Arthur | 2,270 | +7 |
| 31 | Mohammed | 2,228 | -2 |
| 32 | Harrison | 2,220 | 0 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 2,153 | -3 |
| 34 | Mason | 2,131 | -3 |
| 35 | Finley | 2,022 | +1 |
| 36 | Sebastian | 1,990 | -1 |
| 37 | Adam | 1,815 | +1 |
| 38 | Dylan | 1,784 | 0 |
| 39 | Zachary | 1,670 | +2 |
| 40 | Riley | 1,556 | 0 |
| 41 | Teddy | 1,491 | +1 |
| 42 | Theodore | 1,484 | +3 |
| 43 | David | 1,461 | 0 |
| 44 | Elijah | 1,412 | +2 |
| 45 | Jake | 1,405 | -11 |
| 46 | Toby | 1,400 | -2 |
| 47 | Louie | 1,380 | +16 |
| 48 | Reuben | 1,322 | +3 |
| 49 | Arlo | 1,285 | +53 |
| 50 | Hugo | 1,234 | +5 |
| 51 | Jaxon | 1,161 | +29 |
| 52 | Luca | 1,144 | +1 |
| 53 | Matthew | 1,110 | -6 |
| 54 | Harvey | 1,102 | -4 |
| 55 | Harley | 1,083 | -3 |
| 55 | Reggie | 1,083 | +36 |
| 57 | Tommy | 1,066 | +3 |
| 58 | Jenson | 1,064 | -10 |
| 59 | Luke | 1,056 | -1 |
| 59 | Michael | 1,056 | -5 |
| 61 | Jayden | 1,050 | -12 |
| 62 | Jude | 1,047 | -1 |
| 63 | Frankie | 1,029 | -6 |
| 64 | Albert | 1,028 | +8 |
| 65 | Stanley | 1,019 | -6 |
| 66 | Elliot | 999 | +7 |
| 67 | Gabriel | 995 | -2 |
| 68 | Mohammad | 948 | 0 |
| 69 | Ollie | 923 | +8 |
| 70 | Ronnie | 921 | +13 |
| 71 | Louis | 911 | +7 |
| 72 | Charles | 910 | -6 |
| 73 | Blake | 893 | -11 |
| 74 | Elliott | 892 | -3 |
| 75 | Lewis | 884 | -19 |
| 76 | Frederick | 874 | 0 |
| 77 | Nathan | 872 | -13 |
| 78 | Tyler | 863 | -8 |
| 79 | Jackson | 858 | +3 |
| 80 | Rory | 856 | -6 |
| 81 | Ryan | 855 | -12 |
| 82 | Carter | 839 | +12 |
| 83 | Dexter | 831 | -4 |
| 84 | Alex | 813 | -9 |
| 85 | Austin | 812 | +4 |
| 86 | Caleb | 810 | +13 |
| 87 | Kai | 794 | -1 |
| 88 | Albie | 788 | +19 |
| 89 | Ellis | 783 | +1 |
| 90 | Bobby | 775 | -23 |
| 91 | Ezra | 763 | +36 |
| 92 | Leon | 737 | -7 |
| 92 | Roman | 737 | -4 |
| 94 | Jesse | 723 | +16 |
| 95 | Aaron | 704 | -8 |
| 96 | Ibrahim | 701 | 0 |
| 97 | Liam | 698 | -16 |
| 98 | Jasper | 683 | +6 |
| 99 | Felix | 666 | -4 |
| 100 | Finn | 650 | +26 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.