Top 100 baby girl names in England and Wales in 2016
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2015.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 5,017 | +1 |
| 2 | Amelia | 4,777 | -1 |
| 3 | Emily | 3,551 | 0 |
| 4 | Isla | 3,476 | 0 |
| 5 | Ava | 3,285 | 0 |
| 6 | Isabella | 2,729 | +2 |
| 7 | Lily | 2,722 | +6 |
| 8 | Jessica | 2,703 | -1 |
| 9 | Ella | 2,702 | -3 |
| 10 | Mia | 2,662 | -1 |
| 11 | Sophia | 2,636 | +1 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 2,596 | +13 |
| 13 | Poppy | 2,506 | -3 |
| 14 | Sophie | 2,505 | -3 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,498 | -1 |
| 16 | Evie | 2,487 | -1 |
| 17 | Alice | 2,264 | +7 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 2,096 | -2 |
| 19 | Freya | 2,079 | +2 |
| 20 | Florence | 2,072 | +3 |
| 21 | Isabelle | 2,066 | -2 |
| 22 | Daisy | 2,020 | -2 |
| 23 | Chloe | 1,980 | -5 |
| 24 | Phoebe | 1,975 | -2 |
| 25 | Matilda | 1,915 | +2 |
| 26 | Ruby | 1,904 | -9 |
| 27 | Evelyn | 1,877 | +1 |
| 28 | Sienna | 1,815 | -2 |
| 29 | Sofia | 1,683 | +2 |
| 30 | Eva | 1,641 | -1 |
| 31 | Elsie | 1,574 | +2 |
| 32 | Willow | 1,536 | +9 |
| 33 | Ivy | 1,509 | +9 |
| 34 | Millie | 1,456 | -4 |
| 35 | Esme | 1,416 | +3 |
| 36 | Rosie | 1,403 | 0 |
| 37 | Imogen | 1,400 | -3 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 1,384 | +1 |
| 39 | Maya | 1,374 | -2 |
| 40 | Layla | 1,358 | -5 |
| 41 | Emilia | 1,356 | +4 |
| 42 | Lola | 1,298 | -2 |
| 43 | Lucy | 1,273 | -11 |
| 44 | Harper | 1,256 | +19 |
| 45 | Eliza | 1,226 | +4 |
| 46 | Erin | 1,212 | -3 |
| 47 | Eleanor | 1,147 | +7 |
| 48 | Ellie | 1,142 | -1 |
| 49 | Harriet | 1,132 | +7 |
| 49 | Thea | 1,132 | +9 |
| 51 | Maisie | 1,111 | +2 |
| 52 | Holly | 1,098 | -8 |
| 53 | Emma | 1,080 | +7 |
| 54 | Georgia | 1,078 | -2 |
| 55 | Amber | 1,066 | +2 |
| 56 | Molly | 1,041 | -10 |
| 57 | Hannah | 1,033 | -2 |
| 58 | Abigail | 1,023 | -7 |
| 59 | Jasmine | 1,018 | -11 |
| 60 | Lilly | 1,014 | -10 |
| 61 | Annabelle | 1,009 | -1 |
| 62 | Rose | 974 | +3 |
| 63 | Penelope | 972 | +6 |
| 64 | Amelie | 964 | -2 |
| 65 | Violet | 959 | +3 |
| 66 | Bella | 946 | -8 |
| 67 | Aria | 926 | +33 |
| 68 | Zara | 876 | +4 |
| 69 | Maria | 853 | +4 |
| 70 | Nancy | 842 | +1 |
| 71 | Darcie | 791 | +3 |
| 72 | Lottie | 782 | +6 |
| 73 | Anna | 779 | -3 |
| 74 | Summer | 760 | -8 |
| 75 | Martha | 756 | -8 |
| 76 | Heidi | 752 | +4 |
| 77 | Gracie | 744 | -13 |
| 78 | Luna | 715 | +52 |
| 79 | Maryam | 711 | -4 |
| 80 | Beatrice | 685 | +13 |
| 81 | Mila | 679 | -2 |
| 82 | Darcey | 662 | -5 |
| 83 | Megan | 658 | -7 |
| 84 | Iris | 648 | +18 |
| 85 | Lexi | 626 | -4 |
| 86 | Robyn | 622 | -2 |
| 87 | Aisha | 617 | +1 |
| 88 | Clara | 611 | +3 |
| 88 | Francesca | 611 | -5 |
| 90 | Sara | 606 | -3 |
| 91 | Victoria | 586 | +1 |
| 92 | Zoe | 584 | -3 |
| 93 | Julia | 578 | -7 |
| 94 | Arabella | 577 | +1 |
| 95 | Maddison | 576 | +2 |
| 96 | Sarah | 572 | 0 |
| 97 | Felicity | 570 | +14 |
| 98 | Darcy | 566 | -9 |
| 99 | Leah | 564 | -1 |
| 100 | Lydia | 563 | +3 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.