Top 100 baby boy names in England and Wales in 2018
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2017.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 5,390 | 0 |
| 2 | George | 4,960 | +1 |
| 3 | Harry | 4,512 | -1 |
| 4 | Noah | 4,107 | 0 |
| 5 | Jack | 3,988 | 0 |
| 6 | Leo | 3,721 | +1 |
| 7 | Arthur | 3,644 | +12 |
| 8 | Muhammad | 3,507 | +2 |
| 9 | Oscar | 3,459 | -1 |
| 10 | Charlie | 3,365 | -1 |
| 11 | Jacob | 3,350 | -5 |
| 12 | Thomas | 3,243 | +1 |
| 13 | Henry | 3,172 | 0 |
| 14 | William | 3,015 | -3 |
| 15 | Alfie | 2,977 | -3 |
| 16 | Archie | 2,950 | +2 |
| 17 | Joshua | 2,922 | -2 |
| 18 | Freddie | 2,838 | -2 |
| 19 | Theo | 2,741 | +2 |
| 20 | Isaac | 2,578 | +4 |
| 21 | James | 2,536 | -4 |
| 22 | Alexander | 2,517 | 0 |
| 23 | Logan | 2,320 | -3 |
| 24 | Edward | 2,197 | -1 |
| 25 | Ethan | 2,106 | +1 |
| 26 | Lucas | 2,098 | -1 |
| 27 | Joseph | 1,989 | +1 |
| 28 | Sebastian | 1,964 | +7 |
| 29 | Theodore | 1,932 | +9 |
| 30 | Finley | 1,926 | +1 |
| 31 | Max | 1,867 | -4 |
| 32 | Mohammed | 1,846 | -2 |
| 33 | Samuel | 1,788 | -4 |
| 34 | Harrison | 1,765 | 0 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 1,743 | -2 |
| 36 | Arlo | 1,715 | +6 |
| 37 | Daniel | 1,676 | -5 |
| 38 | Adam | 1,672 | -2 |
| 39 | Teddy | 1,663 | 0 |
| 40 | Mason | 1,540 | -3 |
| 41 | Elijah | 1,519 | 0 |
| 42 | Reuben | 1,504 | +7 |
| 43 | Dylan | 1,465 | -3 |
| 44 | Hunter | 1,410 | +34 |
| 45 | Reggie | 1,356 | +6 |
| 46 | Jaxon | 1,346 | +6 |
| 47 | Rory | 1,323 | +7 |
| 48 | Louie | 1,319 | -2 |
| 49 | David | 1,307 | -5 |
| 50 | Tommy | 1,299 | +11 |
| 51 | Luca | 1,291 | +4 |
| 52 | Albie | 1,284 | +5 |
| 53 | Hugo | 1,279 | -5 |
| 54 | Zachary | 1,265 | -9 |
| 55 | Albert | 1,264 | +4 |
| 56 | Jude | 1,182 | -6 |
| 57 | Toby | 1,178 | -10 |
| 58 | Riley | 1,168 | -15 |
| 59 | Ezra | 1,118 | +22 |
| 60 | Carter | 1,030 | +2 |
| 61 | Gabriel | 1,022 | +3 |
| 62 | Roman | 1,018 | +13 |
| 63 | Frankie | 1,013 | -3 |
| 64 | Harley | 1,011 | -11 |
| 65 | Frederick | 1,010 | +7 |
| 66 | Ronnie | 989 | -3 |
| 67 | Jake | 988 | -11 |
| 68 | Elliot | 945 | +1 |
| 69 | Louis | 941 | +13 |
| 70 | Jenson | 912 | -12 |
| 71 | Mohammad | 880 | +8 |
| 72 | Stanley | 877 | -2 |
| 73 | Bobby | 872 | -8 |
| 74 | Michael | 869 | -6 |
| 75 | Jesse | 861 | +15 |
| 76 | Finn | 817 | +20 |
| 77 | Jayden | 792 | -6 |
| 78 | Harvey | 779 | -12 |
| 79 | Caleb | 776 | -2 |
| 80 | Jackson | 764 | -6 |
| 81 | Charles | 758 | -8 |
| 82 | Matthew | 757 | -15 |
| 83 | Grayson | 742 | +26 |
| 84 | Blake | 733 | 0 |
| 85 | Liam | 731 | +6 |
| 86 | Elliott | 728 | -6 |
| 87 | Ellis | 726 | +2 |
| 88 | Ralph | 719 | +10 |
| 89 | Jasper | 708 | +13 |
| 89 | Rowan | 708 | +14 |
| 91 | Alex | 696 | +1 |
| 91 | Ryan | 696 | -8 |
| 93 | Felix | 689 | +7 |
| 94 | Luke | 677 | -18 |
| 95 | Dexter | 676 | -9 |
| 96 | Ollie | 659 | -10 |
| 97 | Leon | 655 | +1 |
| 98 | Tobias | 647 | +6 |
| 99 | Sonny | 640 | +15 |
| 100 | Dominic | 634 | +15 |
| 100 | Kai | 634 | -7 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.