Popular Names for Girls in England and Wales
The following table lists 100+ most popular baby girl names in England and Wales in the past decade (from 2015 to 2024), in order of popularity. Figures and rankings are from the ONS dataset: Baby names for girls in England and Wales.
| Name | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | 2761 | 2906 | 3289 | 3649 | 3640 | 4082 | 4598 | 5204 | 5017 | 4853 | 39999 |
| Amelia | 2448 | 2663 | 2884 | 3164 | 3319 | 3712 | 3941 | 4358 | 4777 | 5158 | 36424 |
| Isla | 2056 | 2337 | 2613 | 2683 | 2749 | 2981 | 3046 | 3373 | 3476 | 3474 | 28788 |
| Ava | 1774 | 2050 | 2293 | 2576 | 2679 | 2946 | 3110 | 3289 | 3285 | 3414 | 27416 |
| Lily | 2185 | 2290 | 2281 | 2182 | 2150 | 2285 | 2184 | 2405 | 2722 | 2711 | 23395 |
| Emily | 1170 | 1280 | 1609 | 1797 | 1896 | 2262 | 2676 | 3121 | 3551 | 3893 | 23255 |
| Mia | 1609 | 1640 | 1868 | 2168 | 2303 | 2500 | 2490 | 2590 | 2662 | 2842 | 22672 |
| Isabella | 1708 | 1795 | 1927 | 2010 | 2052 | 2398 | 2369 | 2627 | 2729 | 2876 | 22491 |
| Sophia | 1610 | 1679 | 1813 | 2019 | 2028 | 2332 | 2344 | 2398 | 2636 | 2744 | 21603 |
| Poppy | 1888 | 1755 | 1848 | 1841 | 1838 | 2022 | 2226 | 2527 | 2506 | 2816 | 21267 |
| Freya | 1929 | 2086 | 2162 | 2187 | 1982 | 2264 | 1921 | 2021 | 2079 | 2090 | 20721 |
| Grace | 1390 | 1541 | 1675 | 1992 | 2010 | 2330 | 2301 | 2309 | 2498 | 2658 | 20704 |
| Ella | 1108 | 1307 | 1522 | 1756 | 1887 | 2105 | 2326 | 2452 | 2702 | 3028 | 20193 |
| Florence | 1936 | 1899 | 1971 | 2180 | 1963 | 2025 | 2062 | 2028 | 2072 | 2053 | 20189 |
| Ivy | 1956 | 1997 | 2195 | 2245 | 2166 | 2158 | 2104 | 1819 | 1509 | 1275 | 19424 |
| Evie | 1231 | 1350 | 1534 | 1670 | 1793 | 2025 | 2052 | 2192 | 2487 | 2529 | 18863 |
| Charlotte | 1418 | 1373 | 1496 | 1654 | 1732 | 2015 | 2202 | 2394 | 2596 | 1951 | 18831 |
| Sienna | 1537 | 1657 | 1859 | 1869 | 1638 | 1713 | 1834 | 1960 | 1815 | 1941 | 17823 |
| Willow | 1481 | 1833 | 1867 | 2067 | 1982 | 1995 | 1900 | 1764 | 1536 | 1308 | 17733 |
| Daisy | 1548 | 1585 | 1563 | 1873 | 1571 | 1543 | 1769 | 2040 | 2020 | 2113 | 17625 |
| Phoebe | 1549 | 1510 | 1531 | 1678 | 1543 | 1753 | 1883 | 2000 | 1975 | 2081 | 17503 |
| Evelyn | 1512 | 1673 | 1560 | 1729 | 1709 | 1761 | 1902 | 1967 | 1877 | 1770 | 17460 |
| Elsie | 1727 | 1662 | 1763 | 1840 | 1772 | 1760 | 1875 | 1699 | 1574 | 1513 | 17185 |
| Sophie | 886 | 940 | 1115 | 1375 | 1525 | 1727 | 2007 | 2129 | 2505 | 2779 | 16988 |
| Rosie | 1406 | 1508 | 1686 | 2028 | 2035 | 2036 | 1808 | 1388 | 1403 | 1403 | 16701 |
| Sofia | 1626 | 1514 | 1576 | 1671 | 1623 | 1688 | 1728 | 1664 | 1683 | 1640 | 16413 |
| Alice | 896 | 955 | 1119 | 1359 | 1432 | 1695 | 1827 | 2122 | 2264 | 2006 | 15675 |
| Matilda | 1220 | 1212 | 1363 | 1437 | 1401 | 1563 | 1618 | 1736 | 1915 | 1774 | 15239 |
| Ruby | 1020 | 1059 | 1271 | 1300 | 1359 | 1656 | 1531 | 1688 | 1904 | 2215 | 15003 |
| Jessica | 483 | 573 | 698 | 997 | 1156 | 1439 | 1812 | 2139 | 2703 | 2937 | 14937 |
| Isabelle | 841 | 984 | 1089 | 1304 | 1317 | 1598 | 1701 | 1876 | 2066 | 2119 | 14895 |
| Harper | 1461 | 1466 | 1449 | 1480 | 1415 | 1586 | 1796 | 1608 | 1256 | 980 | 14497 |
| Millie | 1255 | 1349 | 1670 | 1472 | 1319 | 1208 | 1196 | 1372 | 1456 | 1673 | 13970 |
| Maya | 1592 | 1255 | 1406 | 1433 | 1331 | 1375 | 1260 | 1257 | 1374 | 1354 | 13637 |
| Eva | 819 | 867 | 1029 | 1091 | 1263 | 1276 | 1409 | 1634 | 1641 | 1753 | 12782 |
| Emilia | 961 | 1017 | 1128 | 1353 | 1353 | 1473 | 1398 | 1380 | 1356 | 1243 | 12662 |
| Scarlett | 610 | 634 | 817 | 858 | 942 | 1101 | 1393 | 1687 | 2096 | 2285 | 12423 |
| Chloe | 646 | 698 | 816 | 932 | 980 | 1183 | 1375 | 1654 | 1980 | 2158 | 12422 |
| Esme | 864 | 982 | 1101 | 1013 | 1055 | 1138 | 1234 | 1235 | 1416 | 1340 | 11378 |
| Maisie | 992 | 1039 | 1072 | 1229 | 1094 | 1168 | 1089 | 1142 | 1111 | 1113 | 11049 |
| Aria | 1154 | 1198 | 1229 | 1202 | 1108 | 1156 | 1178 | 1094 | 926 | 562 | 10807 |
| Penelope | 1133 | 1156 | 1206 | 1194 | 1020 | 1157 | 1068 | 1020 | 972 | 832 | 10758 |
| Imogen | 691 | 762 | 792 | 998 | 932 | 1075 | 1179 | 1284 | 1400 | 1478 | 10591 |
| Layla | 760 | 826 | 818 | 917 | 939 | 1025 | 1152 | 1329 | 1358 | 1428 | 10552 |
| Eliza | 702 | 748 | 893 | 1064 | 1052 | 1197 | 1220 | 1248 | 1226 | 1171 | 10521 |
| Luna | 908 | 1063 | 1174 | 1261 | 1216 | 1213 | 1162 | 1093 | 715 | - | 9805 |
| Violet | 1010 | 1034 | 1057 | 1057 | 962 | 990 | 970 | 911 | 959 | 854 | 9804 |
| Elizabeth | 706 | 666 | 795 | 862 | 866 | 933 | 1076 | 1174 | 1384 | 1338 | 9800 |
| Erin | 689 | 698 | 829 | 884 | 851 | 947 | 1024 | 1161 | 1212 | 1249 | 9544 |
| Mila | 953 | 1127 | 1042 | 1133 | 973 | 1017 | 1050 | 774 | 679 | 692 | 9440 |
| Eleanor | 672 | 762 | 788 | 915 | 900 | 971 | 985 | 1027 | 1147 | 1105 | 9272 |
| Harriet | 667 | 723 | 764 | 810 | 882 | 1021 | 1128 | 1053 | 1132 | 1089 | 9269 |
| Thea | 686 | 716 | 768 | 917 | 858 | 1052 | 920 | 1041 | 1132 | 1020 | 9110 |
| Lola | 543 | 595 | 641 | 807 | 778 | 899 | 982 | 1201 | 1298 | 1322 | 9066 |
| Lottie | 1109 | 980 | 916 | 954 | 830 | 793 | 824 | 851 | 782 | 712 | 8751 |
| Emma | 666 | 654 | 747 | 860 | 816 | 900 | 957 | 1042 | 1080 | 1017 | 8739 |
| Rose | 742 | 784 | 881 | 787 | 803 | 923 | 960 | 932 | 974 | 926 | 8712 |
| Arabella | 1222 | 1029 | 1019 | 1012 | 1095 | 775 | 619 | 639 | 577 | 585 | 8572 |
| Bella | 619 | 687 | 642 | 730 | 792 | 958 | 969 | 974 | 946 | 1020 | 8337 |
| Bonnie | 1583 | 1346 | 1148 | 1121 | 1015 | 878 | 645 | 563 | - | - | 8299 |
| Ellie | 534 | 574 | 590 | 638 | 772 | 838 | 919 | 1055 | 1142 | 1185 | 8247 |
| Molly | - | 534 | 568 | 729 | 890 | 911 | 929 | 978 | 1041 | 1215 | 7795 |
| Hallie | 1218 | 1154 | 1202 | 1070 | 954 | 910 | 680 | 556 | - | - | 7744 |
| Nancy | 578 | 658 | 759 | 797 | 777 | 816 | 819 | 861 | 842 | 817 | 7724 |
| Lucy | - | - | 540 | 607 | 755 | 882 | 910 | 1089 | 1273 | 1525 | 7581 |
| Zara | 666 | 631 | 685 | 773 | 712 | 805 | 765 | 842 | 876 | 799 | 7554 |
| Ada | 1049 | 1089 | 1138 | 1058 | 1140 | 1028 | 811 | - | - | - | 7313 |
| Jasmine | 501 | 501 | 516 | 583 | 678 | 752 | 703 | 871 | 1018 | 1182 | 7305 |
| Maria | 506 | 601 | 646 | 682 | 744 | 785 | 799 | 827 | 853 | 768 | 7211 |
| Hannah | - | 515 | 501 | 588 | 708 | 786 | 849 | 998 | 1033 | 1090 | 7068 |
| Robyn | 617 | 702 | 675 | 739 | 710 | 807 | 742 | 680 | 622 | 650 | 6944 |
| Aurora | 1002 | 964 | 972 | 910 | 781 | 777 | 752 | 665 | - | - | 6823 |
| Amelie | 465 | 529 | 504 | 598 | 632 | 663 | 653 | 798 | 964 | 992 | 6798 |
| Darcie | 509 | 525 | 543 | 623 | 656 | 693 | 686 | 868 | 791 | 759 | 6653 |
| Maryam | 752 | 606 | 646 | 621 | 592 | 631 | 634 | 686 | 711 | 754 | 6633 |
| Delilah | 1180 | 1194 | 1054 | 981 | 801 | 695 | 601 | - | - | - | 6506 |
| Gracie | - | 554 | 653 | 632 | 706 | 718 | 719 | 703 | 744 | 944 | 6373 |
| Holly | - | - | - | 568 | 646 | 772 | 957 | 1003 | 1098 | 1248 | 6292 |
| Iris | 707 | 741 | 762 | 746 | 703 | 658 | 634 | 654 | 648 | - | 6253 |
| Lilly | - | - | 538 | 551 | 565 | 625 | 785 | 884 | 1014 | 1146 | 6108 |
| Clara | 564 | 527 | 528 | 574 | 570 | 586 | 609 | 614 | 611 | 605 | 5788 |
| Summer | - | 542 | 512 | 586 | 553 | 578 | 718 | 626 | 760 | 906 | 5781 |
| Orla | 746 | 780 | 776 | 794 | 733 | 687 | 621 | 610 | - | - | 5747 |
| Margot | 1243 | 1025 | 810 | 892 | 652 | 575 | 534 | - | - | - | 5731 |
| Amber | - | - | - | 594 | 626 | 676 | 751 | 915 | 1066 | 1085 | 5713 |
| Ayla | 922 | 817 | 921 | 793 | 744 | 631 | 556 | - | - | - | 5384 |
| Mabel | 1113 | 1051 | 964 | 885 | 768 | 531 | - | - | - | - | 5312 |
| Georgia | - | - | - | - | 608 | 698 | 747 | 898 | 1078 | 1115 | 5144 |
| Abigail | - | - | - | - | 586 | 634 | 690 | 782 | 1023 | 1131 | 4846 |
| Anna | - | - | - | 545 | 574 | 642 | 628 | 730 | 779 | 825 | 4723 |
| Lyla | 634 | 610 | 620 | 667 | 517 | 531 | 539 | 563 | - | - | 4681 |
| Maeve | 1265 | 1114 | 990 | 654 | 547 | - | - | - | - | - | 4570 |
| Sara | 476 | - | 497 | 511 | - | 609 | 535 | 653 | 606 | 612 | 4499 |
| Heidi | - | - | - | 610 | 542 | 577 | 621 | 628 | 752 | 683 | 4413 |
| Annabelle | - | - | - | - | - | 622 | 695 | 855 | 1009 | 1017 | 4198 |
| Beatrice | - | - | - | 515 | - | 595 | 629 | 628 | 685 | 601 | 3653 |
| Edith | - | - | 515 | 613 | 599 | 598 | 599 | 568 | - | - | 3492 |
| Olive | 834 | 776 | 648 | 691 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - | 3459 |
| Martha | - | - | - | - | - | 552 | 560 | 718 | 756 | 868 | 3454 |
| Elodie | 802 | 612 | 649 | 576 | 527 | - | - | - | - | - | 3166 |
| Lyra | 573 | 593 | 641 | 630 | 559 | - | - | - | - | - | 2996 |
| Eden | 714 | 536 | 547 | 585 | 514 | - | - | - | - | - | 2896 |
| AISHA | - | - | - | - | 508 | - | 568 | 580 | 617 | 610 | 2883 |
| Zoe | 471 | - | - | - | - | 551 | 546 | - | 584 | 606 | 2758 |
| Lara | 474 | 525 | 559 | 539 | - | 540 | - | - | - | - | 2637 |
| Francesca | - | - | - | - | - | - | 567 | 600 | 611 | 661 | 2439 |
| Myla | 522 | - | 558 | 602 | 581 | - | - | - | - | - | 2263 |
| Darcey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 568 | 662 | 737 | 1967 |
| Megan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 543 | 658 | 739 | 1940 |
| Ottilie | 664 | 662 | 579 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1905 |
| Ophelia | 645 | 620 | 603 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1868 |
| Julia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 576 | 578 | 640 | 1794 |
| Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 568 | 586 | 604 | 1758 |
| Darcy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 558 | 566 | 606 | 1730 |
| Nova | 603 | 579 | 539 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1721 |
| Leah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 546 | 564 | 575 | 1685 |
| Fatima | 619 | 550 | 497 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1666 |
| Felicity | - | - | - | - | - | 519 | 522 | - | 570 | - | 1611 |
| Lexi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 626 | 678 | 1304 |
| Hazel | 629 | 527 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1156 |
| Maddison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 576 | 577 | 1153 |
| Sarah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 572 | 581 | 1153 |
| Eloise | 556 | - | 544 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1100 |
| Raya | 574 | 486 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1060 |
| Nellie | 500 | 509 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1009 |
| Lacey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 676 | 676 |
| Bethany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 648 | 648 |
| Hollie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 589 | 589 |
| Katie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 565 | 565 |
| Lydia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 563 | - | 563 |
| Nora | 549 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 549 |
| Lilah | - | 513 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 513 |
| Autumn | - | 510 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 510 |
| Nevaeh | - | 494 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 494 |
| Rosa | 486 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 486 |
| Athena | 480 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 480 |
| Name | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | Total |
The common threads
- Soft, vowel-heavy sounds and -a endings feel warm and lyrical in English: Olivia, Amelia, Isla, Ava, Mia, Isabella, Sophia.
- Classic-but-fresh: Most are traditional or literary, so they feel “established” without being stuffy (Emily, Lily, Sophia, Isabella).
- Pan-European, travel-well names that work in multicultural Britain (easy to spell/pronounce across languages).
- Nature and botanicals are fashionable for girls—hence Lily and Poppy. (And in the UK, the poppy carries extra meaning—see below.)
Name-by-name notes
- Olivia — Shakespearean (from Twelfth Night), Latin for “olive/peace”; classic yet modern sound that’s dominated recent years.
- Amelia — From Germanic amal “work/industrious”; vintage royal vibe with friendly rhythm and nickname range (Millie, Amy, Lia).
- Isla — Scottish in origin (from Islay); short, airy, and distinctly British—Celtic charm with easy pronunciation.
- Ava — Short and international; roots linked to Latin avis “bird” or a form of Eve; sleek, glamorous feel.
- Lily — Straight botanical with centuries of use; purity symbolism and the UK’s long-standing love of flower names.
- Emily — From Latin Aemilia; literary credentials (Brontë, Dickinson) make it a gentle, established staple.
- Mia — Global diminutive of Maria; compact, friendly, and easy across languages—big appeal in multicultural Britain.
- Isabella — Regal, romantic form of Elizabeth (“pledged to God”); continental elegance plus the popular “Bella” nickname.
- Sophia — Greek for “wisdom”; refined and pan-European, balancing meaning with a soft, timeless sound.
- Poppy — Cheerful floral choice with extra UK resonance via the Remembrance poppy; bright, upbeat, and unmistakably British.
Source of information: Baby names for girls in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics