Mothers aged 35 years and over tended to prefer more “traditional” names, compared with mothers aged under 25 years who were more likely to choose more “non-traditional”, shortened or hyphenated names. Less than half (45%) of babies had a name within the top 100 lists in 2018, down from two thirds (67%) in 1996. Grayson, Jasper, Rowan, Tobias, Sonny and Dominic entered the top 100 names for boys in 2018 Grayson, Rowan and Tobias have previously never featured in the top 100.Īda, Delilah, Ayla, Zoe, Margot and Felicity entered the top 100 names for girls in 2018 Ada returned to the top 100 for the first time since 1924 while Delilah, Ayla and Margot made their first ever appearances. Oliver remained the most popular name for boys in England and Wales for the sixth year in a row, while Olivia remained the most popular name for girls for the third year in a row.Īrthur was the only new entry into the top 10 names for boys in 2018, replacing Jacob, while Sophia and Grace replaced Poppy and Lily in the top 10 names for girls.
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