The most popular names in 2021

See our latest article on the most popular boys’ names in 2021.

The most popular names in 2017

Here’s the list of the 10 most popular English boy’s names around according to the latest government statistics in 2017. The Office of National Statistics reported that the following English boy’s names are the most common English baby boy names in England at the moment:

1. OLIVER
2. HARRY 
3. GEORGE
4. NOAH
5. JACK
6. JACOB 
7. MUHAMMAD
8. LEO
9. OSCAR
10. CHARLIE

More information about the top names in 2017 can be found here.

The most popular names in England and Wales

You can find the popularity of the boys’ names in previous years below.

Popularity in Baby Boys Names in 2013

1. OLIVER
2. JACK
3. HARRY
4. JACOB 
5. CHARLIE 
6. THOMAS
7. OSCAR
8. JAMES
9. WILLIAM
10. GEORGE

Popularity in Baby Boys Names in 2012

1. HARRY
2. OLIVER
3. JACK
4. CHARLIE 
5. JACOB 
6. THOMAS 
7. ALFIE 
8. RILEY
9. WILLIAM
10. JAMES

Riley rose the most to make it to the top 10 names.

Popularity in Baby Boys Names in 2011

1. HARRY
2. OLIVER
3. JACK
4. ALFIE 
5. CHARLIE 
6. THOMAS 
7. JACOB 
8. JAMES 
9. WILLIAM
10. GEORGE

Popularity in Baby Boys Names in 2010

Names do periodically fade in and out of fashion but as you can see in the data released in 2010 (the list below), most of the names that were common then are still popular with parents today:

• OLIVER 
• JACK 
• HARRY 
• ALFIE 
• CHARLIE 
• THOMAS 
• WILLIAM 
• GEORGE 
• JAMES
• DANIEL

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