Top 100 girls' names chosen in the UK this year

Amelia has made the number one girls’ name for the first time since 2015. She’s always been the bridesmaid and never the bride, always playing second fiddle to Olivia as the UK favourite name for girls for the last six years. 

Amelia last hit the number one spot in 2015 when she had held the title of Top baby names for girls in the UK for a run of 4 years from 2012-2015.

Highest climbing girls’ names this year

Modern favourite Freya is making her mark climbing up two places to number 5 after debuting in Top 10 in 2020.

Willow breaks into the Top 10 for the first time – up from 12th place to 7th.

Evie back in favour and pops back into the Top 10 (position 8) after slipping out of it 5 years ago in 2017.

Floral inspired names are set with a chance to break into the Top 10 in the next year including:

• Daisy (+11)
• Rosie (+5)
• Florence (+3)

Baby girls’ names on the decline 

Some classic names are looking likely to slip out of Top 20 in the coming year including:

• Sophia -10
• Emily -4
• Ivy -4 
• Ella -3
• Poppy -3 

These once firm favourites are likely to be replaced in the Top 20 by Maisie (+6 places at position 25) and the classic name Alice (also +6 places at 21).

Other recent trend names of the past few years such as Evelyn, Sienna and Beckham inspired Harper are declining in popularity and likely to be replaced by Maya, Violet and Lottie.

Plus, traditional names that in recent years have been on the decline are making a comeback such as Emma and Clara which are both climbing sharply – up 20 places to position 42 and 70 respectively.

Top 100 Baby girls names

Here are the latest top 100 girls’ names and their positions last year

1. Amelia 2

2. Olivia 1

3. Isla 3

4. Ava 4

5. Freya 7

6. Mia 5

7. Willow 12

8. Evie 13

9. Lily 8

10. Grace 6

11. Rosie 16

12. Isabella 15

13. Daisy 24

14. Ivy 10

15. Emily 11

16. Florence 19

17. Poppy 14

18. Elsie 18

19. Sophia 9

20. Ella 17

21. Alice 27

22. Sophie 21

23. Phoebe 28

24. Sienna 20

25. Maisie  31

26. Harper  22

27. Millie 26

28. Sofia 29

29. Charlotte 25

30. Luna 32

31. Maya 37

32. Evelyn 23

33. Matilda 35

34. Ruby 30

35. Isabelle 33

36. Aria 36

37. Violet 47

38. Emilia 34

39. Lottie 54

40. Jessica 38

41. Arabella 42

42. Emma 62

43. Ada 43

44. Scarlett 39

45. Erin 53

46. Esme 49 

47. Aurora 63

48. Hallie 46

49. Imogen 58

50. Eva 41

51. Eliza 50

52. Layla 40

53. Ellie 45

54. Mila 66

55. Chloe 55

56. Penelope 52

57. Molly 51

58. Thea 60

59. Delilah 71

60. Lola 61

61. Eleanor 72

62. Bella 48

63. Gracie 56

64. Bonnie 44

65. Darcie 70

66. Robyn 73

67. Lucy 59

68. Harriet 64

69. Iris 80

70. Clara 90

71. Rose 69

72. Zara 67

73. Heidi 83 

74. Elizabeth 68

75. Hannah 65

76. Ayla 84

77. Mabel 82

78. Orla 76

79. Amelie 99

80. Lyla 85

81. Holly 81

82. Amber 78

83. Lyra 87

84. Elodie 129

85. Nancy 57

86. Margot 147

87. Olive 140

88. Myla 79

89. Maeve 123

90. Lilly 75

91. Eden 105

92. Summer 86

93. Frankie 116

94. Georgia 77

95. Jasmine 74

96. Nova 142

97. Annabelle 97

98. Maddison 146

99. Lexi 91

100. Niamh 120

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