Parenting site reveals the most unpopular baby names FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forhealth tips to live a long and happy life When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Baby names are an important decision, with a name helping shape a child’s identity. New research has now revealed the most popular names in the UK for girls and boys, showing a theme with British parents. The list was released this morning by the Office of National Statistics looked at the most popular names for 2017. The boys list has a distinctly royal theme, with Harry and George making it into the top 10. Baby names: Most popular baby names REVEALED - with distinctly royal theme among boys Girls, on the other hand, included a series of British classics and floral-inspired names, such as Olivia, Poppy and Lily. Taking the top spot for the second time in a row, Olivia topped the list of most popular little girls names. In second place was Amelia, then Isla, Ava and Emily. Isabella came in sixth place with the possible nickname for Amelia, Mia, in seventh. Poppy, Ella and Lily also came in the top 10, showing how floral names still remain popular. Poppy replaces the name Jessica in the top 10 list for girls, and Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. The results were announced this morning by the Office of National Statistics When it came to the boys, the male counterpart for Olivia - Oliver - came out on top. Harry and George were in second and third place, respectively, no doubt climbing the list due to the growing popularity of the Royal Family. Other names in the top 10 include Noah, Jack, Jacob, Leo and Oscar, all proving popular with new parents. Thomas was knocked off the list by Leon, and Aaron and Jasper were replaced by Hunter and Ralph in the top 100. Nick Stripe, a statistician at the Office for National Statistics said: ”Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them. Olivia and Oliver topped the list for boys and girls, respectively “Leo entered the boys’ top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. "Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904. "Brand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie." The list was compiled from first names recorded at live births in England and Wales. The top 100 most popular baby names are: The top 100 boys names Rank Name Count Change From 2016 1 Oliver 6,259 0 2 Harry 5,031 0 3 George 4,929 0 4 Noah 4,273 +2 5 Jack 4,190 -1 6 Jacob 3,968 -1 7 Leo 3,781 +6 8 Oscar 3,738 +2 9 Charlie 3,724 -2 10 Muhammad 3,691 -2 11 William 3,437 0 12 Alfie 3,287 +2 13 Henry 3,246 +2 13 Thomas 3,246 -4 15 Joshua 3,166 +1 16 Freddie 3,127 +1 17 James 2,925 -5 18 Archie 2,803 0 19 Arthur 2,795 +11 20 Logan 2,730 +6 21 Theo 2,616 +8 22 Alexander 2,524 -1 23 Edward 2,461 0 24 Isaac 2,432 -4 25 Lucas 2,407 +2 26 Ethan 2,323 -7 27 Max 2,165 -2 28 Joseph 2,153 -6 29 Samuel 2,083 -5 30 Mohammed 1,982 +1 31 Finley 1,944 +4 32 Daniel 1,942 -4 33 Benjamin 1,927 0 34 Harrison 1,923 -2 35 Sebastian 1,881 +1 36 Adam 1,788 +1 37 Mason 1,776 -3 38 Theodore 1,761 +4 39 Teddy 1,626 +2 40 Dylan 1,577 -2 41 Elijah 1,511 +3 42 Arlo 1,470 +7 43 Riley 1,427 -3 44 David 1,416 -1 45 Zachary 1,385 -6 46 Louie 1,365 +1 47 Toby 1,316 -1 48 Hugo 1,311 +2 49 Reuben 1,309 -1 50 Jude 1,288 +12 51 Reggie 1,280 4 52 Jaxon 1,257 -1 53 Harley 1,246 2 54 Rory 1,187 26 55 Luca 1,171 -3 56 Jake 1,135 -11 57 Albie 1,114 31 58 Jenson 1,099 0 59 Albert 1,066 5 60 Frankie 1,055 3 61 Tommy 1,036 -4 62 Carter 1,025 20 63 Ronnie 978 7 64 Gabriel 967 3 65 Bobby 955 25 66 Harvey 951 -12 67 Matthew 948 -14 68 Michael 934 -9 69 Elliot 921 -3 70 Stanley 914 -5 71 Jayden 900 -10 72 Frederick 879 4 73 Charles 877 -1 74 Jackson 876 5 75 Roman 871 17 76 Luke 868 -17 77 Caleb 853 9 78 Hunter 841 +39* 79 Mohammad 837 -11 80 Elliott 834 -6 81 Ezra 827 10 82 Louis 819 -11 83 Ryan 817 -2 84 Blake 799 -11 85 Lewis 790 -10 86 Dexter 788 -3 86 Ollie 788 -17 88 Nathan 779 -11 89 Ellis 765 0 90 Jesse 750 4 91 Liam 723 6 92 Alex 716 -8 93 Kai 691 -6 94 Ibrahim 684 2 95 Tyler 677 -17 96 Finn 672 4 97 Austin 670 -12 98 Leon 669 -6 98 Ralph 669 +14* 100 Felix 661 -1<doc-sep>Muhammad (3,691 boys) and Mohammed (1,982) combined would still not be more popular than the traditional spelling of Oliver. However there are other variations on the name, such as Mohammad (837), Mohamed (269) and Muhammed (450) that would make it more popular if they were all counted as the same name.<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice The most popular baby names in England and Wales were Oliver and Olivia for the second year running, the Office for National Statistics said. Olivia, Amelia, Isla, Ava and Emily were the top five names for girls in 2017. Oliver, Harry, George, Noah and Jack were the most popular names for boys. Harry, Oliver and Jack are showing no signs of slowing in popularity, with all three names having also been in the top five ten years ago. Nick Stripe, of the Office for National Statistics, said: "Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them. How popular is your baby name? Find out with our interactive tool (Image: Blend Images) "Leo entered the boys' top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. "Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904. "Brand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie." There were two new entries into the top 100 most popular boys’ names in 2017 for England and Wales: Hunter and Ralph, which replaced Aaron and Jasper from the top 100 in 2016. This is the first time Hunter has been in the top 100 boys’ names, Ralph last appeared in the top 100 in 1944. (Image: iStockphoto) There were six new entries in the top 100 most popular girls’ names in 2017 in England and Wales: Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. This is the first appearance in the top 100 girls’ names for all except Edith, which was last present in the top 100 in 1934. There were over 63,000 unique baby names registered in 2017. Top 100 names for baby girls, 2017 Olivia Amelia Isla Ava Emily Isabella Mia Poppy Ella Lily Sophia Charlotte Grace Evie Jessica Sophie Alice Daisy Florence Freya Phoebe Evelyn Sienna Isabelle Ivy Willow Matilda Elsie Ruby Scarlett Sofia Chloe Eva Harper Rosie Emilia Millie Layla Imogen Maya Eliza Esme Lola Elizabeth Erin Maisie Ara Luna Lucy Ellie Harriet Emma Thea Eleanor Penelope Holly Hannah Molly Bella Rose Amber Violet Georgia Lilly Jasmine Darcie Nancy Annabelle Lottie Zara Maria Amelie Abigail Mila Anna Martha Gracie Maryam Robyn Aurora Iris Sara Arabella Beatrice Heidi Summer Clara Orla Francesca Aisha Julia Darcey Edith Victoria Bonnie Lyla Darcy Hallie Leah Megan (Image: Cultura RF) (Image: iStockphoto) Top 100 names for baby boys, 2017<doc-sep>
Olivia and Oliver continue to be the most popular names for newborn babies across England and Wales. Data released by the Office for National Statistics shows that Olivia has held on to the top spot for girls since last year, while Oliver has been the favourite choice for newborn boys since 2013. For girls, Olivia is closely followed again by Amelia - which has been the second placed favourite name since last year. The third most popular name for a girl is Isla, which has increased in popularity, having been ranked fourth for 2016. The top three for boys has stayed the same since last year, with Harry the second most popular and George, third. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska Getty Images While the most favoured names have stayed relatively similar since last year, there were some new monikers which entered the top 10 in 2017. For girls, Poppy is now a top 10 choice which baby name expert SJ Ljungstrom from Channel Mum says is reflective of developing trends. "Still growing for girls is the botanicals theme. Poppy is up five places into the top ten, while Daisy, Ivy, Willow and Iris are all big climbers too [in the top 100]." For boys, Leo has entered the top 10 for the first time, replacing Thomas, which Ljungstrom says could be a reflection of a change in the way some modern parents are choosing to name boys. "For boys, millennial parents are leading the way with the ‘soft macho’ phenomenon," she says. "Instead of traditional short, sharp masculine names like Jake and Tyler which have plunged in popularity, the ‘Soft Macho’ trend is seeing manly but gentle names including Hunter, Leo and Ralph all picked hundreds of times last year." PeopleImages Getty Images New female names which have made it into the top 100 include Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. Nick Stripe from the ONS says it it the changes out of the top 10 that reveal the most insight about changing trends and themes for babies names. "Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them. Leo entered the boys' top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904," he said. While "heavenly" names like Aurora have increased, Ljungstrom has also noticed some declining trends, like royal names, in last year's results. "Surprisingly, Megan is down a whopping 17 places, although that may reverse in next year’s charts that show babies being born this year," she notes. "Zara has dropped two places, Elizabeth slides six and Victoria is down by one. So it’s left to the boys as Harry is holding up in second place alongside William who is a non-mover at number 11." Chris Jackson Getty Images The ONS only counts names which have been used (and spelled the same) three times when compiling their data. According to the results, there were over 63,000 unique baby names registered in 2017. While Olivia was the most popular name across the regions in England and Wales, there was some discrepancy when it came to the most popular boys names, depending on where they were born. Muhammad was the most popular name in London, the West Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber while Harry was ranked the most popular in the North East. The top 10 girls' names in England and Wales for 2017: Olivia Amelia Isla Ava Emily Isabella Mia Poppy Ella Lily The top 10 names for boys: Oliver Harry George Noah Jack Jacob Leo Oscar Charlie Muhammad