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Top 100 baby names in the UK, 1996

The 100 names given to the most girls and boys in 1996, counting babies registered in England and Wales and in Scotland. Northern Ireland's lists start in 1997.

In 1996, Chloe was the most popular girls' name in the UK, given to 7,487 girls, and Jack the most popular boys' name, given to 11,454 boys.

Girls, 1996

  1. 1Chloe7,487
  2. 2Sophie7,470
  3. 3Lauren6,987
  4. 4Jessica6,884
  5. 5Emily6,649
  6. 6Rebecca6,487
  7. 7Hannah6,392
  8. 8Charlotte5,974
  9. 9Amy5,909
  10. 10Megan5,514
  11. 11Shannon5,336
  12. 12Emma4,939
  13. 13Katie4,624
  14. 14Bethany4,387
  15. 15Laura3,969
  16. 16Lucy3,937
  17. 17Georgia3,793
  18. 18Sarah3,601
  19. 19Danielle2,962
  20. 20Jade2,955
  21. 21Abigail2,700
  22. 22Holly2,686
  23. 23Eleanor2,604
  24. 24Rachel2,586
  25. 25Olivia2,529
  26. 26Alice2,431
  27. 27Elizabeth2,308
  28. 28Paige2,148
  29. 29Nicole2,117
  30. 30Samantha2,109
  31. 31Molly2,104
  32. 32Zoe2,067
  33. 33Ellie1,956
  34. 34Natasha1,901
  35. 35Chelsea1,871
  36. 36Leah1,794
  37. 37Victoria1,764
  38. 38Alexandra1,713
  39. 39Georgina1,621
  40. 40Louise1,580
  41. 41Natalie1,540
  42. 42Kirsty1,534
  43. 43Amber1,511
  44. 44Jodie1,505
  45. 45Stephanie1,488
  46. 46Grace1,467
  47. 47Melissa1,462
  48. 48Jennifer1,429
  49. 49Anna1,425
  50. 49Gemma1,425
  51. 51Abbie1,415
  52. 52Kayleigh1,404
  53. 53Katherine1,354
  54. 54Caitlin1,345
  55. 55Courtney1,331
  56. 56Hayley1,276
  57. 57Ashleigh1,201
  58. 58Jasmine1,178
  59. 59Ella1,147
  60. 60Kate1,120
  61. 61Harriet1,058
  62. 62Aimee1,030
  63. 63Lydia1,022
  64. 64Catherine1,002
  65. 65Ellen997
  66. 66Francesca986
  67. 67Hollie964
  68. 68Amelia944
  69. 69Heather940
  70. 70Kimberley934
  71. 71Phoebe933
  72. 72Rosie922
  73. 73Rachael907
  74. 74Kelly879
  75. 75Daisy849
  76. 76Robyn848
  77. 77Nicola839
  78. 78Bethan836
  79. 79Naomi833
  80. 80Claire791
  81. 81Demi787
  82. 82Beth779
  83. 83Sian764
  84. 84Erin755
  85. 85Kathryn723
  86. 86Rhiannon704
  87. 87Yasmin693
  88. 88Chantelle673
  89. 88Mollie673
  90. 90Leanne667
  91. 91Lily665
  92. 92Lisa643
  93. 93Stacey573
  94. 94Imogen568
  95. 95Madeleine565
  96. 96Jemma556
  97. 97Poppy546
  98. 98Alicia534
  99. 99Maria532
  100. 99Sophia532

Boys, 1996

  1. 1Jack11,454
  2. 2Daniel10,985
  3. 3James10,039
  4. 4Thomas9,934
  5. 5Joshua8,052
  6. 6Matthew7,847
  7. 7Ryan7,428
  8. 8Liam6,503
  9. 9Jordan6,353
  10. 10Joseph6,349
  11. 11Samuel6,289
  12. 12Luke5,774
  13. 13Connor5,672
  14. 14Alexander5,132
  15. 15Benjamin4,904
  16. 16Adam4,846
  17. 17Michael4,741
  18. 18Callum4,728
  19. 19Harry4,528
  20. 20William4,515
  21. 21Jake4,445
  22. 22George4,369
  23. 23Lewis4,042
  24. 24Christopher3,944
  25. 25Oliver3,695
  26. 26Andrew3,448
  27. 27Kieran3,374
  28. 28Jamie3,118
  29. 29David3,059
  30. 30Robert2,976
  31. 31Nathan2,889
  32. 32Aaron2,715
  33. 33Bradley2,619
  34. 34Ben2,488
  35. 35Kyle2,434
  36. 36Jacob2,293
  37. 37Scott2,292
  38. 38Cameron2,290
  39. 39Mohammed2,173
  40. 40John2,099
  41. 41Jonathan2,038
  42. 42Sean2,019
  43. 43Charlie1,940
  44. 44Reece1,938
  45. 45Ashley1,882
  46. 46Alex1,798
  47. 47Charles1,794
  48. 48Sam1,775
  49. 49Edward1,703
  50. 50Ross1,644
  51. 51Joe1,619
  52. 52Mark1,583
  53. 53Dominic1,568
  54. 54Dylan1,524
  55. 55Nicholas1,467
  56. 56Brandon1,416
  57. 57Stephen1,340
  58. 58Rhys1,331
  59. 59Lee1,293
  60. 60Peter1,261
  61. 61Conor1,252
  62. 62Max1,249
  63. 63Craig1,197
  64. 64Steven1,165
  65. 65Richard1,159
  66. 66Paul1,150
  67. 67Henry1,145
  68. 68Anthony1,135
  69. 69Patrick1,132
  70. 70Louis1,129
  71. 71Jason1,125
  72. 72Tyler1,038
  73. 73Calum986
  74. 74Shaun973
  75. 75Elliot959
  76. 76Billy934
  77. 77Dean921
  78. 78Shane886
  79. 79Declan885
  80. 80Aidan853
  81. 81Joel803
  82. 82Curtis768
  83. 82Toby768
  84. 84Mitchell742
  85. 85Rory726
  86. 86Marcus718
  87. 87Josh716
  88. 88Timothy708
  89. 89Jay698
  90. 90Simon690
  91. 91Harrison675
  92. 92Elliott653
  93. 93Stuart650
  94. 94Christian636
  95. 95Ethan628
  96. 96Darren605
  97. 97Owen598
  98. 98Zachary591
  99. 99Mohammad589
  100. 100Danny588

With how many babies were given each name. Each spelling counts as a separate name, as in the official lists.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Top 100 baby names in the UK, 1996”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/top/uk/1996, updated 20 October 2026.