We Look At The Top 100 Baby Names Of The Year And While Olivia And Oliver Top The Charts Again, There Are Surprise New Entries In The Top Ten

The top baby names of 2020 have been announced, and despite old favourites Oliver and Olivia topping the chart again, there were big changes in the top ten as well as emerging evidence of new naming trends.

The list, which was released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), includes all names registered for three or more babies born in the UK in 2020.

In 2020 Oliver and Olivia were the most popular baby names in across England and Wales. Oliver has remained at the top for the past eight years, while Olivia has been the top girls’ name for five years in a row.

However, there were changes elsewhere in the top ten names. Ivy and Rosie entered the top 10 for the first time, replacing Grace and Freya. Since 2010, Ivy has risen 221 places to become the sixth most popular girls name in England and Wales in 2020. Ivy and Rosie entered the top 10 for the first time, replacing Grace and Freya.

The name Maeve has risen 124 places since 2019 and was the largest new entry into the top 100 girls’ names (94th) in England and Wales for 2020.

In 2020, the largest movers into the top 100 boys’ names in England and Wales were Milo (80th) and Otis (96th), both rising 28 places since 2019.

Arthur and Noah have seen an increase in popularity over the last two decades both rising over 200 places in the ranks to the boys’ top five in 2019 and 2017 respectively. In 2020, Archie entered the top 10 for the first-time replacing Charlie. This is the first time Charlie has not been in the top 10 since 2005.

The trends seen in 2019 continued into 2020 when the choice of name tended to differ between older and younger mothers.

For girls, mothers aged 35 years and over continued to choose more traditional names, while younger mothers opted for more modern names.

The trend continued with boys’ names where younger mothers chose less traditional or shortened versions of traditional names.

Despite Oliver being the top boys’ name for England and Wales, regionally it was only top in the North East. Muhammad was top in four regions of England and Arthur in three regions. In Wales, Noah was the top boys’ name but only the fourth most popular name in England and Wales combined.

Olivia was the most popular girls’ name across all regions in England and Wales except for the West Midlands and London where Amelia was the most popular

Popular culture, including TV, film, and celebrities, continues to provide inspiration for baby names. The names Maeve and Otis, characters from the TV show Sex Education, have seen a surge in popularity in 2020. And the name Margot has been rapidly climbing since actor Margot Robbie appeared in films such as The Wolf of Wall Street.

There is also the obvious Royal Family influence on popular name choices, as the name Archie jumped into the top 10 boys’ names for the first time, driven by the choice of Harry and Meghan. For their first-born son.

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