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Baby Names in England & Wales England & Wales Baby Names Baby name trends in England & Wales from 1996 to 2018 Tweet by Anna Sorry - this is a modern web application that needs you to enable JavaScript. How to use: Type names in the box below, then explore the graph to see trends, annual rankings and numbers of babies born. Or see some naming trends . Naming trends 1996-2010 Biggest absolute rises (F) Lily Grace Ava Evie Amelia Ellie Isabella Olivia Mia Maisie Biggest absolute falls (F) Chloe Lauren Rebecca Shannon Megan Biggest proportional rises (F) Lexie Amelie Miley Macy Macie Lyla Nevaeh Macey Ava Zuzanna Biggest proportional falls (F) Brittany Jordan Courteney Lauryn Kirby Biggest absolute rises (M) Oliver Ethan Charlie Lucas Noah Archie Oscar Riley Jayden Logan Biggest absolute falls (M) Daniel James Jordan Matthew Thomas Biggest proportional rises (M) Olly Jenson Kayden Ayaan Jakub Kaiden Kenzie Kacper Filip Rocco Biggest proportional falls (M) Macaulay Grant Chandler Jordan Courtney Note on the data: I calculated absolute rises and falls by subtracting the number of births in the name's least popular year from the number of births in the name's most popular year. I calculated proportional rises and falls by dividing the number of births (corrected for the annual birthrate) in the name's most popular year by the number of births (corrected for the annual birthrate) in the name's least popular year. I discuss these trends in more detail in a Guardian article . If you would like to do your own analysis of the data, you may wish to see the ONS's raw data and the script I used to calculate these trends. Please do get in touch with feedback. Loading 31,000 names... NB: The ONS only counts names given to three or more babies in a year - so very unusual names may not appear here. × This graph works much better in Internet Explorer 9 , Chrome or Firefox . % of all babies -- What is this? The chart shows names chosen by parents in England & Wales each year from 1996 to 2018, based on Office for National Statistics data . See the Guardian article for more information. How should I use it? Type names that interest you in the box on the left-hand side, then watch the graph change. Tap the graph to see year-on-year numbers and rankings. I know a Gandalf who isn't listed here! The ONS doesn't record names that are given to only one or two babies in a year (so no Gandalfs). Can I search for names ending in A? Yes, you can use regular expressions ! Here are some examples: All names beginning with A : search for a.* . The .* part stands for "any character". All names ending in A : search for .*a$ . The .* part stands for "any character" and the a$ means "ends with a". All names beginning with Al and ending with x : search for Al.*x$ . Again, the .* part stands for "any character" and the x$ means "ends with x". Follow me on Twitter to hear about future projects, or send feedback . Or check out my other projects . Site created in cooperation with BabyNameWizard , inspired by their NameVoyager project. For more information on the NameVoyager, please contact BabyNameWizard . Office for National Statisticsf data is Crown Copyright, reproduced under the Open Government Licence ....