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Julia Banim

Top 100 most popular baby names - see if your child's name is on the list

A list of the top 100 baby names given in England and Wales during the year 2021 has now been released, with Olivia remaining the most popular name for girls for the sixth year running. The most popular boy's name from the year before, Oliver, has now been replaced by Noah, knocked off the top spot after an eight-year reign.

New entries to the top 100 this year include the girls' names Lara, Beatrice, and Sara, and the boys' names Blake, Brody, Kai, Rupert, Tobias, and Nathan. This also marks the very first time that the names Rupert and Brody have been included in the top 100.

The name Oliver has been knocked off the top spot after eight years (Stock Photo) (Getty Images)

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The top 100 girls' names are as follows:

Olivia

Amelia

Isla

Ava

Ivy

Freya

Lily

Florence

Mia

Willow

Rosie

Sophia

Isabella

Grace

Daisy

Sienna

Poppy

Elsie

Emily

Ella

Evelyn

Phoebe

Sofia

Is your child's name in the list? (stock photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Evie

Charlotte

Harper

Millie

Matilda

Maya

Sophie

Alice

Emilia

Isabelle

Ruby

Luna

Maisie

Aria

Penelope

Mila

Bonnie

Eva

Hallie

Eliza

Ada

Violet

Esme

Arabella

Imogen

Jessica

Delilah

Lottie

Chloe

Thea

Layla

Eleanor

Aurora

Margot

Mabel

Erin

Elizabeth

Emma

Scarlett

Harriet

Lola

Nancy

Traditional names have been shortened by younger parents (stock photo) (Getty Images)

Orla

Ayla

Rose

Zara

Iris

Robyn

Bella

Molly

Olive

Maria

Lyla

Maeve

Ellie

Gracie

Lyra

Darcie

Maryam

Edith

Heidi

Lucy

Myla

Amelie

Amber

Hannah

Summer

Eden

Jasmine

Elodie

Clara

Holly

Lilly

Anna

Lara

Beatrice

Sara

The year 2021 saw some new entries to the top 100 (Stock Photo) (Getty Images/Tetra images RF)

The top 100 boys' names are as follows:

Noah

Oliver

George

Arthur

Muhammad

Leo

Harry

Oscar

Archie

Henry

Theodore

Freddie

Jack

Charlie

Theo

Alfie

Jacob

Thomas

Finley

Arlo

William

Lucas

Roman

Tommy

Isaac

Teddy

Alexander

Luca

Edward

James

Muhammad was the most popular boys' name in four out of nine English regions (stock photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Joshua

Albie

Elijah

Max

Mohammed

Reuben

Mason

Sebastian

Rory

Jude

Louie

Benjamin

Ethan

Adam

Hugo

Joseph

Reggie

Ronnie

Harrison

Louis

Ezra

Jaxon

Logan

Daniel

Zachary

Samuel

Dylan

Albert

Hudson

Hunter

Frederick

Jack dropped off the top 10 list for the first time since 1996 (stock photo) (Getty Images/Blend Images)

David

Rowan

Jesse

Frankie

Toby

Oakley

Grayson

Carter

Riley

Felix

Finn

Bobby

Blake

Sonny

Caleb

Gabriel

Michael

Jasper

Choosing a baby name is a very difficult decision for some parents (stock photo) (Getty Images)

Alfred

Otis

Stanley

Milo

Mohammad

Ralph

Liam

Chester

Ellis

Elliot

Brody

Charles

Kai

Rupert

Yusuf

Harvey

Ollie

Jackson

Tobias

Nathan

Myles

Do you have a name-related story to share? Email us at julia.banim@reachplc.com

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