Top UK Baby Names Over the Last 100 Years

Comparing UK babies names over the last century

Babies names are constantly changing in popularity. Jack and Chloe were the most common names given to boys and girls born in England and Wales in 1998. However, neither of these names featured in the top 50 most popular names in 1984, and they were not even in the top 100 names ten years before that. By contrast, John was a very popular boys name in the first half of the twentieth century, but was in fifth place in 1964 and by 1998 was outside the top 50. Similarly, Margaret was a popular girls name earlier this century, but by 1964 it was the 39th most popular name and was also outside the top 50 in 1998.

Dataset
		1904	1934	1964	1994	1999
Males	1st	William	John	David	Thomas	Jack
	2nd	John	Peter	Paul	James	Thomas
	3rd	George	William	Andrew	Jack	James
	4th	Thomas	Brian	Mark	Daniel	Daniel
	5th	Arthur	David	John	Matthew	Joshua
Females	1st	Mary	Margaret	Susan	Rebecca	Chloe
	2nd	Florence	Jean	Julie	Lauren	Emily
	3rd	Doris	Mary	Karen	Jessica	Megan
	4th	Edith	Joan	Jacqueline	Charlotte	Jessica
	5th	Dorothy	Patricia	Deborah	Hannah	Sophie