In addition you can also search up the most popular names.

Baby names uk historic. Along with Sophia and Charlotte other British girl names in the US Top 1000 include Alice Annabel Clementine Esme Gracie Matilda Ruby and Zara. Use our baby name finder to search for names by boy or girl initial letter meaning and more. This question was first answered in the November 2015 issue of BBC History Revealed magazine.

The arrival of the Norman invaders in 1066 had a huge impact on personal names. Interestingly Edward Alfred and Wilfred are still popular. From around the 1200s a persons adopted name was commonly passed on to the next generation and so the inherited surname was born.

In 2019 Alfred Chester Hudson Ibrahim and Oakley entered the top 100 most popular boys names in England and Wales. They replaced Alex Dexter Dominic Kai Sonny and. After 1250 names shifted almost completely to Norman names like Robert and William.

By the 14th century there were fewer than a thousand names in use the most popular being John and Alice. British parents are more likely to use nicknames as proper names for their daughters with names like Evie Hattie Millie and Rosie widely used on their own for girls in England and Wales. Our interactive tool shows the top 100 names for baby boys and girls in England and Wales since 1904.

Top 100 baby names 2018. Discover the alternative meanings for your favourite names with our numerology calculator. Find names inspired by nature space mythology and more in our baby name ideas section.

On the boys side - none of the 1904 top 20 names have ever disappeared from the full list of names given to three or more baby boys since 1996 - but Harold Reginald and Walter are the least. If you love vintage baby names and names with history the lists in this section are for you. There arent as many recognisable female names but they include Audrey Edith Ethel Hilda and Mildred.