20 rows The most popular given names vary nationally regionally and culturally.

Most common first names male uk. Jones Williams Brown and Taylor follow respectively. In the UK from 1800 to 1994 the popularity of the most frequent female and male names fell from 239 and 215 to 34 and 42 respectively. Cliff TOP 50 and Clifford 12 are commonplace mens names while Clyff Clyfford and Clyford are intermittently used.

There hasnt been much change in the most popular surnames ranking. Oliver and Olivia remain the most popular names. 103 rows Name Number Name Number.

Rounding out the top ten. Learn how to pronounce the most common British names in English. But who knew the seemingly innocuous name James has links to crime too.

William was the second most given name in five centuries of UK male births with Thomas George and James close behind. Harry and George are still in second and third place as they have been since 2016 but this time they swap positions with George pipping Harry to the second position post. Henry and Edward are tied at 8 followed by George with 6 William with 4 Richard with 3 Charles and James with 2 and Stephan and John with 1 each.

The data which was based on information from the Open Register showed that David is the UKs most popular first name for men while Margaret follows Susan as the second-most favoured for women. Oliver remains the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales a position held every year since 2013. UK most common surname ranking This ranking reports the thousand most common surnames in the United Kingdom.

You can see the rank position the surname and the number of places found. The most common name among people who were arrested was Jeremy with Brandon Jason Timothy and Roy all featuring too. Name Frequency Approximate Number Rank.