Because the tool has been produced external to ONS, it will not contain 2018 data until sometime after 9:30am on Thursday 29 August 2019; we cannot provide 2018 data to Anna Powell-Smith until the release is published. Brand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie.”. London bucked the national trend for boys names, with Muhammad retaining the top spot for boys in the capital. Leo replaced Thomas in the top 10 for boys, whilst Hunter and Ralph replaced Aaron and Jasper in the top 100 in 2017. Felicity Rose Hadley Jones is an English actress and producer. Arthur was the only new entry into the top 10 names for boys in 2018, replacing Jacob, while Sophia and Grace replaced Poppy and Lily in the top 10 names for girls. The largest decrease in popularity since being in the top 10 in 2007 was for Chloe (down 25 rank places). Table 1 provides information on the number of different names registered to baby boys and girls, including the number of babies registered with a name that only occurred once or twice in 2017. Watch the official Felicity online at ABC.com. Leo entered the boys’ top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. Arthur was the only new entry into the top 10 names for boys in 2018, replacing Jacob, while Sophia and Grace replaced Poppy and Lily in the top 10 names for girls. Based on mother’s usual area of residence, in 2017, Oliver was the top baby boys’ name in five out of the nine regions of England, as well as the top baby boys’ name in Wales. The baby names comparison tool has been developed by Anna Powell-Smith (a web developer external to ONS) using our data. provider-logo. For 2018 data onwards, a slightly different cleaning method was introduced, where all spaces are removed from hyphenated names, to ensure they are treated as one name. There were six new entries in the top 100 most popular girls’ names in 2017 in England and Wales: Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. Unfortunately, the name Felicity is no longer popular as it once was, however, there are a good number of famous people bearing the name including: The English actress Felicity Kendal famous for her role in the TV comedy the Good Life and more recently as … The top 10 names in 2017 in England and Wales and changes in rank since 2007 for boys and girls are outlined in Figures 2 and 3. Oliver remained the most popular name for boys in England and Wales for the sixth year in a row, while Olivia remained the most popular name for girls for the third year in a row. This is not the latest release. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Join the debate in our comments shown below. Since the birth of David and Victoria Beckham’s daughter, Harper in 2011, the number of girls named Harper has increased, rising 831 places to be ranked the 27th most popular name for girls in 2018. account. The … Accept all cookies. Births where the usual residence of the mother was not in England and Wales or not stated were excluded from the regional rankings and from the separate England and Wales rankings. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. She's always known as Felix and it suits her perfectly. The largest decrease was for Daniel, down 26 places in the rankings since being in the top 10 in 2007. You’ve accepted all cookies. There were two girls named Felicity in the street where I used live.