Unique Baby Boy and Girl Names 2016

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The most popular baby names for both boys and girls over the years is revealed...

Choosing a baby name for your little one or two twin names is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. Whether it's girls' names or boys' names you're looking for, with the huge amount of most popular baby names out there, it's not easy.

Take a look through our list of most popular baby names below. There are girls' names and boys' names, all from the last few years.

See which baby names are popular right now, whether you want to follow the trends, or avoid them, with our top 100 lists of the most popular baby names from the past four years.

From 2012 up until present day we've outlined the top 10 for each year. This is so you can get a quick overview of the names that have been trending in recent years.

Psst! if you scroll right down to the bottom, we also have a round up of the top 10 most popular baby names from the past 500 years.

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Most popular names in the past 500 years

Girls' names

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Most popular girls' names

Choosing a name for your baby girl can be difficult, and its interesting to see how name trends have changed over the years. Sometimes the same names pop up, other times the top names might surprise you!

We'll be taking a look at the top names over the years, what they mean, and their origins. So whether you want to follow the trends or choose something more unique, this list will help.

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2019

The name Olivia has done it again as the most popular baby name for yet another year in a row, according to the Office of National Statistics. Olivia is derived from the Latin word 'oliva' meaning olive or olive tree, and was first popularised by Shakespeare in his play Twelfth Night. It was also the most popular name the year before.

Top girls' names for 2019

1. Olivia
2. Sophia
3. Amelia
4. Lily
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Ella
8. Isla
9. Mia
10. Aria

2018

The most popular baby name for a girl in 2018 was Olivia, closely followed by Sophia. The name Sophia means 'wisdom', and is derived from Greek. In some parts of the world, it's often spelled as Sofia too.

Meanwhile Elsie has risen to nineteenth up from twenty-eighth last year, meaning older names started to make a reappearance in 2018. Elsie is a Biblical name and means "God is abundance" and "God is my oath".

See below for the top girls' names for 2018:

Top girls' names for 2018

1. Olivia
2. Sophia
3. Amelia
4. Lily
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Ella
8. Isla
9. Mia
10. Aria
11. Grace
12. Isabella
13. Isabelle
14. Sophie
15. Charlotte
16. Evie
17. Poppy
18. Ivy
19. Elsie
20. Alice

2017

The ONS have revealed that topping the list of most popular baby names for girls in 2017 was Olivia, closely followed by Amelia. Poppy has risen to eight up from thirteenth last year.

See below for the 100 top girls' names for 2017:

Top 100 girls' names 2017

1. Olivia	26. Willow	51. Harriet	76. Martha
2. Amelia	27. Matilda	52. Emma	77. Gracie
3. Isla	28. Elsie	53. Thea	78. Maryam
4. Ava	29. Ruby	54. Eleanor	79. Robyn
5. Emily	30. Scarlett	55. Penelope	80. Aurora
6. Isabella	31. Sofia	56. Holly	81. Iris
7. Mia	32. Chloe	57. Hannah	82. Sara
8. Poppy	33. Eva	58. Molly	83. Arabella
9. Ella	34. Harper	59.Bella	84. Beatrice
10. Lily	35. Rosie	60. Rose	85. Heidi
11. Sophia	36. Emilia	61. Amber	86. Summer
12. Charlotte	37. Millie	62. Violet	87. Clara
13.Grace	38. Layla	63. Georgia	88. Orla
14.Evie	39. Imogen	64. Lilly	89. Francesca
15. Jessica	40.Maya	65. Jasmine	90. Aisha
16. Sophie	41.Eliza	66. Darcie	91. Julia
17. Alice	42.Esme	67. Nancy	92. Darcey
18. Daisy	43. Lola	68. Annabelle	93. Edith
19. Florence	44. Elizabeth	69. Lottie	94. Victoria
20. Freya	45. Erin	70. Zara	95. Bonnie
21. Phoebe	46. Maisie	71. Maria	96. Lyla
22. Evelyn	47. Aria	72. Amelie	97. Darcy
23. Sienna	48. Luna	73. Abigail	98. Hallie
24. Isabelle	49. Lucy	74. Mila	99. Leah
25. Ivy	50. Ellie	75. Anna	100. Megan

2016

Babycentre have revealed their list of the top 100 most popular baby names for girls in 2016, and there are some surprises among the bunch…

Top 100 girls' names 2016

1. Olivia	26. Daisy	51. Nur	76. Maria
2. Lily	27. Hannah	52. Amber	77. Lexi
3. Sophia	28. Emilia	53. Rosie	78. Summer
4. Emily	29. Ruby	54. Elsie	79. Heidi
5. Amelia	30. Lucy	55. Erin	80. Lyla
6. Ava	31. Maya	56. Harper	81. Megan
7. Isla	32. Emma	57. Bella	82. Lottie
8. Isabella	33. Thea	58. Lola	83. Nancy
9. Isabelle	34. Darcie	59. Eleanor	84. Orla
10. Sophie	35. Zara	60. Amelie	85. Leah
11. Ella	36. Matilda	61. Esme	86. Gracie
12. Mia	37. Sienna	62. Eliza	87. Katie
13. Poppy	38. Florence	63. Jasmine	88. Sarah
14. Evie	39. Ellie	64. Georgia	89. Iris
15. Charlotte	40. Holly	65. Mila	90. Felicity
16. Chloe	41. Abigail	66. Mya	91. Robyn
17. Grace	42. Willow	67. Maryam	92. Eden
18. Scarlett	43. Millie	68. Anna	93. Brooke
19. Alice	44. Layla	69. Penelope	94. Lara
20. Freya	45. Molly	70. Clara	95. Sara
21. Jessica	46. Ivy	71. Rose	96. Nina
22. Phoebe	47. Maisie	72. Harriet	97. Martha
23. Aria	48. Zoe	73. Elizabeth	98. Niamh
24. Eva	49. Imogen	74. Luna	99. Bethany
25. Evelyn	50. Annabelle	75. Violet	100. Ayla

See the top 100 boys' names of 2016

2015

The ONS have revealed the most popular baby names of 2015, and it seems the trend for names ending in 'a' is set to stay, with Amelia, Olivia, Isla, Ava and Ella all making the top 10.

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Top 100 girls' names 2015

1. Amelia	26. Sienna	51. Abigail	76. Megan
2. Olivia	27. Matilda	52. Georgia	77. Darcey
3. Emily	28. Evelyn	53. Maisie	78. Lottie
4. Isla	29. Eva	54. Eleanor	79. Mila
5. Ava	30. Millie	55. Hannah	80. Heidi
6. Ella	31. Sofia	56. Harriet	81. Lexi
7. Jessica	32. Lucy	57. Amber	82. Lacey
8. Isabella	33. Elsie	58. Bella	83. Francesca
9. Mia	34. Imogen	59. Thea	84. Robyn
10. Poppy	35. Layla	60. Annabelle	85. Bethany
11. Sophie	36. Rosie	61. Emma	86. Julia
12. Sophia	37. Maya	62. Amelie	87. Sara
13. Lily	38. Esme	63. Harper	88. Aisha
14. Grace	39. Elizabeth	64. Gracie	89. Darcy
15. Evie	40. Lola	65. Rose	90. Zoe
16. Scarlett	41. Willow	66. Summer	91. Clara
17. Ruby	42. Ivy	67. Martha	92. Victoria
18. Chloe	43. Erin	68. Violet	93. Beatrice
19. Isabelle	44. Holly	69. Penelope	94. Hollie
20. Daisy	45. Emilia	70. Anna	95. Arabella
21. Freya	46. Molly	71. Nancy	96. Sarah
22. Phoebe	47. Ellie	72. Zara	97. Maddison
23. Florence	48. Jasmine	73. Maria	98. Leah
24. Alice	49. Eliza	74. Darcie	99. Katie
25. Charlotte	50. Lilly	75. Maryam	100. Aria

2014

The craze for royal baby names only grew in size and enthusiasm in 2014. You'll find plenty of traditional, regal names in the top 100 most popular baby names list of 2014!

Top 100 girls names 2014

1. Amelia	26. Florence	51. Willow	76. Aisha
2. Olivia	27. Eva	52. Bella	77. Katie
3. Isla	28. Sofia	53. Annabelle	78. Leah
4. Emily	29. Millie	54. Ivy	79. Thea
5. Poppy	30. Lucy	55. Amber	80. Darcie
6. Ava	31. Evelyn	56. Emilia	81. Hollie
7. Isabella	32. Elsie	57. Emma	82. Amy
8. Jessica	33. Rosie	58. Summer	83. Mollie
9. Lily	34. Imogen	59. Hannah	84. Heidi
10. Sophie	35. Lola	60. Eleanor	85. Lottie
11. Grace	36. Matilda	61. Harriet	86. Bethany
12. Sophia	37. Elizabeth	62. Rose	87. Francesca
13. Mia	38. Layla	63. Amelie	88. Faith
14. Evie	39. Holly	64. Lexi	89. Harper
15. Ruby	40. Lilly	65. Megan	90. Nancy
16. Ella	41. Molly	66. Gracie	91. Beatrice
17. Scarlett	42. Erin	67. Zara	92. Isabel
18. Isabelle	43. Ellie	68. Lacey	93. Darcy
19. Chloe	44. Maisie	69. Martha	94. Lydia
20. Sienna	45. Maya	70. Anna	95. Sarah
21. Freya	46. Abigail	71. Violet	96. Sara
22. Phoebe	47. Eliza	72. Darcey	97. Julia
23. Charlotte	48. Georgia	73. Maria	98. Victoria
24. Daisy	49. Jasmine	74. Maryam	99. Zoe
25. Alice	50. Esme	75. Brooke	100. Robyn

2013

Flower baby names increased in popularity in 2013, with Lilly being knocked out of the top 10 to be replaced by Poppy, and Daisy and Rose as strong as ever in the top 100 when it came to most popular baby names.

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Top 100 girls' names 2013

1. Amelia	26. Eva	51. Maya	76. Amy
2. Olivia	27. Alice	52. Amelie	77. Bethany
3. Emily	28. Lucy	53. Lacey	78. Violet
4. Isla	29. Florence	54. Willow	79. Katie
5. Ava	30. Sofia	55. Emma	80. Maryam
6. Jessica	31. Layla	56. Bella	81. Francesca
7. Poppy	32. Lola	57. Eleanor	82. Julia
8. Isabella	33. Holly	58. Esme	83. Maria
9. Sophie	34. Imogen	59. Eliza	84. Darcey
10. Mia	35. Molly	60. Georgia	85. Isabel
11. Ruby	36. Matilda	61. Harriet	86. Tilly
12. Lily	37. Lilly	62. Gracie	87. Maddison
13. Grace	38. Rosie	63. Annabelle	88. Victoria
14. Evie	39. Elizabeth	64. Emilia	89. Isobel
15. Sophia	40. Erin	65. Amber	90. Niamh
16. Ella	41. Maisie	66. Ivy	91. Skye
17. Scarlett	42. Lexi	67. Brooke	92. Madison
18. Chloe	43. Ellie	68. Rose	93. Darcy
19. Isabelle	44. Hannah	69. Anna	94. Aisha
20. Freya	45. Evelyn	70. Zara	95. Beatrice
21. Charlotte	46. Abigail	71. Leah	96. Sarah
22. Sienna	47. Elsie	72. Mollie	97. Zoe
23. Daisy	48. Summer	73. Martha	98. Paige
24. Phoebe	49. Megan	74. Faith	99. Heidi
25. Millie	50. Jasmine	75. Hollie	100. Lydia

2012

It looks like the London Olympics of 2012 really did inspire a generation. As is reflected in the most popular baby names of this year. Can you spot the Olympic influences?

Top 100 girls' names 2012

1. Amelia	26. Ruby	51. Darcey	76. Willow
2. Lily	27. Scarlett	52. Lola	77. Faith
3. Emily	28. Alice	53. Elizabeth	78. Beth
4. Sophia	29. Layla	54. Leah	79. Alexandra
5. Isabelle	30. Hannah	55. Matilda	80. Iris
6. Sophie	31. Eva	56. Summer	81. Harriet
7. Olivia	32. Imogen	57. Elsie	82. Violet
8. Jessica	33. Millie	58. Ellie	83. Lara
9. Chloe	34. Daisy	59. Zara	84. Martha
10. Mia	35. Abigail	60. Rosie	85. Rebecca
11. Isla	36. Amy	61. Kayla	86. Seren
12. Isabella	37. Zoe	62. Esme	87. Gabriella
13. Ava	38. Megan	63. Amber	88. Tilly
14. Charlotte	39. Maisie	64. Georgia	89. Naomi
15. Grace	40. Phoebe	65. Bethany	90. Sarah
16. Evie	41. Maya	66. Rose	91. Clara
17. Poppy	42. Anna	67. Evelyn	92. Nicole
18. Lucy	43. Eliza	68. Lexi	93. Elise
19. Ella	44. Caitlin	69. Niamh	94. Mila
20. Holly	45. Amelie	70. Katie	95. Annie
21. Emma	46. Jasmine	71. Alyssa	96. Sara
22. Molly	47. Florence	72. Lauren	97. Bella
23. Annabelle	48. Sienna	73. Heidi	98. Francesca
24. Erin	49. Madison	74. Gracie	99. Elena
25. Freya	50. Eleanor	75. Skye	100. Libby

Most popular boys' names

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2019

The name Muhammad has done it again as the most popular baby name for yet another year in a row.

Top boys' names for 2019

1. Muhammad
2. Oliver
3. Noah
4. Harry
5. Leo
6. George
7. Jack
8. Charlie
9. Freddie
10. Arthur

2018

The most popular baby name for a boy in 2018 was Muhammad, closely followed by Oliver. Ethan has risen to nineteenth up from twenty-ninth last year.

See below for the top boys' names for 2018:

Top boys' names for 2018

1. Muhammad
2. Oliver
3. Noah
4. Harry
5. Leo
6. George
7. Jack
8. Charlie
9. Freddie
10. Arthur
11. Alfie
12. Henry
13. Oscar
14. Theo
15. Archie
16. Jacob
17. Joshua
18. James
19. Ethan
20. Thomas

2017

Coming top of the ONS's list of most popular baby names for boys in 2017 was Oliver for 2017.

Top 100 boys' names 2017

1. Oliver	26. Ethan	51. Reggie	76. Luke
2. Harry	27. Max	52. Jaxon	77. Caleb
3. George	28. Jospeh	53. Harley	78. Hunter
4. Noah	29. Samuel	54. Rory	79. Mohammad
5. Jack	30. Mohammed	55. Luca	80. Elliott
6. Jacob	31. Finley	56. Jake	81.Ezra
7. Leo	32. Daniel	57. Albie	82.Louis
8. Oscar	33. Benjamin	58. Jenson	83. Ryan
9. Charlie	34. Harrison	59. Albert	84. Blake
10.Muhammad	35. Sebastian	60. Frankie	85. Lewis
11. William	36. Adam	61. Tommy	86. Dexter
12. Alfie	37. Mason	62. Carter	87. Ollie
13. Henry	38. Theodore	63. Ronnie	88. Nathan
14. Thomas	39. Teddy	64. Gabriel	89. Ellis
15. Joshua	40. Dylan	65. Bobby	90. Jesse
16. Freddie	41. Elijah	66. Harvey	91. Liam
17. James	42. Arlo	67. Matthew	92. Alex
18. Archie	43. Riley	68. Michael	93. Kai
19. Arthur	44. David	69. Elliot	94. Ibrahim
20. Logan	45. Zachary	70. Stanley	95. Tyler
21. Theo	46. Louie	71. Jayden	96. Finn
22. Alexander	47. Toby	72. Frederick	97. Austin
23. Edward	48. Hugo	73. Charles	98. Leon
24. Isaac	49. Reuben	74. Jackson	99. Ralph
25. Lucus	50. Jude	75. Roman	100. Felix

2016

Oliver is a classic moniker. And it has topped Babycentre's list of most popular baby names for boys in 2016.

Top 100 boys' names 2016

1. Oliver	26. Joseph	51. Riley	76. Dexter
2. Muhammad	27. Aiden	52. Elijah	77. Stanley
3. Noah	28. Adam	53. Ollie	78. Kai
4. Harry	29. Harrison	54. Luke	79. Gabriel
5. Jack	30. Daniel	55. Nathan	80. Jesse
6. Charlie	31. Mason	56. Edward	81. Ali
7. Jacob	32. Alexander	57. Caleb	82. Albie
8. George	33. Logan	58. Jude	83. Tyler
9. Ethan	34. Benjamin	59. Connor	84. Theodore
10. Henry	35. Arthur	60. Arlo	85. Frankie
11. Oscar	36. Dylan	61. David	86. Bobby
12. James	37. Elliot	62. Jenson	87. Carter
13. Joshua	38. Teddy	63. Hugo	88. Omar
14. Freddie	39. Samuel	64. Alex	89. Ben
15. Leo	40. Sebastian	65. Michael	90. Ellis
16. Alfie	41. Reuben	66. Aaron	91. Cameron
17. Max	42. Lewis	67. Fin	92. Seth
18. Thomas	43. Liam	68. Louie	93. Eli
19. William	44. Zachary	69. Sam	94. Reggie
20. Finley	45. Jake	70. Callum	95. Evan
21. Isaac	46. Ryan	71. Rory	96. Ronnie
22. Lucas	47. Jayden	72. Harvey	97. John
23. Theo	48. Matthew	73. Ezra	98. Tommy
24. Archie	49. Toby	74. Austin	99. Blake
25. Jaxon	50. Luca	75. Jamie	100. Albert

2015

The name Muhammad topped Babycentre's list of most popular baby names for boys in 2015. This was closely followed by last year's top two, Oliver and Jack.

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Top 100 boys' names 2015

1. Oliver	26. Edward	51. Reuben	76. Frederick
2. Jack	27. Lucas	52. Harley	77. Ollie
3. Harry	28. Max	53. Luca	78. Louis
4. George	29. Mohammed	54. Michael	79. Dexter
5. Jacob	30. Benjamin	55. Hugo	80. Jaxon
6. Charlie	31. Mason	56. Lewis	81. Liam
7. Noah	32. Harrison	57. Frankie	82. Jackson
8. William	33. Theo	58. Luke	83. Callum
9. Thomas	34. Jake	59. Stanley	84. Ronnie
10. Oscar	35. Sebastian	60. Tommy	85. Leon
11. James	36. Finley	61. Jude	86. Kai
12. Muhammad	37. Arthur	62. Blake	87. Aaron
13. Henry	38. Adam	63. Louie	88. Roman
14. Alfie	39. Dylan	64. Nathan	89. Austin
15. Leo	40. Riley	65. Gabriel	90. Ellis
16. Joshua	41. Zachary	66. Charles	91. Jamie
17. Freddie	42. Teddy	67. Bobby	92. Reggie
18. Ethan	43. David	68. Mohammad	93. Seth
19. Archie	44. Toby	69. Ryan	94. Carter
20. Isaac	45. Theodore	70. Tyler	95. Felix
21. Joseph	46. Elijah	71. Elliott	96. Ibrahim
22. Alexander	47. Matthew	72. Albert	97. Sonny
23. Samuel	48. Jenson	73. Elliot	98. Kian
24. Daniel	49. Jayden	74. Rory	99. Caleb
25. Logan	50. Harvey	75. Alex	100. Connor

See the top 100 girls' names of 2015

2014

Traditional boys' names continued to hold their popularity in 2014. And we're pretty sure that little Prince George had something to do with it. Yet again the young prince makes the top 10 of most popular baby names in 2014.

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Top 100 boys names 2014

1. Oliver	26. Max	51. Reuben	76. Liam
2. Jack	27. Mohammed	52. Michael	77. Kai
3. Harry	28. Benjamin	53. Elijah	78. Gabriel
4. Jacob	29. Mason	54. Kian	79. Connor
5. Charlie	30. Lucas	55. Tommy	80. Aaron
6. Thomas	31. Edward	56. Mohammad	81. Frederick
7. George	32. Harrison	57. Blake	82. Callum
8. Oscar	33. Jake	58. Luca	83. Elliot
9. James	34. Dylan	59. Theodore	84. Albert
10. William	35. Riley	60. Stanley	85. Leon
11. Noah	36. Finley	61. Jenson	86. Ronnie
12. Alfie	37. Theo	62. Nathan	87. Rory
13. Joshua	38. Sebastian	63. Charles	88. Jamie
14. Muhammad	39. Adam	64. Frankie	89. Austin
15. Henry	40. Zachary	65. Jude	90. Seth
16. Leo	41. Arthur	66. Teddy	91. Ibrahim
17. Archie	42. Toby	67. Louie	92. Owen
18. Ethan	43. Jayden	68. Louis	93. Caleb
19. Joseph	44. Luke	69. Ryan	94. Ellis
20. Freddie	45. Harley	70. Hugo	95. Sonny
21. Samuel	46. Lewis	71. Bobby	96. Robert
22. Alexander	47. Tyler	72. Elliott	97. Joey
23. Logan	48. Harvey	73. Dexter	98. Felix
24. Daniel	49. Matthew	74. Ollie	99. Finlay
25. Isaac	50. David	75. Alex	100. Jackson

2013

Royal baby fever hit us in 2013 with the arrival of Prince George. So it comes as no surprise then that a fair few of the royals' names have crept up the rankings in the most popular baby names list of 2013.

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Top 100 boys names 2013

1. Oliver	26. Lucas	51. Ryan	76. Elliot
2. Jack	27. Mason	52. Tommy	77. Louis
3. Harry	28. Logan	53. Michael	78. Theodore
4. Jacob	29. Isaac	54. Reuben	79. Gabriel
5. Charlie	30. Benjamin	55. Nathan	80. Ollie
6. Thomas	31. Dylan	56. Blake	81. Aaron
7. Oscar	32. Jake	57. Mohammad	82. Frederick
8. William	33. Edward	58. Jenson	83. Evan
9. James	34. Finley	59. Bobby	84. Elliott
10. George	35. Freddie	60. Luca	85. Owen
11. Alfie	36. Harrison	61. Charles	86. Teddy
12. Koshua	37. Tyler	62. Frankie	87. Finlay
13. Noah	38. Sebastian	63. Dexter	88. Caleb
14. Ethan	39. Zachary	64. Kai	89. Ibrahim
15. Muhammad	40. Adam	65. Alex	90. Ronnie
16. Archie	41. Theo	66. Connor	91. Felix
17. Leo	42. Jayden	67. Liam	92. Aiden
18. Henry	43. Arthur	68. Jamie	93. Cameron
19. Joseph	44. Toby	69. Elijah	94. Austin
20. Samuel	45. Luke	70. Stanley	95. Kian
21. Riley	46. Lewis	71. Louie	96. Rory
22. Daniel	47. Matthew	72. Jude	97. Seth
23. Mohammed	48. Harvey	73. Callum	98. Robert
24. Alexander	49. Harley	74. Hugo	99. Albert
25. Max	50. David	75. Leon	100. Sonny

2012

The London Olympics had quite a resounding influence on everything in 2012. So it's not surprising that it also affected the most popular baby names. See if you can spot which were inspired by the games in our list of the most popular from that year.

Top 100 boys names 2012

1. Harry	26. Alexander	51. Aaron	76. Leon
2. Jack	27. Lewis	52. Finley	77. Cameron
3. Oliver	28. Leo	53. Michael	78. Jude
4. Charlie	29. Tyler	54. Zachary	79. Harley
5. James	30. Jayden	55. Mason	80. Blake
6. George	31. Zac	56. Sam	81. Harvey
7. Thomas	32. Freddie	57. Muhammad	82. Tom
8. Ethan	33. Archie	58. Connor	83. Hugo
9. Jacob	34. Logan	59. Ben	84. Finn
10. William	35. Adam	60. Reuben	85. Bobby
11. Daniel	36. Ryan	61. Theo	86. Hayden
12. Joshua	37. Nathan	62. Ryhs	87. Kyle
13. Max	38. Matthew	63. Arthur	88. Jasper
14. Noah	39. Sebastian	64. Caleb	89. Tommy
15. Alfie	40. Jake	65. Dexter	90. Eli
16. Samuel	41. Toby	66. Rory	91. Kian
17. Dylan	42. Alex	67. Jenson	92. Andrew
18. Oscar	43. Luke	68. Evan	93. John
19. Lucas	44. Liam	69. Gabriel	94. Louie
20. Aidan	45. Harrison	70. Ewan	95. Dominic
21. Isaac	46. David	71. Callum	96. Joe
22. Riley	47. Jamie	72. Seth	97. Elijan
23. Henry	48. Edward	73. Felix	98. Kai
24. Benjamin	49. Luca	74. Austin	99. Frankie
25. Joseph	50. Elliot	75. Owen	100. Stanley

Past 500 years

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If you're looking for a real classic baby name then look no further. History website Ancestry.co.uk studied over 34 million christening records to come up with the most popular baby names in Britain over the past 500 years.

As you'd expect, these little numbers are traditional and include plenty of royal names. Names like Mary and Elizabeth for girls and George and William for boys.

This list is perfect if you're looking for something that will stand the test of time.

Top 10 most popular girls' and boys' names from past 500 years

Girls	Girls	Boys	Boys
1. Mary	6. Jane	1. John	6. Robert
2. Elizabeth	7. Alice	2. William	7. Charles
3. Sarah	8. Ellen	3. Thomas	8. Henry
4. Margaret	9. Annie	4. George	9. Joseph
5. Ann	6. Florance	7. James	8. David

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Unique Baby Boy and Girl Names 2016

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