By the registrar that recorded it highest

Which of the seven official registrars gave a name the best position it has ever held.

Where a name ranked highest in the data Namewise holds — never where it is most used. The seven registrars publish lists of different depths, over different periods, for populations of very different sizes, so a name can rank higher in a smaller country's list without more children being given it anywhere. Ties are broken consistently, so each name appears under exactly one registrar.

11,129 records across 7 bands, ordered by highest recorded position.

• Recorded highest by England and Wales

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from England and Wales. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  5,528 names

• Recorded highest by Scotland

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from Scotland. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  246 names

• Recorded highest by Northern Ireland

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from Northern Ireland. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  1,046 names

• Recorded highest by Republic of Ireland

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from Republic of Ireland. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  2,252 names

• Recorded highest by New South Wales, Australia

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from New South Wales, Australia. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  309 names

• Recorded highest by Norway

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from Norway. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  1,466 names

• Recorded highest by New Zealand

  Names whose best recorded position across all seven registrars comes from New Zealand. Where two registrars gave a name the same best position, it appears under one of them only.

  282 names