Franklin Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#755
1997	#874
1998	#850
1999	#575
2000	#673
2001	#602
2002	#848
2003	#945
2004	#790
2005	#747
2006	#885
2007	#742
2008	#789
2009	#760
2010	#635
2011	#444
2012	#450
2013	#342
2014	#328
2015	#341
2016	#291
2017	#287
2018	#303
2019	#303
2020	#277
2021	#260
2022	#277
2023	#336
2024	#346

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #260 in England and Wales in 2021.

Franklin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#346	126	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#336	127	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#277	162	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#260	184	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#277	171	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#303	161	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#303	160	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#287	175	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#291	171	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#341	136	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#328	139	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#342	121	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#450	88	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#444	85	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#635	51	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#760	38	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#789	36	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#742	37	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#885	27	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#747	33	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#790	27	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#945	20	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#848	21	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#602	31	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#673	27	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#575	32	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#850	18	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#874	17	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#755	20	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.