Names that peaked in England and Wales in the 1990s

Names whose highest recorded position in England and Wales's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

Scoped to one registrar: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales. A name can be at its height here a generation before or after it is elsewhere, and this says only when it peaked in England and Wales — never when it peaked generally, which is not a thing any single source can show.

9 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

Source: Office for National Statistics · All England and Wales names

• Bethany

  Highest recorded position #11 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Eleanor

  Highest recorded position #18 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Charlie

  Highest recorded position #88 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Brittany

  Highest recorded position #101 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Ronan

  Highest recorded position #139 among boys in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Shea

  Highest recorded position #308 among boys in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Elin

  Highest recorded position #349 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Finlay

  Highest recorded position #752 among girls in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2018.

• Tor

  Highest recorded position #1281 among boys in England and Wales in 1999, across a record running 1996–2022.