Names that peaked in England and Wales in the 2000s

Names whose highest recorded position in England and Wales's published list falls in the 2000s, 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.

60 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

• Emily

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Grace

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in England and Wales in 2006, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Jessica

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in England and Wales in 2005, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Oliver

  Highest recorded position #1 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Olivia

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in England and Wales in 2008, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Ruby

  Highest recorded position #1 among girls in England and Wales in 2007, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Ellie

  Highest recorded position #2 among girls in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Joshua

  Highest recorded position #2 among boys in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Alfie

  Highest recorded position #4 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Charlotte

  Highest recorded position #5 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Benjamin

  Highest recorded position #6 among boys in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Samuel

  Highest recorded position #6 among boys in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Joseph

  Highest recorded position #7 among boys in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Lucy

  Highest recorded position #7 among girls in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• William

  Highest recorded position #7 among boys in England and Wales in 2006, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Katie

  Highest recorded position #9 among girls in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Evie

  Highest recorded position #10 among girls in England and Wales in 2008, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Lewis

  Highest recorded position #10 among boys in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Holly

  Highest recorded position #12 among girls in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Jake

  Highest recorded position #15 among boys in England and Wales in 2006, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Molly

  Highest recorded position #15 among girls in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Mohammed

  Highest recorded position #16 among boys in England and Wales in 2008, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Isabelle

  Highest recorded position #17 among girls in England and Wales in 2008, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Lucas

  Highest recorded position #17 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Abigail

  Highest recorded position #19 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Ben

  Highest recorded position #21 among boys in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Caitlin

  Highest recorded position #21 among girls in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Summer

  Highest recorded position #23 among girls in England and Wales in 2008, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Leah

  Highest recorded position #24 among girls in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Nathan

  Highest recorded position #24 among boys in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Erin

  Highest recorded position #27 among girls in England and Wales in 2007, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Jasmine

  Highest recorded position #29 among girls in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Harrison

  Highest recorded position #30 among boys in England and Wales in 2007, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Anna

  Highest recorded position #31 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Madison

  Highest recorded position #35 among girls in England and Wales in 2007, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Brooke

  Highest recorded position #39 among girls in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Niamh

  Highest recorded position #40 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Alex

  Highest recorded position #42 among boys in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Aimee

  Highest recorded position #47 among girls in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Rhys

  Highest recorded position #49 among boys in England and Wales in 2006, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Kai

  Highest recorded position #56 among boys in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Finlay

  Highest recorded position #57 among boys in England and Wales in 2005, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Leon

  Highest recorded position #60 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Maddison

  Highest recorded position #63 among girls in England and Wales in 2005, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Taylor

  Highest recorded position #65 among boys in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Declan

  Highest recorded position #66 among boys in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Evan

  Highest recorded position #70 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Marcus

  Highest recorded position #83 among boys in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Tom

  Highest recorded position #83 among boys in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Elise

  Highest recorded position #96 among girls in England and Wales in 2002, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Ciaran

  Highest recorded position #107 among boys in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Shania

  Highest recorded position #107 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Shauna

  Highest recorded position #115 among girls in England and Wales in 2000, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Cara

  Highest recorded position #140 among girls in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Alyssa

  Highest recorded position #144 among girls in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Justin

  Highest recorded position #154 among boys in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Sinead

  Highest recorded position #154 among girls in England and Wales in 2003, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Oskar

  Highest recorded position #174 among boys in England and Wales in 2009, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Maia

  Highest recorded position #176 among girls in England and Wales in 2001, across a record running 1996–2025.

• Cian

  Highest recorded position #177 among boys in England and Wales in 2004, across a record running 1996–2025.