Choosing a name for your baby is tough. There are so many girls names to choose from and it can sometimes feel overpowering considering your choices. To help you decide, we have sourced the most popular baby girl names from real data in the UK&I.
The UK’s best-loved top 3 names for girls over the last year remains unchanged, with Emma, Olivia and Ava take 1st, 2nd and 3rd spots, respectively.
It is a surprise to notice that contemporary popular choices like Emily and Sophie are still missing from the top 10. The strongest climbing girls’ name over the course of this year being Bella, up 61 places to position 48 in the charts!
Popular baby girls names that are trending
The success of the show, Peaky Blinders, appears to have had a significant impact on trending girls names. Mr Shelby’s sister, Ada, is the highest climbing new girls name in 2020. His wife, Grace, is also climbing, moving up 5 places to position 24.
Declining girls’ names
Sofia, the once very trendy name has slipped out of the top ten for the first time in a decade and another very popular name on the decline is Victoria, dropping over ten places.
Regal names appear to be declining too, with Elizabeth slipping out of the top ten to 13, and the once popular Camilla dropping like a stone to 18.
Most popular baby girls names in 2020
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Isabella
- Sophia
- Charlotte
- Mia
- Amelia
- Harper
- Evelyn
- Abigail
- Emily
- Elizabeth
- Mila
- Ella
- Avery
- Sofia
- Camila
- Aria
- Scarlett
- Victoria
- Madison
- Luna
- Grace
- Chloe
- Penelope
- Layla
- Riley
- Zoey
- Nora
- Lily
- Eleanor
- Hannah
- Lillian
- Addison
- Aubrey
- Ellie
- Stella
- Natalie
- Zoe
- Leah
- Hazel
- Violet
- Aurora
- Savannah
- Audrey
- Brooklyn
- Bella
- Claire
- Skylar
