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UK Baby Boy Names by Decade

For each year, guess the top 20 most popular names for baby boys in England & Wales.
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duckling07
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First submittedMay 27, 2016
Times taken114,433
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2024
Muhammad
Noah
Oliver
Arthur
Leo
George
Luca
Theodore
Oscar
Archie
Jude
Theo
Freddie
Henry
Arlo
Alfie
Charlie
Finley
Albie
Harry
 
1954
David
John
Stephen
Michael
Peter
Robert
Paul
Alan
Christopher
Richard
Anthony
Andrew
Ian
James
William
Philip
Brian
Keith
Graham
Kevin
2014
Oliver
Jack
Harry
Jacob
Charlie
Thomas
George
Oscar
James
William
Noah
Alfie
Joshua
Muhammad
Henry
Leo
Archie
Ethan
Joseph
Freddie
 
1944
John
David
Michael
Peter
Robert
Anthony
Brian
Alan
William
James
Richard
Kenneth
Roger
Keith
Colin
Christopher
Raymond
Terence
Thomas
Barry
2004
Jack
Joshua
Thomas
James
Daniel
Samuel
Oliver
William
Benjamin
Joseph
Harry
Matthew
Ethan
Lewis
Charlie
Luke
George
Callum
Mohammed
Alexander
 
1934
John
Peter
William
Brian
David
James
Michael
Ronald
Kenneth
George
Robert
Thomas
Alan
Derek
Raymond
Anthony
Roy
Donald
Dennis
Edward
1994
Thomas
James
Jack
Daniel
Matthew
Ryan
Joshua
Luke
Samuel
Jordan
Adam
Michael
Alexander
Christopher
Benjamin
Joseph
Liam
Jake
William
Andrew
 
1924
John
William
George
James
Thomas
Ronald
Kenneth
Robert
Arthur
Frederick
Peter
Edward
Albert
Charles
Leslie
Joseph
Stanley
Eric
Frank
Dennis
1984
Christopher
James
David
Daniel
Michael
Matthew
Andrew
Richard
Paul
Mark
Thomas
Adam
Robert
John
Lee
Benjamin
Steven
Jonathan
Craig
Stephen
 
1914
John
William
George
Thomas
James
Arthur
Frederick
Albert
Charles
Robert
Edward
Joseph
Ernest
Alfred
Frank
Henry
Leslie
Harold
Harry
Leonard
1974
Paul
Mark
David
Andrew
Richard
Christopher
James
Simon
Michael
Matthew
Stephen
Lee
John
Robert
Darren
Daniel
Steven
Jason
Nicholas
Jonathan
 
1904
William
John
George
Thomas
Arthur
James
Charles
Frederick
Albert
Ernest
Alfred
Edward
Joseph
Harold
Robert
Frank
Henry
Harry
Walter
Reginald
1964
David
Paul
Andrew
Mark
John
Michael
Stephen
Ian
Robert
Richard
Christopher
Peter
Simon
Anthony
Kevin
Gary
Steven
Martin
James
Philip
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50 Comments
kiwiquizzer
+19
Level 68
Nov 27, 2016
How did I not get Reginald. My father's name is Reginald, and both my grandfathers were named Reginald. Lucky I was a girl...
ander217
+40
Level 74
Nov 28, 2016
Is your name Regina? :)
morgoth7
+3
Level 81
Nov 28, 2016
Yeesh. I tried all of the friends' names I could think of, but forgot to try my own middle name.
duckling07
+2
Level 67
Nov 29, 2016
Thanks for all your comments. Personally I think Reginald needs to make a come back!

The girls version is here: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/162268/uk-baby-girl-names-by-year

ander217
+1
Level 74
Jan 26, 2017
I was familiar with everything on here except Callum. Never heard that one before.
brandybuck96
+9
Level 83
Oct 24, 2017
Maybe it's just a common name in the UK, but I know quite a few Callums.
DragonEd
+1
Level 38
Aug 9, 2017
Love my sons name Reginald is here but not lately,,,, though we keep being told there is alot of Reggies born recently
duckling07
+1
Level 67
Aug 11, 2017
Great choice! My cat is called Reggie ;)

Reggie is definitely making a comeback, see in my other quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/162268/top-200-baby-boy-names-in-the-uk-for-2014

thedamsnackbar12
+1
Level 28
Jan 3, 2023
I'm really late, but my favourite book character's name is Reggie (well Regulus but it's close enough) :)
Insaniot
+2
Level 62
Jan 9, 2018
Please accept bill for william
ClashGirl
+10
Level 67
Jan 10, 2018
Started out with naming Kings, then eventually I just started naming Harry Potter characters and that actually got me pretty far.
undeadwarrior
+3
Level 66
Feb 6, 2018
I'm going through names from Harry Potter in my head as well!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 81
Apr 18, 2020
Never read Harry Potter before. I believe I've seen one of the films though (but was many years ago and forgotten everything).
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Apr 18, 2020
It would get me harry and ron (but already had those) and well hagrid if he would be on the list haha but clearly he is not. So not a helpfull strategy for me. I couldn't find one actually, tried to think of actors, but couldn't think of more than 2 haha (always happens to me on name quizzes) tried to think of presidents but no luck there either.
Alouka
+4
Level 71
Oct 9, 2020
But there are so many useless names in Harry Potter (but out of desperation I tried them anyway...)

Albus, severus, aberforth, filius, quirinus, gilderoy, neville, seamus, rubeus, remus, sirius, dean, augustus, vincent, gregory, blaise, euan, jack, ....

(I'm belgian - french speaking - living in Germany, so I'm not the most used to english names :p In the end I went into the names of wrestlers I know to try to get any further. :D )

Pharley
+4
Level 75
Jun 8, 2018
No Gordon or Douglas? Really?
xXViolaXx
+2
Level 68
Jan 17, 2022
I think Douglas is more commonly a surname, especially up north in Scotland. Not sure about Gordon, depends on what it means as a word and how old that idea is.
Deadpool246
+3
Level 71
Aug 26, 2018
I missed my own name (Callum)
ECon211
+7
Level 91
Nov 29, 2018
Alfie, Archie and Leo getting popular. Whats next... Fido?
Sifhraven
+6
Level 76
Apr 18, 2020
Are you suggesting the former 3 are dog names?
mpepperdine
+2
Level 78
Jan 13, 2022
I only know dogs and not people with those 3 names
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
Apr 7, 2019
Why no Nigel?
TheRealMikeJones
+13
Level 58
Apr 27, 2019
We were too busy making plans for Nigel.
crystaleagle
+1
Level 66
Feb 5, 2020
That made me chuckle!
JackintheBox
+4
Level 81
Apr 18, 2020
Funny I always tend to get more of the 'older' names on such quizzes than the more 'recent' names.
brandybuck96
+9
Level 83
Nov 29, 2021
It's likely you interact with more adults of various ages than small children
cameoman
+3
Level 34
Apr 25, 2024
because in those days people werent so creative about naming. just put in the name of the royal family or sumn. but now everyone's trying something new or archaic or different like archie and oscar
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Nov 1, 2025
I mean... just wait until a certain generation grows up and there are Georges and Charlottes all over the place.
q38
+2
Level 33
Nov 20, 2020
when i type john it does all the jacks
MasterKenobi
+4
Level 63
Jan 14, 2022
That's because Jack is usually a nickname for John.
QuizApe
+4
Level 71
Sep 4, 2021
Why are Mohammed and Muhammed counted as separate names? They are two different English translations of the same Arabic name.
MarcellDAvis
+4
Level 79
Dec 8, 2021
When I took the quiz, both were counted as the same name, just like Jack and John. What I found noteworthy was that in 1994, Mohammed wasn't even on the list, in 2004 it was 19th, in 2014 it was 14th and in 2020 it was the 5th most common name for newborn boys.
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 86
Nov 30, 2021
Surprised Moby and Monstro didn't make the list. Those were the first 2 I thought of.
mpepperdine
+2
Level 78
Jan 13, 2022
Wow 2014s and 2020s names are starting to sound more and more like names people call their pets
Marvo7
+2
Level 64
Jan 13, 2022
Why is Frank accepted but not Francis? It's the diminutive. Increasingly people are using names without knowing their origins. Liam is Irish William etc..
Triffid
+2
Level 67
Jan 13, 2022
If you are going to accept Jack and John together, then you should do the same with Henry and Harry.
xXViolaXx
+2
Level 68
Jan 17, 2022
Harry is usually short for Harold. Though has often been used by Henry's. Though Hank is more commonly a nickname or shortened version of Henry.
Triffid
+3
Level 67
Jun 1, 2022
In the USA, perhaps, but this quiz is about the UK where the traditional nickname for Henry is Harry. It can also be short for Harold, but that name is far less common than Henry.
Walacama
+3
Level 83
Jan 13, 2022
Mohammed is the most commonly used name on earth, read a _____ book for once.
theblackwidow
+2
Level 73
Mar 31, 2022
I love how names from the early decades have reappeared. Same with girls' names - the names of my great-aunts are fashionable again (apart from Edna!)
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Jul 15, 2022
Could you accept Mo for Mohammad? Similar shortenings seem to work.

Also did Henry work for Harry? Can't remember, but it should do.

sambadojazz
+3
Level 55
Jan 29, 2023
Can't believe Trevor wasn't in there. Seems like every other chap from the UK that I run across is named Trevor.
brandybuck96
+5
Level 83
Apr 21, 2023
I've lived here 26 years and I don't think I've ever met a Trevor
BlueAngel86
+1
Level 21
Jul 13, 2025
Not many baby Gary's around today, what happened to that name?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 1, 2025
Gary was a trendy name a long time ago.

Essentially, the name was "invented" as a first name by actor Gary Cooper (born Frank Cooper). He got the name from his agent's hometown of Gary, Indiana.

So pretty much everyone named Gary is in a narrow age range of very old people. Do you want your baby to have an old man's name?

Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Nov 1, 2025
This is not true, just popularized it/gave it a revival (apparently). The name already existed in the middle ages.

And even this popularization seems to only pertain to the US data. The use of the name in the UK got a boost by Gary Linneker (among others).

Gary and variations are a nickname/variation (by-form) of Gerard and Gerald. My father has the Dutch version of the name, Gerrit, and it has been around for centuries.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Nov 2, 2025
Did you miss the quotes around "invented"? Technically the name existed prior to Gary Cooper but it wasn't popular AT ALL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_(given_name)#History

https://www.thenamegeek.com/first-name/gary

> The usage of Gary as a given name is intertwined with the success of the actor Gary Cooper (1901–1961).

> Gary is sometimes incorrectly thought to be a diminutive of Garrett, although the names are unrelated.

Also, the name peaked in popularity in the UK when Gary Linekar was 4 years old.

Next time, please check the Wikipedia article if you're going to accuse me of being wrong. I sometimes am wrong, but I rarely just make stuff up.

Djilas
+1
Level 85
Nov 1, 2025
Francis for Frank doesn't work
Dontforget
+1
Level 74
Nov 2, 2025
Somehow got Arlo but missed Charles. I know an Arlo and a Charles
hairyson94
+1
Level 74
Nov 2, 2025
and Charles is a royal! usually a dead giveaway for UK names
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