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Baby names in England and Wales: 2021
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- Noah was the most popular boys' name in England and Wales in 2021, replacing Oliver from the previous year, while Olivia remained the top name for girls for the sixth year in a row.
- Henry replaced Jack in the top 10 names for boys, while Freya, Florence and Willow replaced Isabella, Rosie, and Sophia for girls; this is the first time Jack has not been in the top 10 since our annual series began in 1996.
- Mothers aged over 35 years continued to be more likely to have babies with more traditional names such as Thomas, while younger mothers' babies were more likely to have shortened versions, such as Tommy.
Datasets related to Genedigaethau byw
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Baby names for boys in England and Wales
Rank and count of the top names for baby boys, changes in rank since the previous year and breakdown by country, region and month of birth.
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Baby names for girls in England and Wales
Rank and count of the top names for baby girls, changes in rank since the previous year and breakdown by country, region and month of birth.
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Parents’ country of birth
Annual data on live births in England and Wales by parents' country of birth.
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Births in England and Wales: summary tables
Live births and stillbirths annual summary statistics, by sex, age of mother, whether inside marriage or civil partnership, percentage of non-UK-born mothers, birth rates and births by month and mothers' area of usual residence.
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Births by parents’ characteristics
Annual live births in England and Wales by age of mother and father, type of registration, median interval between births, number of previous live-born children and National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). Commentary for both publications is covered in the Birth characteristics in England and Wales: 2020 bulletin.
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Birth characteristics
Annual live births in England and Wales by sex, birthweight, gestational age, ethnicity and month, maternities by place of birth and with multiple births, and stillbirths by age of parents and calendar quarter.
Publications related to Genedigaethau byw
Statistical bulletins
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Baby names in England and Wales: 2021
Most popular first names for baby boys and girls in 2021 using birth registration data.
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Births in England and Wales: 2022
Live births and stillbirths annual summary statistics.
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Births by parents’ country of birth, England and Wales: 2022
Annual statistics on live births including countries of birth for non-UK-born mothers and fathers.
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Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2020
The changing composition of families over time, comparing the fertility of women of the same age and the number of children they have had.
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Live Births in England and Wales by Characteristics of Mother 1: 2013
The age and living arrangements of mothers based on birth registration data.
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Births in England and Wales by Characteristics of Birth 2: 2013
Home births and multiple births in England broken down by mothers' age group.
Methodology related to Genedigaethau byw
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