Historical high points

1990s Peak Girls’ Names in the UK

These names achieved their best recorded rank during the selected decade. The available years from that decade are 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

UK data on this page covers England and Wales only (ONS); Scotland and Northern Ireland are not included.

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Selected decade-peak trajectories

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Best recorded ranks

1990s peak names

Ordered by peak rank

Name Peak rank Peak year Peak births Latest rank Change since peak History
Chloe #1 1998 9,628 #89 88 places lower
Sophie #1 1996 7,087 #63 62 places lower
Megan #3 1999 6,444 #816 813 places lower
Lauren #5 1996 6,299 #1,166 1,161 places lower
Hannah #6 1996 5,916 #105 99 places lower
Rebecca #8 1996 5,828 #413 405 places lower
Amy #9 1996 5,206 #366 357 places lower
Georgia #10 1997 4,908 #175 165 places lower
Shannon #11 1996 4,649 #2,138 2,127 places lower
Bethany #11 1999 4,072 #585 574 places lower
Emma #13 1997 4,126 #85 72 places lower
Laura #17 1996 3,582 #303 286 places lower
Courtney #17 1998 3,251 #2,278 2,261 places lower
Sarah #18 1996 3,111 #131 113 places lower
Eleanor #18 1999 2,485 #56 38 places lower
Jade #19 1996 2,750 #747 728 places lower
Danielle #20 1996 2,641 #1,454 1,434 places lower
Elizabeth #26 1996 2,225 #74 48 places lower
Rachel #27 1996 2,105 #394 367 places lower
Paige #28 1996 2,052 #580 552 places lower
Zoe #31 1996 1,897 #104 73 places lower
Amber #31 1998 1,701 #164 133 places lower
Samantha #32 1996 1,854 #778 746 places lower
Natasha #33 1996 1,751 #1,362 1,329 places lower
Georgina #33 1997 1,700 #371 338 places lower
Chelsea #34 1996 1,735 #983 949 places lower
Victoria #34 1997 1,650 #160 126 places lower
Nicole #36 1996 1,679 #412 376 places lower
Alexandra #38 1996 1,595 #231 193 places lower
Natalie #42 1996 1,393 #634 592 places lower
Jodie #43 1996 1,354 #3,035 2,992 places lower
Louise #44 1996 1,309 #816 772 places lower
Melissa #46 1996 1,282 #321 275 places lower
Katherine #48 1996 1,266 #872 824 places lower
Stephanie #48 1996 1,266 #719 671 places lower
Gemma #50 1996 1,261 #4,867 4,817 places lower
Kayleigh #50 1997 1,140 #1,639 1,589 places lower
Lydia #50 1999 1,084 #158 108 places lower
Kirsty #53 1996 1,202 Suppressed Not comparable
Francesca #53 1998 1,052 #107 54 places lower
Jennifer #54 1996 1,200 #650 596 places lower
Hayley #57 1996 1,088 #478 421 places lower
Ashleigh #58 1996 1,081 #2,788 2,730 places lower
Kate #59 1996 1,055 #1,079 1,020 places lower
Ellen #63 1996 929 #1,028 965 places lower
Catherine #68 1996 880 #590 522 places lower
Bethan #72 1996 825 #2,440 2,368 places lower
Jordan #72 1998 774 #4,201 4,129 places lower
Sian #72 1997 760 #3,035 2,963 places lower
Kimberley #73 1996 799 #2,138 2,065 places lower