South east London’s most popular baby names 2021

Across England and Wales, Noah became the most popular boys' name last year, knocking Oliver down to second place following an eight-year reign.

It stood at fourth most popular in 2020 and has risen 15 places since 2011.

George moved down to the third most popular name for boys in 2021, but remained the most popular name associated with the royal family for babies born across the two nations last year.

Meanwhile, Olivia remained the top pick for baby girls for the sixth year in a row, ahead of Amelia and Isla.

The top names for babies born in South east London and Dartford during 2021 are listed below.

• Bromley

Amelia and Arthur are officially the most popular baby names in Bromley.

26 newborns were given the name Amelia last year – though this was one fewer than the previous year's top ranked Isla.

Meanwhile, 29 boys were called Arthur in 2021 – eight fewer than former top spot George the year before.

• Bexley

Arthur and Olivia are officially the most popular baby names in Bexley.

26 newborns were given the name Arthur last year – though this was three fewer than the previous year's top ranked George.

Meanwhile, 21 babies were named Olivia in 2021 – two fewer than more than the year before.

• Greenwich

Amelia and Arthur are officially the most popular baby names in Greenwich.

Meanwhile, 25 boys were called Arthur in 2021 – six fewer than former top spot Noah the year before.

22 newborns were given the name Amelia last year – in line with the previous year's top ranked Olivia.

• Lewisham

Olivia and Noah are officially the most popular names for babies in Lewisham.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 17 newborns were given the name Olivia last year – in line with the previous year's top ranked Mia.

Meanwhile, 26 babies saw Noah remain the top boys' name in 2021 – one fewer than more than the year before.

• Dartford

Sienna and Noah are officially the most popular baby names in Dartford.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 13 newborns were given the name Sienna last year.

Meanwhile, 18 boys were called Noah in 2021 – one more than former top spot Arthur the year before.

Across England and Wales, Noah became the most popular boys' name last year, knocking Oliver down to second place following an eight-year reign.

Across the UK, Mothers over the age of 35 were more likely to give their babies traditional names such as Thomas, while younger mothers were more likely to use shortened versions, such as Tommy.

New entries to the top 100 names nationally included Lara, Beatrice and Sara for girls, and Blake, Brody, Kai, Rupert, Tobias and Nathan for boys.

It is the first time Jack has not been in the top 10 since the annual series began in 1996.

Rupert and Brody were in the top 100 names for the first time.

Elijah and Arlo only appeared in the top 10 boys’ names for mothers under 25, while more traditional names such as Alexander and Thomas were popular among those over 35.

Willow, Isabella, Harper and Delilah were girls’ names only seen in the top 10 among mothers under 25, while Charlotte, Grace, Sophie and Sophia were more likely for mothers over 35.

James Tucker, of the ONS, said: “While Noah and Olivia are enjoying their places at the top, some names could be in danger of falling out of favour.

“Leslie has had relatively little popularity in recent years with fewer than seven boys named each year since 2018. Others such as Clifford, Nigel and Norman have not fared much better with 10 or fewer boys being named.

“Girls’ names such as Glenda and Kerry, that were more common before, are also becoming endangered and we have seen fewer than five girls being named each year since 2018."

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