South West's most popular baby names have been revealed

Across the country, there has been lots of Royal and Netflix inspiration

Author: Alex Ross and Radina KoutsaftiPublished 19th Oct 2021
Last updated 20th Oct 2021

The most popular baby names in the South West over the last year have been revealed.

Although we only have three months left of 2021, it's that time of year again, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed the most popular baby names given to newborns in 2020 across England and Wales.

In data released on Monday 18th October, it appears both the Royal Family and popular Netflix shows have had a great influence on parents deciding on that all-important baby name.

Here in the South West, the most popular name for boys was Arthur, with 480 being born in the region in 2020. For girls, it was Olivia, with each seeing 326 newborns last year.

Top baby names in the South West for 2020 (girls/boys):

  1. Olivia / Arthur
  2. Isla / George
  3. Amelia / Oliver
  4. Ava / Noah
  5. Florence / Oscar
  6. Poppy / Henry
  7. Ivy / Freddie
  8. Rosie / Archie
  9. Freya / Finley
  10. Lily / Theodore

As well as the name Archie appearing in the Top 10 for England and Wales, thanks to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, names like Maeve and Otis have also increased in popularity, thanks to Netflix show Sex Education.

There's no change at the top however, Oliver is the most popular boys' name for the eighth year in a row, whilst Olivia topped the list for girls.

Check out the most popular baby names of 2020:

Top 10 most popular girls names:


10) Sophia


9) Rosie


8) Isabella


7) Lily


6) Ivy


5) Mia


4) Ava


3) Isla


2) Amelia


1) Olivia


Top 10 most popular boys names:


10) Jack


9) Archie


8) Harry


7) Oscar


6) Leo


5) Muhammad


4) Noah


3) Arthur


2) George


1) Oliver


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