REVEALED: Popular baby girl and boy names of 2016 in the UK

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Choosing your childs name is a VERY difficult decision. They'll have it for the rest of their lives, you'll have to say their name forever and for some people they decide quickly and easy but for others it can take a bit of time.

Some people don't mind if there child has the same name as someone else they know. Kristina Rihanoff admitted she copied her best friend's child's name when she named her daughter Mila. However, other people aren't keen on the idea.

So whether you want a popular name or unique name here's a roundup of the most popular UK baby boy and girl's names of 2016 from Baby Center.

Popular baby girl names of 2016

1. Olivia

2. Lily

3. Sophia

4. Emily

5. Amelia

6. Ava

7. Isla

8. Isabella

9. Isabelle

10. Sophie

11. Ella

12. Mia

13. Poppy

14. Evie

15. Charlotte

16. Chloe

17. Grace

18. Scarlett

19. Alice

20. Freya

21. Jessica

22. Phoebe

23. Aria

24. Eva

25. Evelyn

26. Daisy

27. Hannah

28. Emilia

29. Ruby

30. Lucy

31. Maya

32. Emma

33. Thea

34. Darcie

35. Zara

36. Matilda

37. Sienna

38. Florence

39. Ellie

40. Holly

41. Abigail

42. Willow

43. Millie

44. Layla

45. Molly

46. Ivy

47. Maisie

48. Zoe

49. Imogen

50. Annabelle

51. Nur

52. Amber

53. Rosie

54. Elsie

55. Erin

56. Harper

57. Bella

58. Lola

59. Eleanor

60. Amelie

61. Esme

62. Eliza

63. Jasmine

64. Georgia

65. Mila

66. Mya

67. Maryam

68. Anna

69. Penelope

70. Clara

71. Rose

72. Harriet

73. Elizabeth

74. Luna

75. Violet

76. Maria

77. Lexi

78. Summer

79. Heidi

80. Lyla

81. Megan

82. Lottie

83. Nancy

84. Orla

85. Leah

86. Gracie

87. Katie

88. Sarah

89. Iris

90. Felicity

91. Robyn

92. Eden

93. Brooke

94. Lara

95. Sara

96. Nina

97. Martha

98. Niamh

99. Bethany

100. Ayla

Popular baby boy names of 2016

1. Oliver

2. Muhammad

3. Noah

4. Harry

5. Jack

6. Charlie

7. Jacob

8. George

9. Ethan

10. Henry

11. Oscar

12. James

13. Joshua

14. Freddie

15. Leo

16. Alfie

17. Max

18. Thomas

19. William

20. Finley

21. Isaac

22. Lucas

23. Theo

24. Archie

25. Jaxon

26. Joseph

27. Aiden

28. Adam

29. Harrison

30. Daniel

31. Mason

32. Alexander

33. Logan

34. Benjamin

35. Arthur

36. Dylan

37. Elliot

38. Teddy

39. Samuel

40. Sebastian

41. Reuben

42. Lewis

43. Liam

44. Zachary

45. Jake

46. Ryan

47. Jayden

48. Matthew

49. Toby

50. Luca

51. Riley

52. Elijah

53. Ollie

54. Luke

55. Nathan

56. Edward

57. Caleb

58. Jude

59. Connor

60. Arlo

61. David

62. Jenson

63. Hugo

64. Alex

65. Michael

66. Aaron

67. Finn

68. Louie

69. Sam

70. Callum

71. Rory

72. Harvey

73. Ezra

74. Austin

75. Jamie

76. Dexter

77. Stanley

78. Kai

79. Gabriel

80. Jesse

81. Ali

82. Albie

83. Tyler

84. Theodore

85. Frankie

86. Bobby

87. Carter

88. Omar

89. Ben

90. Ellis

91. Cameron

92. Seth

93. Eli

94. Reggie

95. Evan

96. Ronnie

97. John

98. Tommy

99. Blake

100. Albert

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