British Popularity by Year
Follow British across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
British birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 6 | #13,208 | Up 269 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 6 | #13,477 | Down 15 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 6 | #13,462 | Down 1,219 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 7 | #12,243 | Down 1,951 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 9 | #10,292 | Down 746 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Up 123 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 10 | #9,546 | Down 434 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 5 | #12,145 | Down 3,710 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 11 | #9,112 | Down 2,320 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 17 | #6,792 | Up 1,048 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 14 | #7,840 | Down 238 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 15 | #7,602 | Down 1,566 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 21 | #6,036 | Up 171 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 20 | #6,207 | Up 10,557 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 5 | #16,764 | Down 3,754 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 7 | #13,010 | Up 1,401 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 687 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 5 | #13,724 | Down 206 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 5 | #13,518 | Down 1,735 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 6 | #11,783 | Down 4,179 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 11 | #7,604 | Up 4,176 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6 | #11,780 | Down 3,715 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 318 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 10 | #8,065 | Up 3,444 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 6 | #11,509 | Down 5,044 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 1,176 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 13 | #6,465 | Down 920 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Up 10 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 15 | #5,545 | Down 892 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 18 | #4,653 | Up 4,125 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 5 | #6,951 | — |
| 1987 | Girls | 7 | #8,778 | Down 255 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 7 | #8,523 | Up 2,154 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 5 | #10,677 | Down 402 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 5 | #10,275 | Down 1,265 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 6 | #9,010 | Down 587 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 99 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 5 | #8,324 | Down 1,707 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 6 | #6,617 | — |