UK baby name statistics

Most popular UK baby names 2025

In 2025 the most popular baby name in England and Wales was Olivia for girls (2,386 babies) and Muhammad for boys (5,957 babies), according to the Office for National Statistics. Search any name to see how many babies were given it, its rank and how that has changed since 1996.

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The top 10 of 2025, and how each moved

Girls

  1. 01Oliviasame on 20242,386
  2. 02Lilyup 1 on 20242,249
  3. 03Ameliadown 1 on 20242,153
  4. 04Islasame on 20241,959
  5. 05Florenceup 1 on 20241,924
  6. 06Freyaup 1 on 20241,802
  7. 07Poppyup 1 on 20241,789
  8. 08Elsieup 2 on 20241,700
  9. 09Ivydown 4 on 20241,698
  10. 10Isabellaup 1 on 20241,690

Boys

  1. 01Muhammadsame on 20245,957
  2. 02Noahsame on 20244,075
  3. 03Leoup 2 on 20243,278
  4. 04Lucaup 3 on 20243,266
  5. 05Arthurdown 1 on 20243,211
  6. 06Oliverdown 3 on 20243,154
  7. 07Georgedown 1 on 20243,082
  8. 08Oscarup 1 on 20242,798
  9. 09Theodoredown 1 on 20242,638
  10. 10Freddieup 3 on 20242,526

585,396 babies were born in England and Wales in 2025, and 14,200 name entries were published. Hover a name for its 30 years.

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Thirty years of number ones

The most popular name each year, 1996 to 2025

Girls

  1. Sophie1996
  2. Chloe1997 to 2002
  3. Emily2003 to 2004
  4. Jessica2005
  5. Grace2006
  6. Ruby2007
  7. Olivia2008 to 2010
  8. Amelia2011 to 2015
  9. Olivia2016 to 2025

Boys

  1. Jack1996 to 2008
  2. Oliver2009 to 2010
  3. Harry2011 to 2012
  4. Oliver2013 to 2020
  5. Noah2021 to 2022
  6. Muhammad2023 to 2025

The full top 100, 2025

Names with the same count share a rank

Girls

  1. 1Olivia2,386
  2. 2Lily2,249
  3. 3Amelia2,153
  4. 4Isla1,959
  5. 5Florence1,924
  6. 6Freya1,802
  7. 7Poppy1,789
  8. 8Elsie1,700
  9. 9Ivy1,698
  10. 10Isabella1,690
  11. 11Ava1,611
  12. 12Evelyn1,560
  13. 13Sophia1,547
  14. 14Phoebe1,542
  15. 15Sienna1,530
  16. 16Mabel1,527
  17. 17Sofia1,490
  18. 18Daisy1,454
  19. 19Matilda1,449
  20. 20Willow1,384
  21. 21Mia1,372
  22. 22Arabella1,368
  23. 23Harper1,367
  24. 24Rosie1,343
  25. 25Charlotte1,339
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  1. 26Maeve1,330
  2. 27Grace1,309
  3. 28Maya1,259
  4. 29Hallie1,246
  5. 30Margot1,230
  6. 31Lottie1,222
  7. 32Delilah1,180
  8. 33Penelope1,174
  9. 34Aria1,132
  10. 35Evie1,129
  11. 36Millie1,080
  12. 37Violet1,061
  13. 38Ruby1,032
  14. 39Aurora1,030
  15. 40Ada1,014
  16. 40Mila1,014
  17. 42Ayla980
  18. 43Maisie966
  19. 44Emily956
  20. 45Esme933
  21. 46Ella932
  22. 47Olive892
  23. 48Bonnie882
  24. 49Elodie849
  25. 50Layla833
  26. 51Emilia832
  27. 52Alice825
  28. 52Maryam825
  29. 54Isabelle814
  30. 55Ottilie782
  31. 56Eleanor776
  32. 57Iris759
  33. 58Eva758
  34. 59Harriet757
  35. 59Luna757
  36. 61Lyla751
  37. 62Eliana736
  38. 63Sophie724
  39. 64Orla721
  40. 65Eliza712
  41. 66Thea686
  42. 67Rose666
  43. 68Nova650
  44. 69Imogen648
  45. 70Lyra643
  46. 71Hazel638
  47. 72Erin633
  48. 73Zara625
  49. 74Elizabeth624
  50. 75Nora616
  51. 76Robyn611
  52. 77Clara610
  53. 78Nancy604
  54. 79Fatima598
  55. 80Eden594
  56. 81Ophelia578
  57. 82Raya547
  58. 83Eloise546
  59. 84Gracie539
  60. 85Emma536
  61. 86Anaya535
  62. 87Lola524
  63. 88Maria522
  64. 89Chloe521
  65. 90Athena519
  66. 91Bella515
  67. 92Darcie513
  68. 93Scarlett496
  69. 94Myla490
  70. 95Alba472
  71. 96Rosa470
  72. 97Marnie467
  73. 98Lara465
  74. 99Lilah464
  75. 100Frankie462

Boys

  1. 1Muhammad5,957
  2. 2Noah4,075
  3. 3Leo3,278
  4. 4Luca3,266
  5. 5Arthur3,211
  6. 6Oliver3,154
  7. 7George3,082
  8. 8Oscar2,798
  9. 9Theodore2,638
  10. 10Freddie2,526
  11. 11Archie2,465
  12. 12Theo2,398
  13. 13Henry2,295
  14. 14Jude2,153
  15. 15Arlo2,083
  16. 16Alfie1,955
  17. 17Rory1,760
  18. 18Finley1,733
  19. 19Harry1,718
  20. 20Mohammed1,712
  21. 21Albie1,702
  22. 22Charlie1,679
  23. 23Elijah1,659
  24. 24Jack1,595
  25. 25William1,456
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  1. 26Adam1,431
  2. 27Roman1,420
  3. 28Louie1,418
  4. 29Reuben1,412
  5. 30Rowan1,398
  6. 31Edward1,385
  7. 32Lucas1,381
  8. 33Oakley1,377
  9. 34Teddy1,360
  10. 35Thomas1,344
  11. 36Isaac1,331
  12. 37Reggie1,312
  13. 38Ezra1,300
  14. 39Ronnie1,281
  15. 40Alexander1,271
  16. 41Jacob1,258
  17. 42James1,211
  18. 43Hudson1,204
  19. 44Tommy1,160
  20. 45Sonny1,137
  21. 46Hugo1,094
  22. 47Sebastian1,077
  23. 48Max1,061
  24. 49Louis1,030
  25. 50Harrison1,007
  26. 51Jesse980
  27. 52Frederick954
  28. 53Joshua938
  29. 54Ethan917
  30. 55Mohammad895
  31. 56Frankie887
  32. 57Albert884
  33. 58Vinnie851
  34. 59Felix811
  35. 59Joseph811
  36. 61Benjamin808
  37. 62Daniel804
  38. 63Jasper802
  39. 64Musa798
  40. 64Yusuf798
  41. 66Samuel768
  42. 67Myles764
  43. 68Liam763
  44. 69Elias738
  45. 70Ibrahim731
  46. 71Otis726
  47. 72Dylan717
  48. 73David712
  49. 74Finn706
  50. 75Zachary703
  51. 76Alfred682
  52. 77Mason675
  53. 78Kai672
  54. 79Rupert670
  55. 80Gabriel666
  56. 81Yahya625
  57. 82Caleb624
  58. 83Riley619
  59. 84Enzo617
  60. 85Michael615
  61. 86Austin612
  62. 87Logan609
  63. 88Jaxon605
  64. 89Toby600
  65. 90Milo597
  66. 91Hunter595
  67. 92Ellis582
  68. 93Vincent560
  69. 94Bobby544
  70. 94Elliot544
  71. 96Ralph541
  72. 97Carter536
  73. 97Stanley536
  74. 99Nathan528
  75. 100Ruben527

Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. See every name with its own page, or look up any name.

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### Top 100 girls’ names, England and Wales, 2025 (ONS)

| Rank | Name | Babies |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Olivia | 2,386 |
| 2 | Lily | 2,249 |
| 3 | Amelia | 2,153 |
| 4 | Isla | 1,959 |
| 5 | Florence | 1,924 |
| 6 | Freya | 1,802 |
| 7 | Poppy | 1,789 |
| 8 | Elsie | 1,700 |
| 9 | Ivy | 1,698 |
| 10 | Isabella | 1,690 |
| 11 | Ava | 1,611 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 1,560 |
| 13 | Sophia | 1,547 |
| 14 | Phoebe | 1,542 |
| 15 | Sienna | 1,530 |
| 16 | Mabel | 1,527 |
| 17 | Sofia | 1,490 |
| 18 | Daisy | 1,454 |
| 19 | Matilda | 1,449 |
| 20 | Willow | 1,384 |
| 21 | Mia | 1,372 |
| 22 | Arabella | 1,368 |
| 23 | Harper | 1,367 |
| 24 | Rosie | 1,343 |
| 25 | Charlotte | 1,339 |
| 26 | Maeve | 1,330 |
| 27 | Grace | 1,309 |
| 28 | Maya | 1,259 |
| 29 | Hallie | 1,246 |
| 30 | Margot | 1,230 |
| 31 | Lottie | 1,222 |
| 32 | Delilah | 1,180 |
| 33 | Penelope | 1,174 |
| 34 | Aria | 1,132 |
| 35 | Evie | 1,129 |
| 36 | Millie | 1,080 |
| 37 | Violet | 1,061 |
| 38 | Ruby | 1,032 |
| 39 | Aurora | 1,030 |
| 40 | Ada | 1,014 |
| 40 | Mila | 1,014 |
| 42 | Ayla | 980 |
| 43 | Maisie | 966 |
| 44 | Emily | 956 |
| 45 | Esme | 933 |
| 46 | Ella | 932 |
| 47 | Olive | 892 |
| 48 | Bonnie | 882 |
| 49 | Elodie | 849 |
| 50 | Layla | 833 |
| 51 | Emilia | 832 |
| 52 | Alice | 825 |
| 52 | Maryam | 825 |
| 54 | Isabelle | 814 |
| 55 | Ottilie | 782 |
| 56 | Eleanor | 776 |
| 57 | Iris | 759 |
| 58 | Eva | 758 |
| 59 | Harriet | 757 |
| 59 | Luna | 757 |
| 61 | Lyla | 751 |
| 62 | Eliana | 736 |
| 63 | Sophie | 724 |
| 64 | Orla | 721 |
| 65 | Eliza | 712 |
| 66 | Thea | 686 |
| 67 | Rose | 666 |
| 68 | Nova | 650 |
| 69 | Imogen | 648 |
| 70 | Lyra | 643 |
| 71 | Hazel | 638 |
| 72 | Erin | 633 |
| 73 | Zara | 625 |
| 74 | Elizabeth | 624 |
| 75 | Nora | 616 |
| 76 | Robyn | 611 |
| 77 | Clara | 610 |
| 78 | Nancy | 604 |
| 79 | Fatima | 598 |
| 80 | Eden | 594 |
| 81 | Ophelia | 578 |
| 82 | Raya | 547 |
| 83 | Eloise | 546 |
| 84 | Gracie | 539 |
| 85 | Emma | 536 |
| 86 | Anaya | 535 |
| 87 | Lola | 524 |
| 88 | Maria | 522 |
| 89 | Chloe | 521 |
| 90 | Athena | 519 |
| 91 | Bella | 515 |
| 92 | Darcie | 513 |
| 93 | Scarlett | 496 |
| 94 | Myla | 490 |
| 95 | Alba | 472 |
| 96 | Rosa | 470 |
| 97 | Marnie | 467 |
| 98 | Lara | 465 |
| 99 | Lilah | 464 |
| 100 | Frankie | 462 |

### Top 100 boys’ names, England and Wales, 2025 (ONS)

| Rank | Name | Babies |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Muhammad | 5,957 |
| 2 | Noah | 4,075 |
| 3 | Leo | 3,278 |
| 4 | Luca | 3,266 |
| 5 | Arthur | 3,211 |
| 6 | Oliver | 3,154 |
| 7 | George | 3,082 |
| 8 | Oscar | 2,798 |
| 9 | Theodore | 2,638 |
| 10 | Freddie | 2,526 |
| 11 | Archie | 2,465 |
| 12 | Theo | 2,398 |
| 13 | Henry | 2,295 |
| 14 | Jude | 2,153 |
| 15 | Arlo | 2,083 |
| 16 | Alfie | 1,955 |
| 17 | Rory | 1,760 |
| 18 | Finley | 1,733 |
| 19 | Harry | 1,718 |
| 20 | Mohammed | 1,712 |
| 21 | Albie | 1,702 |
| 22 | Charlie | 1,679 |
| 23 | Elijah | 1,659 |
| 24 | Jack | 1,595 |
| 25 | William | 1,456 |
| 26 | Adam | 1,431 |
| 27 | Roman | 1,420 |
| 28 | Louie | 1,418 |
| 29 | Reuben | 1,412 |
| 30 | Rowan | 1,398 |
| 31 | Edward | 1,385 |
| 32 | Lucas | 1,381 |
| 33 | Oakley | 1,377 |
| 34 | Teddy | 1,360 |
| 35 | Thomas | 1,344 |
| 36 | Isaac | 1,331 |
| 37 | Reggie | 1,312 |
| 38 | Ezra | 1,300 |
| 39 | Ronnie | 1,281 |
| 40 | Alexander | 1,271 |
| 41 | Jacob | 1,258 |
| 42 | James | 1,211 |
| 43 | Hudson | 1,204 |
| 44 | Tommy | 1,160 |
| 45 | Sonny | 1,137 |
| 46 | Hugo | 1,094 |
| 47 | Sebastian | 1,077 |
| 48 | Max | 1,061 |
| 49 | Louis | 1,030 |
| 50 | Harrison | 1,007 |
| 51 | Jesse | 980 |
| 52 | Frederick | 954 |
| 53 | Joshua | 938 |
| 54 | Ethan | 917 |
| 55 | Mohammad | 895 |
| 56 | Frankie | 887 |
| 57 | Albert | 884 |
| 58 | Vinnie | 851 |
| 59 | Felix | 811 |
| 59 | Joseph | 811 |
| 61 | Benjamin | 808 |
| 62 | Daniel | 804 |
| 63 | Jasper | 802 |
| 64 | Musa | 798 |
| 64 | Yusuf | 798 |
| 66 | Samuel | 768 |
| 67 | Myles | 764 |
| 68 | Liam | 763 |
| 69 | Elias | 738 |
| 70 | Ibrahim | 731 |
| 71 | Otis | 726 |
| 72 | Dylan | 717 |
| 73 | David | 712 |
| 74 | Finn | 706 |
| 75 | Zachary | 703 |
| 76 | Alfred | 682 |
| 77 | Mason | 675 |
| 78 | Kai | 672 |
| 79 | Rupert | 670 |
| 80 | Gabriel | 666 |
| 81 | Yahya | 625 |
| 82 | Caleb | 624 |
| 83 | Riley | 619 |
| 84 | Enzo | 617 |
| 85 | Michael | 615 |
| 86 | Austin | 612 |
| 87 | Logan | 609 |
| 88 | Jaxon | 605 |
| 89 | Toby | 600 |
| 90 | Milo | 597 |
| 91 | Hunter | 595 |
| 92 | Ellis | 582 |
| 93 | Vincent | 560 |
| 94 | Bobby | 544 |
| 94 | Elliot | 544 |
| 96 | Ralph | 541 |
| 97 | Carter | 536 |
| 97 | Stanley | 536 |
| 99 | Nathan | 528 |
| 100 | Ruben | 527 |

Source: ONS Baby names in England and Wales, 2025 edition. Released 2026-07-09. Licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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