Names / Years / 2025

Most popular baby names in 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), from the official ONS figures. 585,396 babies were born that year.

Number one girl, 2025
Olivia
2,386 girls
1 in 119 girls†
Number one boy, 2025
Muhammad
5,957 boys
1 in 50 boys†

The top 100, 2025

Movement compares with 2024

Girls

  1. 1Oliviasame2,386
  2. 2Lilyup 12,249
  3. 3Ameliadown 12,153
  4. 4Islasame1,959
  5. 5Florenceup 11,924
  6. 6Freyaup 11,802
  7. 7Poppyup 11,789
  8. 8Elsieup 21,700
  9. 9Ivydown 41,698
  10. 10Isabellaup 11,690
  11. 11Avadown 21,611
  12. 12Evelynup 81,560
  13. 13Sophiasame1,547
  14. 14Phoebeup 31,542
  15. 15Siennaup 41,530
  16. 16Mabelup 211,527
  17. 17Sofiadown 51,490
  18. 18Daisysame1,454
  19. 19Matildaup 121,449
  20. 20Willowup 11,384
  21. 21Miadown 71,372
  22. 22Arabellaup 81,368
  23. 23Harperdown 11,367
  24. 24Rosiesame1,343
  25. 25Charlottedown 21,339
Show 26 to 100
  1. 26Maevesame1,330
  2. 27Gracedown 21,309
  3. 28Mayadown 131,259
  4. 29Hallieup 31,246
  5. 30Margotdown 21,230
  6. 31Lottieup 71,222
  7. 32Delilahup 11,180
  8. 33Penelopeup 31,174
  9. 34Ariaup 11,132
  10. 35Eviedown 61,129
  11. 36Milliedown 91,080
  12. 37Violetup 51,061
  13. 38Rubyup 31,032
  14. 39Auroraup 41,030
  15. 40Adasame1,014
  16. 40Milaup 51,014
  17. 42Aylaup 5980
  18. 43Maisieup 1966
  19. 44Emilydown 10956
  20. 45Esmeup 6933
  21. 46Elladown 7932
  22. 47Oliveup 6892
  23. 48Bonniedown 32882
  24. 49Elodieup 6849
  25. 50Laylaup 6833
  26. 51Emiliadown 6832
  27. 52Alicedown 3825
  28. 52Maryamup 4825
  29. 54Isabelledown 2814
  30. 55Ottilieup 16782
  31. 56Eleanorup 11776
  32. 57Irisup 4759
  33. 58Evadown 4758
  34. 59Harrietup 9757
  35. 59Lunadown 12757
  36. 61Lylaup 13751
  37. 62Elianaup 54736
  38. 63Sophiedown 13724
  39. 64Orladown 6721
  40. 65Elizadown 2712
  41. 66Theasame686
  42. 67Rosedown 8666
  43. 68Novaup 12650
  44. 69Imogendown 5648
  45. 70Lyraup 13643
  46. 71Hazelup 4638
  47. 72Erindown 7633
  48. 73Zaradown 3625
  49. 74Elizabethdown 12624
  50. 75Noraup 11616
  51. 76Robynup 2611
  52. 77Claraup 7610
  53. 78Nancyup 3604
  54. 79Fatimadown 2598
  55. 80Edendown 20594
  56. 81Opheliadown 8578
  57. 82Rayasame547
  58. 83Eloiseup 2546
  59. 84Gracieup 19539
  60. 85Emmadown 16536
  61. 86Anayaup 24535
  62. 87Lolasame524
  63. 88Mariaup 3522
  64. 89Chloedown 17521
  65. 90Athenaup 6519
  66. 91Belladown 15515
  67. 92Darciedown 2513
  68. 93Scarlettdown 14496
  69. 94Myladown 5490
  70. 95Albaup 24472
  71. 96Rosadown 2470
  72. 97Marnieup 16467
  73. 98Larasame465
  74. 99Lilahup 18464
  75. 100Frankieup 1462

Boys

  1. 1Muhammadsame5,957
  2. 2Noahsame4,075
  3. 3Leoup 23,278
  4. 4Lucaup 33,266
  5. 5Arthurdown 13,211
  6. 6Oliverdown 33,154
  7. 7Georgedown 13,082
  8. 8Oscarup 12,798
  9. 9Theodoredown 12,638
  10. 10Freddieup 32,526
  11. 11Archiedown 12,465
  12. 12Theosame2,398
  13. 13Henryup 12,295
  14. 14Judedown 32,153
  15. 15Arlosame2,083
  16. 16Alfiesame1,955
  17. 17Roryup 71,760
  18. 18Finleysame1,733
  19. 19Harryup 11,718
  20. 20Mohammedup 11,712
  21. 21Albiedown 21,702
  22. 22Charliedown 51,679
  23. 23Elijahsame1,659
  24. 24Jackdown 21,595
  25. 25Williamup 21,456
Show 26 to 100
  1. 26Adamup 91,431
  2. 27Romanup 51,420
  3. 28Louiesame1,418
  4. 29Reubenup 41,412
  5. 30Rowanup 111,398
  6. 31Edwardsame1,385
  7. 32Lucasdown 71,381
  8. 33Oakleyup 11,377
  9. 34Teddydown 51,360
  10. 35Thomasdown 91,344
  11. 36Isaacup 11,331
  12. 37Reggieup 61,312
  13. 38Ezrasame1,300
  14. 39Ronnieup 101,281
  15. 40Alexanderdown 41,271
  16. 41Jacobdown 111,258
  17. 42Jamesdown 21,211
  18. 43Hudsondown 11,204
  19. 44Tommydown 51,160
  20. 45Sonnyup 61,137
  21. 46Hugosame1,094
  22. 47Sebastiandown 21,077
  23. 48Maxdown 41,061
  24. 49Louisdown 21,030
  25. 50Harrisonup 21,007
  26. 51Jesseup 3980
  27. 52Frederickup 3954
  28. 53Joshuadown 3938
  29. 54Ethandown 6917
  30. 55Mohammaddown 2895
  31. 56Frankieup 2887
  32. 57Albertsame884
  33. 58Vinnieup 33851
  34. 59Felixup 3811
  35. 59Josephdown 4811
  36. 61Benjaminsame808
  37. 62Danieldown 3804
  38. 63Jasperup 8802
  39. 64Musaup 9798
  40. 64Yusufup 3798
  41. 66Samueldown 6768
  42. 67Mylesup 20764
  43. 68Liamup 2763
  44. 69Eliasup 10738
  45. 70Ibrahimup 7731
  46. 71Otisdown 4726
  47. 72Dylandown 7717
  48. 73Daviddown 9712
  49. 74Finnup 9706
  50. 75Zacharydown 6703
  51. 76Alfredup 5682
  52. 77Masondown 14675
  53. 78Kaidown 6672
  54. 79Rupertup 5670
  55. 80Gabrieldown 6666
  56. 81Yahyaup 12625
  57. 82Calebdown 7624
  58. 83Rileydown 3619
  59. 84Enzoup 8617
  60. 85Michaelsame615
  61. 86Austinup 2612
  62. 87Logandown 11609
  63. 88Jaxondown 22605
  64. 89Tobydown 3600
  65. 90Miloup 6597
  66. 91Hunterdown 13595
  67. 92Ellisup 3582
  68. 93Vincentup 25560
  69. 94Bobbydown 12544
  70. 94Elliotup 3544
  71. 96Ralphdown 2541
  72. 97Carterup 6536
  73. 97Stanleyup 4536
  74. 99Nathandown 10528
  75. 100Rubenup 26527

Counts are babies given that exact spelling. Names with the same count share a rank. Hover a name for its 30 years. 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.

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Last reviewed: 12 October 2026