Short baby names
Short names are clean, modern and travel well. This list is computed, not curated: it is every name of four letters or fewer inside the official ONS 2024 top 100 for each sex, ranked by popularity. Out of the ONS 2025 top 100, 54 names fit this theme, led by Noah at number 2 in the boys' list. Every name here links to its own page with the full ONS rank, the number of babies given it and 30 years of history. The popularity figures are the real Office for National Statistics figures for 2025 in England and Wales; which names belong to the theme is our editorial selection from the official top 100.
Girls' names
- #2Lily 2,249
- #4Isla 1,959
- #9Ivy 1,698
- #11Ava 1,611
- #21Mia 1,372
- #28Maya 1,259
- #34Aria 1,132
- #35Evie 1,129
- #38Ruby 1,032
- #40Ada 1,014
- #40Mila 1,014
- #42Ayla 980
- #45Esme 933
- #46Ella 932
- #57Iris 759
- #58Eva 758
- #59Luna 757
- #61Lyla 751
- #64Orla 721
- #66Thea 686
- #67Rose 666
- #68Nova 650
- #70Lyra 643
- #72Erin 633
- #73Zara 625
- #75Nora 616
- #80Eden 594
- #82Raya 547
- #85Emma 536
- #87Lola 524
- #94Myla 490
- #95Alba 472
- #96Rosa 470
- #98Lara 465
Boys' names
Computed automatically as every ONS 2024 top-100 name with four letters or fewer. No editorial picking. Rank and count are the real ONS figures. Accessed 2026-10-09.
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### Short baby names in the ONS 2025 top 100 | Rank | Name | Sex | Babies (2025) | | ---: | --- | --- | ---: | | 2 | Noah | boy | 4,075 | | 2 | Lily | girl | 2,249 | | 3 | Leo | boy | 3,278 | | 4 | Luca | boy | 3,266 | | 4 | Isla | girl | 1,959 | | 9 | Ivy | girl | 1,698 | | 11 | Ava | girl | 1,611 | | 12 | Theo | boy | 2,398 | | 14 | Jude | boy | 2,153 | | 15 | Arlo | boy | 2,083 | | 17 | Rory | boy | 1,760 | | 21 | Mia | girl | 1,372 | | 24 | Jack | boy | 1,595 | | 26 | Adam | boy | 1,431 | | 28 | Maya | girl | 1,259 | | 34 | Aria | girl | 1,132 | | 35 | Evie | girl | 1,129 | | 38 | Ezra | boy | 1,300 | | 38 | Ruby | girl | 1,032 | | 40 | Ada | girl | 1,014 | | 40 | Mila | girl | 1,014 | | 42 | Ayla | girl | 980 | | 45 | Esme | girl | 933 | | 46 | Hugo | boy | 1,094 | | 46 | Ella | girl | 932 | | 48 | Max | boy | 1,061 | | 57 | Iris | girl | 759 | | 58 | Eva | girl | 758 | | 59 | Luna | girl | 757 | | 61 | Lyla | girl | 751 | | 64 | Musa | boy | 798 | | 64 | Orla | girl | 721 | | 66 | Thea | girl | 686 | | 67 | Rose | girl | 666 | | 68 | Liam | boy | 763 | | 68 | Nova | girl | 650 | | 70 | Lyra | girl | 643 | | 71 | Otis | boy | 726 | | 72 | Erin | girl | 633 | | 73 | Zara | girl | 625 | | 74 | Finn | boy | 706 | | 75 | Nora | girl | 616 | | 78 | Kai | boy | 672 | | 80 | Eden | girl | 594 | | 82 | Raya | girl | 547 | | 84 | Enzo | boy | 617 | | 85 | Emma | girl | 536 | | 87 | Lola | girl | 524 | | 89 | Toby | boy | 600 | | 90 | Milo | boy | 597 | | 94 | Myla | girl | 490 | | 95 | Alba | girl | 472 | | 96 | Rosa | girl | 470 | | 98 | Lara | girl | 465 | Source: ONS Baby names in England and Wales, 2025 edition. Released 2026-07-09. Accessed 2026-10-09. Theme membership is BabyData editorial selection from the ONS top 100.
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Editor, BabyData
Oliver Mackman is the named editor of BabyData and a director of Best Business Loans Ltd (Companies House 16833937), the company that operates the site. He is accountable for its editorial standards, sourcing and corrections, and requires every number to cite the underlying rule and the official UK dataset behind it, with pregnancy tools reviewed against NHS and gov.uk guidance before publication.
Last reviewed: 12 October 2026