Source: ONS Open Geography Portal.
Map: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Shading shows regions only, not popularity. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own pages, with every number one over the years and local number ones.
Number ones, 2025
| Region or nation | Girls | Boys | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East | Olivia 131 | Luca 200 | ONS |
| North West | Lily 286 | Muhammad 1,372 | ONS |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Amelia 199 | Muhammad 931 | ONS |
| East Midlands | Olivia 200 | Noah 337 | ONS |
| West Midlands | Lily 223 | Muhammad 1,052 | ONS |
| East of England | Amelia 291 | Noah 440 | ONS |
| London | Sofia 342 | Muhammad 1,065 | ONS |
| South East | Olivia 420 | Arthur 621 | ONS |
| South West | Florence 264 | Arthur 349 | ONS |
| Wales | Olivia 140 | Noah 218 | ONS |
| Scotland | Freya 268 | Noah 318 | NRS |
| Northern Ireland | Grace 127 | Noah 170 | NISRA |
The number after each name is how many babies were given it. Where two names tie for first place, both are shown.
Source: ONS, Baby names for girls in England and Wales; ONS, Baby names for boys in England and Wales; National Records of Scotland, Babies’ first names 2025; NISRA, Baby names 2025.
Why the four nations are shown separately
England and Wales (ONS) count babies born in the year. Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each office applies its own rules, so their lists are shown side by side and never added into one UK ranking. Within England and Wales, ONS publishes a top 10 for each of the nine English regions, a top 100 for Wales, and only the single most popular name for each local council.
Source: ONS, Baby names quality and methodology; National Records of Scotland, Babies’ first names 2025; NISRA, Baby names 2025.
Sources: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales (top 10 by region, 1997 to 2025; top name by local authority, 2018 to 2025); National Records of Scotland, Babies’ first names; NISRA, Baby names. All licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Babies born to mothers living outside England and Wales are counted in the England and Wales total but not in any region. Exact spellings are counted separately.