Most popular baby names in England and Wales

The official top 100 baby names in England and Wales for 2025: Olivia and Muhammad lead. Each name's count and how it moved since the year before.

The most popular names given to babies in England and Wales in 2025 were Olivia for girls (2,386 babies) and Muhammad for boys (5,957 babies).

2025 is the newest list Office for National Statistics has published. The 2026 list usually comes out around July 2027, and this page is updated when it does.

How this list is counted. Babies born in England and Wales in the year, counted from birth registrations. Every spelling is its own name (Isla and Ayla are counted separately), and names given to 2 or fewer babies are left out.

Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Top girls' names 2025

  • 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)

Top boys' names 2025

  • 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)