England and Wales · 2025
Most popular baby names in England and Wales, 2025
Names in the first 100 ranks for England and Wales in 2025, according to the list published by the Office for National Statistics.
Basisbirths
Period2025 · series from 1996
Births585,396
Floor3
Birth registrations in England and Wales, not the whole UK; exact spellings count separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Shares divide by the ONS count of live births in England and Wales for the year.
Top names, 2025
▲ ▼ Rank change since 2015 Equal counts share a rank, so a top 100 can run past 100 rows.
- 1Olivia▲ 11 in 240
- 2Lily▲ 111 in 260
- 3Amelia▼ 21 in 270
- 4Isla·1 in 300
- 5Florence▲ 181 in 300
- 6Freya▲ 151 in 320
- 7Poppy▲ 31 in 330
- 8Elsie▲ 251 in 340
- 9Ivy▲ 331 in 340
- 10Isabella▼ 21 in 350
- 11Ava▼ 61 in 360
- 12Evelyn▲ 161 in 380
- 13Sophia▼ 11 in 380
- 14Phoebe▲ 81 in 380
- 15Sienna▲ 111 in 380
- 16Mabel▲ 2001 in 380
- 17Sofia▲ 141 in 390
- 18Daisy▲ 21 in 400
- 19Matilda▲ 81 in 400
- 20Willow▲ 211 in 420
- 21Mia▼ 121 in 430
- 22Arabella▲ 731 in 430
- 23Harper▲ 401 in 430
- 24Rosie▲ 121 in 440
- 25Charlotte·1 in 440
Show all 100Show the top 25
- 26Maeve▲ 5941 in 440
- 27Grace▼ 131 in 450
- 28Maya▲ 91 in 460
- 29Hallie▲ 1771 in 470
- 30Margot▲ 2431 in 480
- 31Lottie▲ 471 in 480
- 32Delilah▲ 1341 in 500
- 33Penelope▲ 361 in 500
- 34Aria▲ 661 in 520
- 35Evie▼ 201 in 520
- 36Millie▼ 61 in 540
- 37Violet▲ 311 in 550
- 38Ruby▼ 211 in 570
- 39Aurora▲ 971 in 570
- 40Ada▲ 1471 in 580
- 40Mila▲ 391 in 580
- 42Ayla▲ 1011 in 600
- 43Maisie▲ 101 in 610
- 44Emily▼ 411 in 610
- 45Esme▼ 71 in 630
- 46Ella▼ 401 in 630
- 47Olive▲ 1291 in 660
- 48Bonnie▲ 721 in 660
- 49Elodie▲ 1131 in 690
- 50Layla▼ 151 in 700
- 51Emilia▼ 61 in 700
- 52Alice▼ 281 in 710
- 52Maryam▲ 231 in 710
- 54Isabelle▼ 351 in 720
- 55Ottilie▲ 3561 in 750
- 56Eleanor▼ 21 in 750
- 57Iris▲ 451 in 770
- 58Eva▼ 291 in 770
- 59Harriet▼ 31 in 770
- 59Luna▲ 711 in 770
- 61Lyla▲ 601 in 780
- 62Eliana▲ 1871 in 800
- 63Sophie▼ 521 in 810
- 64Orla▲ 421 in 810
- 65Eliza▼ 161 in 820
- 66Thea▼ 81 in 850
- 67Rose▼ 21 in 880
- 68Nova▲ 4571 in 900
- 69Imogen▼ 351 in 900
- 70Lyra▲ 1521 in 910
- 71Hazel▲ 1481 in 920
- 72Erin▼ 291 in 920
- 73Zara▼ 11 in 940
- 74Elizabeth▼ 351 in 940
- 75Nora▲ 2301 in 950
- 76Robyn▲ 81 in 960
- 77Clara▲ 141 in 960
- 78Nancy▼ 71 in 970
- 79Fatima▲ 391 in 980
- 80Eden▲ 511 in 990
- 81Ophelia▲ 1721 in 1,000
- 82Raya▲ 4141 in 1,100
- 83Eloise▲ 181 in 1,100
- 84Gracie▼ 201 in 1,100
- 85Emma▼ 251 in 1,100
- 86Anaya▲ 411 in 1,100
- 87Lola▼ 471 in 1,100
- 88Maria▼ 151 in 1,100
- 89Chloe▼ 711 in 1,100
- 90Athena▲ 2501 in 1,100
- 91Bella▼ 331 in 1,100
- 92Darcie▼ 181 in 1,100
- 93Scarlett▼ 771 in 1,200
- 94Myla▲ 881 in 1,200
- 95Alba▲ 1781 in 1,200
- 96Rosa▲ 871 in 1,200
- 97Marnie▲ 711 in 1,300
- 98Lara▲ 271 in 1,300
- 99Lilah▲ 1741 in 1,300
- 100Frankie▲ 471 in 1,300
- 1Muhammad▲ 111 in 98
- 2Noah▲ 51 in 140
- 3Leo▲ 121 in 180
- 4Luca▲ 491 in 180
- 5Arthur▲ 321 in 180
- 6Oliver▼ 51 in 190
- 7George▼ 31 in 190
- 8Oscar▲ 21 in 210
- 9Theodore▲ 361 in 220
- 10Freddie▲ 71 in 230
- 11Archie▲ 81 in 240
- 12Theo▲ 211 in 240
- 13Henry·1 in 260
- 14Jude▲ 471 in 270
- 15Arlo▲ 871 in 280
- 16Alfie▼ 21 in 300
- 17Rory▲ 571 in 330
- 18Finley▲ 181 in 340
- 19Harry▼ 161 in 340
- 20Mohammed▲ 91 in 340
- 21Albie▲ 861 in 340
- 22Charlie▼ 161 in 350
- 23Elijah▲ 231 in 350
- 24Jack▼ 221 in 370
- 25William▼ 171 in 400
Show all 100Show the top 25
- 26Adam▲ 121 in 410
- 27Roman▲ 611 in 410
- 28Louie▲ 351 in 410
- 29Reuben▲ 221 in 420
- 30Rowan▲ 811 in 420
- 31Edward▼ 51 in 420
- 32Lucas▼ 51 in 420
- 33Oakley▲ 1331 in 420
- 34Teddy▲ 81 in 430
- 35Thomas▼ 261 in 440
- 36Isaac▼ 161 in 440
- 37Reggie▲ 541 in 450
- 38Ezra▲ 891 in 450
- 39Ronnie▲ 441 in 460
- 40Alexander▼ 181 in 460
- 41Jacob▼ 361 in 460
- 42James▼ 311 in 480
- 43Hudson▲ 1331 in 490
- 44Tommy▲ 161 in 500
- 45Sonny▲ 521 in 520
- 46Hugo▲ 91 in 540
- 47Sebastian▼ 121 in 540
- 48Max▼ 201 in 550
- 49Louis▲ 291 in 570
- 50Harrison▼ 181 in 580
- 51Jesse▲ 591 in 600
- 52Frederick▲ 241 in 610
- 53Joshua▼ 371 in 620
- 54Ethan▼ 361 in 640
- 55Mohammad▲ 131 in 650
- 56Frankie▲ 11 in 660
- 57Albert▲ 151 in 660
- 58Vinnie▲ 1281 in 690
- 59Felix▲ 361 in 720
- 59Joseph▼ 381 in 720
- 61Benjamin▼ 311 in 720
- 62Daniel▼ 381 in 730
- 63Jasper▲ 411 in 730
- 64Musa▲ 981 in 730
- 64Yusuf▲ 511 in 730
- 66Samuel▼ 431 in 760
- 67Myles▲ 1271 in 770
- 68Liam▲ 131 in 770
- 69Elias▲ 1201 in 790
- 70Ibrahim▲ 261 in 800
- 71Otis▲ 1871 in 810
- 72Dylan▼ 341 in 820
- 73David▼ 301 in 820
- 74Finn▲ 521 in 830
- 75Zachary▼ 341 in 830
- 76Alfred▲ 381 in 860
- 77Mason▼ 461 in 870
- 78Kai▲ 81 in 870
- 79Rupert▲ 641 in 870
- 80Gabriel▼ 151 in 880
- 81Yahya▲ 1281 in 940
- 82Caleb▲ 171 in 940
- 83Riley▼ 431 in 950
- 84Enzo▲ 2291 in 950
- 85Michael▼ 311 in 950
- 86Austin▲ 31 in 960
- 87Logan▼ 621 in 960
- 88Jaxon▼ 81 in 970
- 89Toby▼ 451 in 980
- 90Milo▲ 451 in 980
- 91Hunter▲ 421 in 980
- 92Ellis▼ 21 in 1,000
- 93Vincent▲ 521 in 1,000
- 94Bobby▼ 271 in 1,100
- 94Elliot▼ 211 in 1,100
- 96Ralph▲ 261 in 1,100
- 97Carter▼ 31 in 1,100
- 97Stanley▼ 381 in 1,100
- 99Nathan▼ 351 in 1,100
- 100Ruben▲ 531 in 1,100
Climbing since 2015 · Girls
- Maeva#5,730 → #136
- Rehmat#5,730 → #274
- Asees#4,103 → #297
- Goldie#5,730 → #451
- Alora#3,252 → #265
- Fiadh#2,705 → #256
- Maeve#620 → #26
- Elowyn#3,252 → #342
Share at least 1.5 times what it was, among names with 40 or more registrations.
Fading since 2015 · Girls
- Megan#76 → #816
- Bethany#85 → #585
- Katie#99 → #650
- Jessica#7 → #139
- Lacey#82 → #478
- Hollie#94 → #419
- Darcey#77 → #329
- Lexi#81 → #337
In the top 100 in 2015; share now 60% or less of what it was.
Where these names come from
The traditions behind this record, each with its own collection and a page for every name.
British and London names 60 names
Rupert · Imogen · Clementine · Ottilie
Irish names 58 names
Niamh · Aoife · Ciara · Clodagh
Indian names 93 names
Arjun · Sita · Aarav · Lakshmi
Polish names 185 names
Zosia · Marcin · Zofia · Wojciech
This record on its regional pageEuropean names
Across three placesHong Kong names in Britain and the US →
Registries that publish names in capitals are shown in title case; counts are the registry’s own.
Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales