The UK’s most popular baby names right now (plus the fastest-rising ones)

Whether it’s your first baby or your fourth, choosing a name can feel super high-stakes. It’s not just about what sounds nice — it’s the group chat opinions, family reactions, and the nagging thought of whether they’ll still love it when they head out into the world as an adult 18 years on. Add in a partner with totally different tastes, and suddenly your “maybe” list is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

That’s where a bit of data comes in handy. We’ve dug into the latest baby name trends — from classic picks making a comeback to unisex favourites and names rising fast right now — to see what parents across the UK are actually choosing.

Each year, the Office for National Statistics releases its official rankings, with the latest update landing in July 2025, based on babies born in England and Wales in 2024.

So if you’re after inspiration, or just want to avoid your child sharing a name with half their class, here’s a full breakdown of the 100 most popular baby names in the UK right now, using the most recent data available...

1. Muhammad
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Arthur
5. Leo
6. George
7. Luca
8. Theodore
9. Oscar
10. Archie
11. Jude
12. Theo
13. Freddie
14. Henry
15. Arlo
16. Alfie
17. Charlie
18. Finley
19. Albie
20. Harry
21. Mohammed
22. Jack
23. Elijah
24. Rory
25. Lucas
26. Thomas
27. William
28. Louie
29. Teddy
30. Jacob
31. Edward
32. Roman
33. Reuben
34. Oakley
35. Adam
36. Alexander
37. Isaac
38. Ezra
39. Tommy
40. James
41. Rowan
42. Hudson
43. Reggie
44. Max
45. Sebastian
46. Hugo
47. Louis
48. Ethan
49. Ronnie
50. Joshua
51. Sonny
52. Harrison
53. Mohammad
54. Jesse
55. Frederick
56. Joseph
57. Albert
58. Frankie
59. Daniel
60. Samuel
61. Benjamin
62. Felix
63. Mason
64. David
65. Dylan
66. Jaxon
67. Otis
68. Yusuf
69. Zachary
70. Liam
71. Jasper
72. Kai
73. Musa
74. Gabriel
75. Caleb
76. Logan
77. Ibrahim
78. Hunter
79. Elias
80. Riley
81. Alfred
82. Bobby
83. Finn
84. Rupert
85. Michael
86. Toby
87. Myles
88. Austin
89. Nathan
90. Grayson
91. Vinnie
92. Enzo
93. Yahya
94. Ralph
95. Ellis
96. Milo
97. Bodhi
98. Elliot
99. Brody
100. Leon

1. Olivia
2. Amelia
3. Lily
4. Isla
5. Ivy
6. Florence
7. Freya
8. Poppy
9. Ava
10. Elsie
11. Isabella
12. Sofia
13. Sophia
14. Mia
15. Maya
16. Bonnie
17. Phoebe
18. Daisy
19. Sienna
20. Evelyn
21. Willow
22. Harper
23. Charlotte
24. Rosie
25. Grace
26. Maeve
27. Millie
28. Margot
29. Evie
30. Arabella
31. Matilda
32. Hallie
33. Delilah
34. Emily
35. Aria
36. Penelope
37. Mabel
38. Lottie
39. Ella
40. Ada
41. Ruby
42. Violet
43. Aurora
44. Maisie
45. Emilia
46. Mila
47. Ayla
48. Luna
49. Alice
50. Sophie
51. Emse
52. Isabelle
53. Olive
54. Eva
55. Elodie
56. Layla
57. Maryam
58. Orla
59. Rose
60. Eden
61. Iris
62. Elizabeth
63. Eliza
64. Imogen
65. Erin
66. Thea
67. Eleanor
68. Harriet
69. Emma
70. Zara
71. Ottilie
72. Chloe
73. Ophelia
74. Lyla
75. Hazel
76. Bella
77. Fatima
78. Robyn
79. Scarlett
80. Nova
81. Nancy
82. Raya
83. Lyra
84. Clara
85. Eloise
86. Nora
87. Lola
88. Ellie
89. Myla
90. Darcie
91. Maria
92. Jasmine
93. Nellie
94. Rosa
95. Jessica
96. Athena
97. Sara
98. Lara
99. Zoe
100. Amelie

Found a name you love and want to see how its popularity has (or perhaps hasn't!) evolved in the last couple of years? While baby naming trends come and go over the years, plenty do seem to stick around for a long stretch of time, so it probably won't come as much of a shock to see the likes of Olivia, Noah and Muhammad in the charts of previous years.

That being said, here are the most popular boys and girls names in England and Wales from 2023:

1. Muhammed
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. George
5. Leo
6. Arthur
7. Luca
8. Theodore
9. Oscar
10. Henry
11. Theo
12. Freddie
13. Archie
14. Arlo
15. Jude
16. Alfie
17. Charlie
18. Jack
19. Thomas
20. Finlet
21. Harry
22. Albie
23. Teddy
24. Jacob
25. Lucas
26. Tommy
27. Isaac
28. Mohammed
29. William
30. Edward
31. Elijah
32. Roman
33. Rory
34. Alexander
35. James
36. Louie
37. Reuben
38. Ezra
39. Oakley
40. Joshua
41. Adam
42. Sebastian
43. Hudson
44. Max
45. Louis
46. Ronnie
47. Ethan
48. Hugo
49. Harrison
50. Mason
51. Rowan
52. Reggie
53. Benjamin
54. Jospeh
55. Albert
56. Sonny
57. Hunter
58. Jaxon
59. Jesse
60. Daniel
61. Zachary
62. Samuel
63. Frederick
64. Gabriel
65. David
66. Logan
67. Dylan
68. Mohammad
69. Frankie
70. Otis
71. Liam
72. Caleb
73. Felix
74. Kai
75. Jasper
76. Alfred
77. Toby
78. Grayson
79. Yusuf
80. Riley
81. Rupert
82. Brody
83. Ibrahim
84. Finn
85. Musa
86. Carter
87. Jax
88. Michael
89. Chester
90. Stanley
91. Leon
92. Milo
93. Bobby
94. Elliot
95. Enzo
96. Elias
97. Ellis
98. Ralph
99. Myles
100. Bodhi

1. Olivia
2. Amelia
3. Isla
4. Lily
5. Freya
6. Ava
7. Ivy
8. Florence
9. Willow
10. Isabella
11. Poppy
12. Sophia
13. Evelyn
14. Elsie
15. Sienna
16. Mia
17. Daisy
18. Grace
19. Sofia
20. Phoebe
21. Rosie
22. Harper
23. Charlotte
24. Evie
25. Millie
26. Bonnie
27. Ella
28. Emily
29. Maya
30. Matilda
31. Aria
32. Delilah
33. Penelope
34. Hallie
35. Mila
36. Maeve
37. Ada
38. Luna
39. Ruby
40. Mabel
41. Maisie
42. Violet
43. Arabella
44. Margot
45. Emilia
46. Isabelle
47. Esme
48. Lottie
49. Aurora
50. Alice
51. Sophie
52. Eva
53. Layla
54. Ayla
55. Rose
56. Orla
57. Olive
58. Eleanor
59. Imogen
60. Eliza
61. Iris
62. Harriet
63. Thea
64. Robyn
65. Chloe
66. Erin
67. Bella
68. Elizabeth
69. Ottilie
70. Nancy
71. Emma
72. Scarlett
73. Ophelia
74. Elodie
75. Lyla
76. Maryam
77. Maria
78. Lola
79. Lyra
80. Nova
81. Ellie
82. Jessica
83. Gracie
84. Fatima
85. Summer
86. Eden
87. Molly
88. Amelie
89. Clara
90. Hazel
91. Darcie
92. Lara
93. Hannah
94. Lilah
95. Autumn
96. Nellie
97. Jasmine
98. Neveah
99. Raya

Jade Biggs

Freelance Writer

Jade Biggs (she/her) is one of Cosmopolitan UK's freelance writers, working across all sections including entertainment, beauty, body, and sex and relationships. She previously held the position of Features Writer, covering everything from breaking news and the latest royal gossip, to the health and fitness trends taking over your TikTok feed. Jade has a degree in journalism and has been a journalist and content editor for ten years, interviewing leading researchers, high-profile influencers, and industry experts in that time. She is a cat mom to four fur babies and is obsessed with Drag Race, bottomless brunches, and wearing clothes only suitable for Bratz dolls. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.