Most Popular Baby Names in England and Wales, 2025

The 100 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales in 2025, ranked by the number of babies given each name, with the change in rank since 2024.

Written by ProbaBaby editorialUpdated 10 October 2026

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Top 100 boys' and girls' names

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Every year the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes the ranked list of baby names in England and Wales. This page reproduces the 2025 top 100 for boys and for girls as ONS released it on 9 July 2026: the rank, the name, the number of babies given that name, and how far the name moved since 2024.

Rank follows the count, so two names with the same count share a rank. A name marked new was not in last year's top 100. Names are linked to ProbaBaby name pages only when such a page exists.

Use the lists as a reference, not as a rule. A name at number 60 still goes to hundreds of babies, and a small move up or down the table can come from a handful of births.

Boys

Most common boys' names in England and Wales in 2025: rank, number of babies and change in rank
Rank	Name	Babies	Since last year
1	Muhammad	5,957	no change
2	Noah	4,075	no change
3	Leo	3,278	up 2
4	Luca	3,266	up 3
5	Arthur	3,211	down 1
6	Oliver	3,154	down 3
7	George	3,082	down 1
8	Oscar	2,798	up 1
9	Theodore	2,638	down 1
10	Freddie	2,526	up 3
11	Archie	2,465	down 1
12	Theo	2,398	no change
13	Henry	2,295	up 1
14	Jude	2,153	down 3
15	Arlo	2,083	no change
16	Alfie	1,955	no change
17	Rory	1,760	up 7
18	Finley	1,733	no change
19	Harry	1,718	up 1
20	Mohammed	1,712	up 1
21	Albie	1,702	down 2
22	Charlie	1,679	down 5
23	Elijah	1,659	no change
24	Jack	1,595	down 2
25	William	1,456	up 2
26	Adam	1,431	up 9
27	Roman	1,420	up 5
28	Louie	1,418	no change
29	Reuben	1,412	up 4
30	Rowan	1,398	up 11
31	Edward	1,385	no change
32	Lucas	1,381	down 7
33	Oakley	1,377	up 1
34	Teddy	1,360	down 5
35	Thomas	1,344	down 9
36	Isaac	1,331	up 1
37	Reggie	1,312	up 6
38	Ezra	1,300	no change
39	Ronnie	1,281	up 10
40	Alexander	1,271	down 4
41	Jacob	1,258	down 11
42	James	1,211	down 2
43	Hudson	1,204	down 1
44	Tommy	1,160	down 5
45	Sonny	1,137	up 6
46	Hugo	1,094	no change
47	Sebastian	1,077	down 2
48	Max	1,061	down 4
49	Louis	1,030	down 2
50	Harrison	1,007	up 2
51	Jesse	980	up 3
52	Frederick	954	up 3
53	Joshua	938	down 3
54	Ethan	917	down 6
55	Mohammad	895	down 2
56	Frankie	887	up 2
57	Albert	884	no change
58	Vinnie	851	up 33
59	Felix	811	up 3
59	Joseph	811	down 3
61	Benjamin	808	no change
62	Daniel	804	down 3
63	Jasper	802	up 8
64	Musa	798	up 9
64	Yusuf	798	up 3
66	Samuel	768	down 6
67	Myles	764	up 20
68	Liam	763	up 2
69	Elias	738	up 10
70	Ibrahim	731	up 7
71	Otis	726	down 4
72	Dylan	717	down 8
73	David	712	down 9
74	Finn	706	up 9
75	Zachary	703	down 6
76	Alfred	682	up 5
77	Mason	675	down 14
78	Kai	672	down 6
79	Rupert	670	up 4
80	Gabriel	666	down 6
81	Yahya	625	up 12
82	Caleb	624	down 7
83	Riley	619	down 3
84	Enzo	617	up 8
85	Michael	615	no change
86	Austin	612	up 2
87	Logan	609	down 11
88	Jaxon	605	down 22
89	Toby	600	down 3
90	Milo	597	up 6
91	Hunter	595	down 13
92	Ellis	582	up 3
93	Vincent	560	new
94	Bobby	544	down 12
94	Elliot	544	up 4
96	Ralph	541	down 2
97	Carter	536	new
97	Stanley	536	new
99	Nathan	528	down 11
100	Ruben	527	new

Girls

Most common girls' names in England and Wales in 2025: rank, number of babies and change in rank
Rank	Name	Babies	Since last year
1	Olivia	2,386	no change
2	Lily	2,249	up 1
3	Amelia	2,153	down 1
4	Isla	1,959	no change
5	Florence	1,924	up 1
6	Freya	1,802	up 1
7	Poppy	1,789	up 1
8	Elsie	1,700	up 2
9	Ivy	1,698	down 4
10	Isabella	1,690	up 1
11	Ava	1,611	down 2
12	Evelyn	1,560	up 8
13	Sophia	1,547	no change
14	Phoebe	1,542	up 3
15	Sienna	1,530	up 4
16	Mabel	1,527	up 21
17	Sofia	1,490	down 5
18	Daisy	1,454	no change
19	Matilda	1,449	up 12
20	Willow	1,384	up 1
21	Mia	1,372	down 7
22	Arabella	1,368	up 8
23	Harper	1,367	down 1
24	Rosie	1,343	no change
25	Charlotte	1,339	down 2
26	Maeve	1,330	no change
27	Grace	1,309	down 2
28	Maya	1,259	down 13
29	Hallie	1,246	up 3
30	Margot	1,230	down 2
31	Lottie	1,222	up 7
32	Delilah	1,180	up 1
33	Penelope	1,174	up 3
34	Aria	1,132	up 1
35	Evie	1,129	down 6
36	Millie	1,080	down 9
37	Violet	1,061	up 5
38	Ruby	1,032	up 3
39	Aurora	1,030	up 4
40	Ada	1,014	no change
40	Mila	1,014	up 6
42	Ayla	980	up 5
43	Maisie	966	up 1
44	Emily	956	down 10
45	Esme	933	up 6
46	Ella	932	down 7
47	Olive	892	up 6
48	Bonnie	882	down 32
49	Elodie	849	up 6
50	Layla	833	up 6
51	Emilia	832	down 6
52	Alice	825	down 3
52	Maryam	825	up 5
54	Isabelle	814	down 2
55	Ottilie	782	up 16
56	Eleanor	776	up 11
57	Iris	759	up 4
58	Eva	758	down 4
59	Harriet	757	up 9
59	Luna	757	down 11
61	Lyla	751	up 13
62	Eliana	736	new
63	Sophie	724	down 13
64	Orla	721	down 6
65	Eliza	712	down 2
66	Thea	686	no change
67	Rose	666	down 8
68	Nova	650	up 12
69	Imogen	648	down 5
70	Lyra	643	up 13
71	Hazel	638	up 4
72	Erin	633	down 7
73	Zara	625	down 4
74	Elizabeth	624	down 12
75	Nora	616	up 11
76	Robyn	611	up 2
77	Clara	610	up 7
78	Nancy	604	up 3
79	Fatima	598	down 3
80	Eden	594	down 20
81	Ophelia	578	down 8
82	Raya	547	no change
83	Eloise	546	up 2
84	Gracie	539	new
85	Emma	536	down 16
86	Anaya	535	new
87	Lola	524	no change
88	Maria	522	up 3
89	Chloe	521	down 17
90	Athena	519	up 6
91	Bella	515	down 15
92	Darcie	513	down 2
93	Scarlett	496	down 14
94	Myla	490	down 5
95	Alba	472	new
96	Rosa	470	down 2
97	Marnie	467	new
98	Lara	465	no change
99	Lilah	464	new
100	Frankie	462	new

What the 2025 table shows

Boys

The most common boys' name was Muhammad, given to 5,957 babies. Noah came next with 4,075.
Together, the ten most common boys' names were given to 33,985 babies.
The biggest climber was Vinnie, up 33 places to number 58.
The biggest fall was Jaxon, down 22 places to number 88.
New in the top 100: Vincent, Carter, Stanley, Ruben.
14 of the 100 boys' names kept exactly the same rank as the year before.

Girls

The most common girls' name was Olivia, given to 2,386 babies. Lily came next with 2,249.
Together, the ten most common girls' names were given to 19,350 babies.
The biggest climber was Mabel, up 21 places to number 16.
The biggest fall was Bonnie, down 32 places to number 48.
New in the top 100: Eliana, Gracie, Anaya, Alba, Marnie, Lilah, Frankie.
11 of the 100 girls' names kept exactly the same rank as the year before.

How to read the numbers

Counts are the number of babies given each name, as counted by ONS. ONS ranks exact spellings, so similar names with different spellings are counted and ranked separately.
Change since 2024 is the number of places a name moved in ONS's table. Up means a better rank than last year. For a name that entered the top 100 this year, ONS marks it as new and the page shows "new" instead of a number.
ProbaBaby does not change, round or re-rank the figures. The sentences under "What the 2025 table shows" are calculated from the table, not written by hand.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source and licence

References

Office for National Statistics (ONS): Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (Table 1, top 100) (boys) (opens in a new tab), figures copied 2026-10-10
Office for National Statistics (ONS): Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (Table 1, top 100) (girls) (opens in a new tab), figures copied 2026-10-10

Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts and ranks are the statistics office's own; ProbaBaby has not changed them.

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Most Popular Baby Names in England and Wales, 2025

Top 100 boys' and girls' names

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What the 2025 table shows

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How to read the numbers

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