Most popular 100 baby names in UK revealed

1 August 2025, 16:31

Muhammad and Olivia came top of the 2024 list, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), while Crispin and Orchid completely bombed.

The most popular baby names in England and Wales have been revealed for 2024 – and there are some brand new entries serving as inspiration for parents-to-be.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the information after looking through birth registration data across the country, and released details of how many newborns had been given which monikers.

While the top 10 for both boys and girls hadn't budged much from 2023, later down the list a handful of old-fashioned options had surged in popularity – although the boys' top spot remained the same for another year.

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Muhammad was crowned as last year's top name in the UK, with 5,721 newborns being given this specific spelling, shortly followed by Noah, used for 4,139 little babies.

Proving popular among new mums and dads with sons, in addition to the top three, were Oliver, Arthur and Leo, along with George, Luca, Theodore and Oscar.

The ONS rankings also showed the least popular names in the UK in 2024, if less than five people had used them for their new babies.

Down at the bottom for the boys were Cuthbert, Crispin, Awesome, and Beckham.

As for the girls, Olivia kept the title of most popular in the UK for another year, with 2,761 babies receiving that moniker.

It's been top of the list for almost 10 years now, and has remained in the top three since 2006, making it one of the most used names in this millennium.

Amelia came in close second for another year in a row, sitting right behind Olivia with 2,448 uses.

Meanwhile, featuring in the girls' top 10 were Lily, Isla and Ivy, followed up by Florence, Freya, Poppy, Ava and Elsie.

Bombing in popularity were Orchid, Poem, Sicily and Everest, which were each used less than five times across England and Wales.

But what other monikers made the list? Here's the full run-down of the most popular boys' and girls' names of 2024.

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Top 50 names for baby girls in England and Wales in 2024:

1. Olivia - 2,761
2. Amelia - 2,448
3. Lily - 2,185
4. Isla - 2,056
5. Ivy - 1,956
6. Florence - 1,936
7. Freya - 1,929
8. Poppy - 1,888
9. Ava - 1,774
10. Elsie - 1,727
11. Isabella - 1,708
12. Sofia - 1,626
13. Sophia - 1,610
14. Mia - 1,609
15. Maya - 1,592
16. Bonnie - 1,583
17. Phoebe - 1,549
18. Daisy - 1,548
19. Sienna - 1,537
20. Evelyn - 1,512
21. Willow - 1,481
22. Harper - 1,461
23. Charlotte - 1,418
24. Rosie - 1,406
25. Grace - 1,390
26. Maeve - 1,265
27. Millie - 1,255
28. Margot - 1,243
29. Evie - 1,231
30. Arabella - 1,222
31. Matilda - 1,220
32. Hallie - 1,218
33. Delilah - 1,180
34. Emily - 1,170
35. Aria - 1,154
36. Penelope - 1,133
37. Mabel - 1,113
38. Lottie - 1,109
39. Ella - 1,108
40. Ada - 1,049
41. Ruby - 1,020
42. Violet - 1,010
43. Aurora - 1,002
44. Maisie - 992
45. Emilia - 961
46. Mila - 953
47. Ayla - 922
48. Luna - 908
49. Alice - 896
50. Sophie - 886

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The top 50 boys names in England and Wales in 2024

1. Muhammad - 5,721
2. Noah - 4,139
3. Oliver - 3,492
4. Arthur - 3,368
5. Leo - 3,324
6. George - 3,257
7. Luca - 2,814
8. Theodore - 2,761
9. Oscar - 2,747
10. Archie - 2,575
11. Jude - 2,540
12. Theo - 2,387
13. Freddie - 2,369
14. Henry - 2,360
15. Arlo - 2,220
16. Alfie - 2,020
17. Charlie - 1,956
18. Finley - 1,886
19. Albie - 1,820
20. Harry - 1,765
21. Mohammed - 1,760
22. Jack - 1,711
23. Elijah - 1,661
24. Rory - 1,588
25. Lucas - 1,550
26. Thomas - 1,543
27. William - 1,517
28. Louie - 1,516
29. Teddy - 1,506
30. Jacob - 1,484
31. Edward - 1,461
32. Roman - 1,454
33. Reuben - 1,442
34. Oakley - 1,432
35. Adam - 1,410
36. Alexander - 1,365
37. Isaac - 1,360
38. Ezra - 1,339
39. Tommy - 1,324
40. James - 1,252
41. Rowan - 1,246
42. Hudson - 1,216
43. Reggie - 1,194
44. Max - 1,140
45. Sebastian - 1,116
46. Hugo - 1,094
47. Louis - 1,092
48. Ethan - 1,086
49. Ronnie - 1,059
50. Joshua - 1,027

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