Official ONS records · 1996 to 2025

Every baby name in England and Wales, counted.

Thirty years of birth registrations. Find any name and see how it has risen or fallen. In 2025 the most popular names were Olivia (2,386 girls) and Muhammad (5,957 boys).

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The big riser
Ivy

Given to just 7 girls in 1998. By 2021 it was 2,245.

1,698girls in 2025, rank 9
2021peak year
1 in 168†girls born in 2025

The Yearbook, 2025

Girls

  1. 01Olivia2,386
  2. 02Lily2,249
  3. 03Amelia2,153
  4. 04Isla1,959
  5. 05Florence1,924
  6. 06Freya1,802
  7. 07Poppy1,789
  8. 08Elsie1,700
  9. 09Ivy1,698
  10. 10Isabella1,690

Boys

  1. 01Muhammad5,957
  2. 02Noah4,075
  3. 03Leo3,278
  4. 04Luca3,266
  5. 05Arthur3,211
  6. 06Oliver3,154
  7. 07George3,082
  8. 08Oscar2,798
  9. 09Theodore2,638
  10. 10Freddie2,526

Turn the years with Earlier and Later. Hover or tab to a name to see its 30 years. Babies registered in each year, England and Wales.

See the top 100 for 2025

Number one girl
Chloe
7,534 girls
1 in 39 girls†
Number one boy
Jack
9,079 boys
1 in 34 boys†