Most popular baby names in the United Kingdom — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in the United Kingdom were Olivia, Lily, and Amelia for girls and Muhammad, Noah, and Luca for boys, ranked by UK birth records. Browse the full top 100 for each, see which names climbed and fell the fastest, and compare how the rankings shift from region to region.

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Percentages are approximate. Shares use the total of published name counts in the United Kingdom as the denominator, so names too rare to appear in the published lists are excluded.

Biggest baby name trends in the top 100, 2024–2025

Which names rose and fell the most between 2024 and 2025 in the United Kingdom.

Gender
Year
Years back

Biggest rank gains

  1. Eliana #124 → #64 ▲ 60
  2. Anaya #125 → #93 ▲ 32
  3. Mabel #40 → #18 ▲ 22
  4. Lyla #72 → #55 ▲ 17
  5. Gracie #94 → #77 ▲ 17
  6. Alba #114 → #97 ▲ 17
  7. Ottilie #78 → #63 ▲ 15
  8. Eleanor #71 → #59 ▲ 12
  9. Harriet #73 → #62 ▲ 11
  10. Nora #83 → #72 ▲ 11

Biggest rank drops

  1. Bonnie #13 → #47 ▼ 34
  2. Jessica #90 → #115 ▼ 25
  3. Ellie #74 → #94 ▼ 20
  4. Eden #59 → #78 ▼ 19
  5. Chloe #67 → #86 ▼ 19
  6. Emma #66 → #84 ▼ 18
  7. Scarlett #79 → #96 ▼ 17
  8. Elizabeth #65 → #79 ▼ 14
  9. Bella #76 → #90 ▼ 14
  10. Maya #16 → #28 ▼ 12

Biggest count gains

  1. Mabel +37.5% +444
  2. Eliana +76.8% +341
  3. Matilda +19.6% +248
  4. Arabella +12.7% +167
  5. Lottie +11.9% +148
  6. Lyla +20.0% +143
  7. Gracie +23.3% +130
  8. Ottilie +16.3% +111
  9. Anaya +25.0% +111
  10. Eleanor +14.1% +102

Biggest count drops

  1. Bonnie -43.8% -799
  2. Olivia -12.7% -398
  3. Maya -20.6% -368
  4. Amelia -11.0% -299
  5. Ivy -13.7% -299
  6. Mia -14.6% -262
  7. Ella -17.3% -240
  8. Emily -14.9% -218
  9. Millie -13.0% -194
  10. Ava -8.8% -177

Girl names new to the top 100 in 2025

Eliana #124 → #64Anaya #125 → #93Alba #114 → #97Athena #107 → #98

Girl names that fell out of the top 100 in 2025

Jessica #90 → #115Molly #93 → #102Lucy #97 → #109Anna #100 → #108