The most popular names for babies born in 2025 in England and Wales have been revealed – with Lily moving up the charts into second place for girls.
Olivia held the top spot for the fourth year in a row for girls’ names and Muhammad topped the list for boys’ names for the third year running.
Amelia, which had been the second most popular girls’ name previously, has dropped down to third, while Noah sits in second for boys. Leo has become the third most popular name for boys.
The list is released by the Office for National Statistics, external (ONS) and used birth registration data from the last full calendar year.
Other names making up the top ten for girls include Isla in fourth, followed by Florence, Freya, Poppy, Elsie, Ivy and new entry Isabella.
Luca is the fourth most popular name for boys, with Arthur, Oliver, George, Oscar, Theodore and Freddie.
Eliana, Gracie, Alba and Lilah are among new entries into the top 100 for the first time for girls.
Carter, Ruben, Stanley and Vincent are new names featuring in the boys’ list.
The ONS says names like Ellie, Amelie and Jessica have fallen out of the top 100 girls’ names.
And Grayson, Brody and Bodhi are no longer featured in the 100 most popular names for boys.
