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Baby name lists by angle and country: most popular, nature names, gender-neutral and sibling sets, sourced to official registries for the popularity data.
2025African baby names, by naming system rather than by listAfrica has 54 countries and around 2,000 languages, so there is no one African name list. The Akan…2025Arabic Baby Names, With Meanings and DataArabic baby names with sourced meanings and the exact number of babies given each in England and…GB 2026Baby Name Laws: What Different Countries Actually AllowIceland keeps a register of approved names, Denmark an approved list, Spain a two-name limit. What…GB 2025Baby Name Spelling Variants: How They Change the RankingsSophia and Sofia rank 13th and 17th separately. Combined they outrank Olivia. How the ONS counts…GB 2025Baby Names by Month of Birth: What the ONS Data ShowsFlorence topped December and Isla topped July in England and Wales in 2025. The ONS publishes a top…GB 2025Baby Names by Mother's Age: The ONS Age-Band TablesDelilah led for mothers under 25 in 2025 and Olivia for mothers 35 and over. The ONS publishes a…NamesBaby Names Ending in -ie and -yMore than 60 baby names ending in -ie or -y with their formal parent names, meanings and origins,…2025Baby Names Falling Out of FashionThe baby names losing ground fastest in 2025, from the change-in-rank columns ONS and NRS publish…NamesBaby Names From MythologyForty-eight mythology baby names for girls and boys from Norse, Greek, Roman, Irish, Welsh and…2025Baby Names Rising Fastest This YearThe fastest-rising baby names of 2025, taken only from the change-in-rank columns ONS, NRS, the CSO…GB 2025Baby names starting with A: girls and boysAmelia led the A names for girls in 2025 with 2,153 babies, Arthur the boys with 3,211. Official…GB 2025Baby names starting with B: girls and boysBonnie led the B names for girls in 2025 with 882 babies, Benjamin the boys with 808. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with C: girls and boysCharlotte led the C names for girls in 2025 with 1,339 babies, Charlie the boys with 1,679.…GB 2025Baby names starting with D: girls and boysDaisy led the D names for girls in 2025 with 1,454 babies, Daniel the boys with 804. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with E: girls and boysElsie led the E names for girls in 2025 with 1,700 babies, Elijah the boys with 1,659. ONS ranks,…GB 2025Baby names starting with F: girls and boysFlorence led the F names for girls in 2025 with 1,924 babies, Freddie the boys with 2,526. Official…GB 2025Baby names starting with G: girls and boysGrace led the G names for girls in 2025 with 1,309 babies, George the boys with 3,082. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with H: girls and boysHarper led the H names for girls in 2025 with 1,367 babies, Henry the boys with 2,295. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with I: girls and boysIsla led the I names for girls in 2025 with 1,959 babies, Isaac the boys with 1,331. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with J: girls and boysJude led the J names for boys in 2025 with 2,153 babies, Jasmine the girls with 455. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with K: girls and boysKai led the K names for boys in 2025 with 672 babies, Kiara the girls with 341. Official ONS ranks,…GB 2025Baby names starting with L: girls and boysLily led the L names for girls in 2025 with 2,249 babies, Leo the boys with 3,278. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with M: girls and boysMuhammad led the M names and the whole boys' list in 2025 with 5,957 babies; Mabel led the girls…GB 2025Baby names starting with N: girls and boysNoah led the N names for boys in 2025 with 4,075 babies, Nova the girls with 650. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with O: girls and boysOlivia led the O names and the whole girls' list in 2025 with 2,386 babies; Oliver led the boys…GB 2025Baby names starting with P: girls and boysPoppy led the P names for girls in 2025 with 1,789 babies, Patrick the boys with 375. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with Q: girls and boysOnly 227 girls and 319 boys in England and Wales were given a Q name in 2025. Quinn led both. The…GB 2025Baby names starting with R: girls and boysRory led the R names for boys in 2025 with 1,760 babies, Rosie the girls with 1,343. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with S: girls and boysSophia led the S names for girls in 2025 with 1,547 babies, Sonny the boys with 1,137. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with T: girls and boysTheodore led the T names for boys in 2025 with 2,638 babies, Thea the girls with 686. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with U: girls and boysUmar led the U names for boys in 2025 with 214 babies, Una the girls with 84. Only 417 girls in…GB 2025Baby names starting with V: girls and boysViolet led the V names for girls in 2025 with 1,061 babies, Vinnie the boys with 851. Vinnie made…GB 2025Baby names starting with W: girls and boysWillow led the W names for girls in 2025 with 1,384 babies, William the boys with 1,456. Each takes…GB 2025Baby names starting with X: girls and boysJust 117 girls and 437 boys in England and Wales were given an X name in 2025. Xanthe and Xander…GB 2025Baby names starting with Y: girls and boysYusuf led the Y names for boys in 2025 with 798 babies, Yusra the girls with 270. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby names starting with Z: girls and boysZara led the Z names for girls in 2025 with 625 babies, Zachary the boys with 703. Official ONS…GB 2025Baby Names That Combine Both Parents' NamesBlending two parents' names is an old practice with new popularity. How to do it so the result is a…GB 2025Choosing a Baby Name That Goes With Your SurnameA first name must survive being said with your surname thousands of times. Six tests that take ten…NamesBaby Names That Shorten WellForty-six formal baby names with the nicknames actually in use, plus the ONS and NRS data showing…NamesBaby Names That Work in Multiple LanguagesForty-six baby names that cross borders, grouped by how they travel, with local forms, meanings and…2025Bengali baby names, and the two names every child getsBengali children traditionally have two names: a formal bhalo naam and a household daak naam.…NamesBiblical Baby Names, With Real MeaningsFifty-two biblical baby names with the figure in scripture, the Hebrew or Greek sense, and a note…2025Boys' Names Used for Girls, With 2025 DataWhich boy names are now given to girls, measured from the official ONS 2025 data for England and…2025Celtic baby names across all six Celtic languagesCeltic is a family of six languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The…GB 2025Changing Your Baby's Name After Registration: The UK RulesA baby's first name can be changed within 12 months of registration at the register office. After…2025Chinese Baby Names, With Meanings and StructureHow Chinese baby names are built, why the meaning lives in the characters rather than in the sound,…NamesClassic Baby Names That Never DateSeventy classic baby names with long, flat histories rather than one big peak, with meanings and…2025Colour-Inspired Baby Names, With 2025 DataBaby names taken from colours, for girls and boys, with sourced word origins and the exact number…2025Cornish Baby Names, With Meanings and SourcesTwenty Cornish baby names with sourced meanings and ONS 2025 counts for England and Wales, plus the…GB 2025Double-Barrelled Baby Names: 903 of Them in the ONS DataIvy-Rose went to 185 girls in 2025, ranking 253rd. The ONS counts hyphenated names as single first…NL 2025Dutch baby names, with the official 2025 countsNoor and Noah led the Netherlands in 2025 on the official SVB figures. Dutch names with meanings,…GB 2025Family Names: How to Honour a Relative Without RegretThere are seven ways to name a child after a relative, not one. The options in full, including…2025French Baby Names, With Meanings and DataFrench baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings, the Insee top 10 for babies actually…NamesGender-Neutral Baby Names That Actually Stay NeutralForty-nine unisex baby names with meanings, origins and which way each leans in each country.…2025German Baby Names, With Meanings and DataGerman baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings, the GfdS ranking for babies born in…2025Greek Baby Names, With Meanings and 2025 DataGreek baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings and the exact number of babies given each…2025Hawaiian baby names, and what the marks in them doIn Hawaiian the okina is a consonant and the kahako marks a long vowel; dropping them changes the…2025Hebrew Baby Names, With Meanings and DataHebrew baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings and the exact number of babies given…2025Hindu baby names, the naming ceremony and the birth starHindu names are given at the namakarana ceremony, often from a syllable set by the birth star.…GB 2025How to Choose a Baby Name: A Method, Not a ListYou have 42 days to register a birth in England and Wales. Here is a method for choosing a name in…2025Indian Baby Names, With Meanings and DataIndian baby names with sourced Sanskrit meanings and the exact number of babies given each in…NamesIrish Baby Names and How to Pronounce ThemForty-two Irish baby names with plain-English respellings, meanings, and how each ranks in Ireland…2025Italian Baby Names, With Meanings and DataItalian baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings, the Istat ranking for babies born in…2025Japanese Baby Names, With Meanings and DataJapanese baby names with sourced meanings, the law controlling which characters a Japanese name may…2025Korean Baby Names, With Meanings and StructureHow Korean baby names are built, what the syllables mean, why the romanisation varies so much, and…2025Latin Baby Names, With Meanings and 2025 DataLatin and ancient Roman baby names for girls and boys, with sourced meanings and the exact number…NamesLiterary Baby Names and the Books Behind ThemForty-four literary baby names with the book that produced each, whether the writer coined it or…GB 2025Middle Names for Boys: Ideas, Meanings and What the Data ShowsJames dominates second position in the ONS hyphenated boys' names, ahead of Lee and Jay. No UK…GB 2025Middle Names for Girls: What British Parents Actually ChooseNo UK registry records middle names, but ONS hyphenated data puts Rose and Mae far ahead of the…GB 2025Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the UK (ONS 2025)Muhammad led England and Wales in 2025 with 5,957 babies. The official ONS top 50 baby boy names…US 2025Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the US (SSA 2025)Liam led the USA in 2025 with 20,818 babies, but Noah closed to 460. The official SSA top 50 baby…GB 2025Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the UK (ONS 2025)Olivia led England and Wales in 2025 with 2,386 babies. The official ONS top 50 baby girl names…US 2025Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the US (SSA 2025)Olivia led the USA in 2025 with 13,544 babies, a seventh year at number one. The official SSA top…AU 2025Most Popular Baby Names in Australia (2025 Registry Data)Charlotte led five Australian states in 2025. State registry top 20 baby names for NSW, Victoria,…CA 2024Most Popular Baby Names in Canada (StatCan and Provinces)Olivia and Noah led Canada in Statistics Canada's national table. Plus Quebec's very different 2025…GB 2025The Most Popular Baby Name Where You Live: ONS Local DataSofia tops London, Florence the South West, Luca the North East. The ONS names a top name for all…2025Most Popular Baby Names in Ireland (CSO 2025)Rian led Ireland in 2025 with 490 babies and Lily with 302. The official CSO top 30 baby names for…2025Most Popular Baby Names in New Zealand (2025)Noah led New Zealand in 2025 with 244 babies and Isla with 179. The official DIA top 30 baby names…GB 2025Most Popular Baby Names in Northern Ireland (NISRA 2025)Grace led Northern Ireland in 2025 with 127 babies and Noah with 170. The official NISRA top 10…GB 2025Most Popular Baby Names in Scotland (NRS 2025)Freya led Scotland in 2025 with 268 babies and Noah with 318. The official NRS top 30 baby names…GB 2025Most Popular Baby Names in Wales (ONS 2025)Olivia led Wales in 2025 with 140 babies and Noah with 218. The ONS Wales-only top 30 baby names…2025Muslim and Islamic baby names, and how they are chosenMuhammad led England and Wales in 2025 with 5,957 babies. Islamic naming across Arabic, Persian,…2025Baby Names Inspired by Music, With 2025 DataMusic-inspired baby names with sourced word origins and the exact number of babies given each in…GB 2025Names Meaning Angel and Messenger, With the SourcesMalak means angel in Arabic and Malachi my messenger in Hebrew. The archangel names mean other…2025Names that mean blessing, in six languagesBenedict, Asher, Mubarak, Ngozi and Ashish mean blessed or blessing in their own language, with the…GB 2025Names Meaning Fire, and the Ones That Only Look Like ItAodh meant fire in Old Irish and Keahi means the fire in Hawaiian. Fire names with attested…2025Names that mean gift from God, and what each one saysTheodore, Matthew, Nathaniel, Hiba and Devdatt all say gift of God in their own language. What each…2025Names that mean hope, with the word behind each oneNadia, Esperanza, Amal, Asha, Tikva and Umut all mean hope in their own language, with the homonyms…GB 2025Names Meaning Joy and Happiness, With SourcesFarah means joy in Arabic, Simcha in Hebrew, Alaia in Basque and Ayo in Yoruba. Joy names with…2025Names that mean light, and the ones that only look like itLucia, Noor, Uri, Kiran and Roshan all mean light in their own language. The names with a sourced…GB 2025Names Meaning Lion in Six Languages, With SourcesLeo means lion in Latin, Asad in Arabic, Aslan in Turkic. Lion baby names with real sources, plus…2025Names that mean love or beloved, in eight languagesDavid, Amanda, Habib, Priya, Carys and Aiko mean love or beloved in their own language, plus the…2025Names that mean miracle, with the source for eachMilagros, Nissim, Miranda and Eliana have citable meanings here. The names that really mean…2025Names that mean moon, and the ones that only suggest itLuna, Qamar, Ayla, Chandra and Hilal all mean moon in their own language. The fully sourced list,…GB 2025Names Meaning New Beginnings, Rebirth and LifeNova is Latin for new, Renata means born again, Anastasia means resurrection. Names for a fresh…2025Names that mean peace, and the elements they are built fromFrederick, Salma, Shanti, Irene, Amani and Baris all mean peace. The Germanic frid element, the…2025Names that mean star, and the two that famously do notStella, Najma, Sitara, Tara, Hoku and Yildiz all mean star in their own language. The sourced list,…GB 2025Names Meaning Sun in Ten Languages, With the SourcesSol, Shams, Ravi, Surya, Arev and Helios all mean sun in their own languages. The names that…2025Names that mean warrior, and the many that do notWarrior is the most over-claimed meaning in baby naming. The names that really contain a word for…GB 2025Names Meaning Water, Sea and River, Checked Against SourcesMuirgel means bright sea in Old Irish, Moana ocean in Polynesian languages. Sea and river names…GB 2025Names Meaning Wisdom, and the Ones That Only Sound WiseSophia means wisdom in Greek and Hakim means wise in Arabic. Wisdom names with attested meanings,…GB 2025Names Meaning Wolf: The Attested Ones and the Invented OnesUlf, Ylva, Zeev, Faolan and Bleddyn all genuinely mean wolf. Fenrir and Ulrich do not. Wolf names…NamesNature-Inspired Baby Names, With Real MeaningsForty-nine nature baby names with verified meanings and origins, which ones travel to other…2025Nigerian and Yoruba Baby Names, With MeaningsYoruba and Igbo baby names with sourced meanings, how Yoruba naming actually works as a sentence,…2025Norse and Viking Baby Names, With MeaningsOld Norse names with sourced meanings, how many babies got each in England and Wales in 2025, and…GB 2025Occupational Baby Names: The Jobs Behind Harper and MasonHarper played the harp, Cooper made barrels, Fletcher made arrows. Twenty occupational names with…NamesOne-Syllable Baby NamesFifty-eight one-syllable baby names with verified meanings, origins and ONS 2025 ranks, plus what…NamesBaby Names Inspired by PlacesFifty-one place-inspired baby names with the real meaning of each place name, the three kinds of…2025Polish Baby Names, With Meanings and DataPolish baby names with sourced meanings, the official Ministry of Digital Affairs ranking for 2025,…2025Portuguese baby names, in Portugal and in BrazilPortugal restricts which first names may be registered; Brazil does not. Sourced meanings for…2025Royal Baby Names, With 2025 Popularity DataRoyal baby names with the exact number of babies given each in England and Wales in 2025, from ONS…2025Saints' Names for Babies, With 2025 DataSaints' names for babies, with the saint each one belongs to and the exact number given to babies…2025Scandinavian baby names, and the naming laws behind themIceland keeps a register of approved names and Denmark publishes one too. Nordic names with…NamesScottish Baby Names, With PronunciationForty-one Scottish baby names with plain-English respellings and meanings, plus NRS 2025 ranks in…NamesShort Baby Names: Four Letters or FewerMore than 70 short baby names of four letters or fewer, with meanings and origins, which are…NamesSibling Names That Go TogetherSixty names in fifteen sibling sets, with the official ranks behind each one, plus the five tests…2025Sikh and Punjabi baby names, and how Singh and Kaur workSikh given names are the same for girls and boys; Singh and Kaur do the distinguishing. How a name…US 2025Spanish and Hispanic baby names in the United StatesMateo was 8th and Camila 19th in the United States in 2025. Hispanic naming in America on SSA data,…2025Spanish Baby Names, With Meanings and DataSpanish baby names for girls and boys with sourced meanings, the official INE ranking for babies…NamesBaby Names With Strong MeaningsFifty baby names whose meanings really are about strength, victory, protection or rule, grouped by…GB 2025Summer Baby Names: Sun, Season and Month Names That Check OutSummer went to 429 girls in 2025 and August to 145 boys. Summer names sorted by what they actually…2025Swahili baby names, and the words they come fromMost Swahili names are ordinary words: Amani is peace, Zuri is beautiful, Zawadi is gift. The…2025Tamil baby names, with meanings from the Tamil LexiconTamil names come from a classical language with its own vocabulary, not Sanskrit alone. Meanings…2025Three-Syllable Baby Names, With 2025 DataThree-syllable baby names with the exact number of babies given each in England and Wales in 2025,…2025Turkish baby names, and the words they are made ofTurkish names are usually ordinary words: Deniz is sea, Yagmur is rain, Umut is hope. Meanings from…NamesUncommon Baby Names That Aren't StrangeFifty-six uncommon baby names that are still easy to spell and say, none in the ONS top 100 for…NamesVintage Baby Names Making a ComebackForty-eight vintage baby names now rising again, with meanings, origins and peak eras, plus why…NamesWelsh Baby Names, With PronunciationForty-three Welsh baby names for girls and boys with plain-English respellings and meanings, plus…GB 2025Winter Baby Names With Meanings That Can Be SourcedEira means snow in Welsh, Lumi snow in Finnish. Winter baby names with properly sourced meanings,…