UK baby name finder
By Hannah Cole · Published 13 August 2026 · Last updated 13 August 2026
Meanings and a shortlist live here. Official rankings live on ONS baby names 2025 (published 9 July 2026). The NHS does not own names. Read the UK baby names guide.
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The full table. Filter controls still submit as a GET, so you can share a link, but the static page lists every name we host. Open a name for meaning and UK use. ONS 2025 top ten rows show a rank. Everything else points at the live ONS table. Then buy sleep kit, not print.
| Name | Gender | Style | Origin | ONS rank | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | girl | classic | Latin | 1 | |
| Lily | girl | classic, nature | English | 2 | |
| Amelia | girl | classic | Germanic | 3 | |
| Isla | girl | modern, nature | Scottish | 4 | |
| Florence | girl | vintage, classic | Latin | 5 | |
| Freya | girl | modern, international | Norse | 6 | |
| Poppy | girl | nature, modern | English | 7 | |
| Elsie | girl | vintage | Scottish | 8 | |
| Ivy | girl | vintage, nature | English | 9 | |
| Isabella | girl | classic, international | Italian | 10 | |
| Ava | girl | modern | Latin | See ONS | |
| Willow | girl | nature, modern | English | See ONS | |
| Grace | girl | classic | Latin | See ONS | |
| Evelyn | girl | vintage, classic | English | See ONS | |
| Sofia | girl | international, classic | Greek | See ONS | |
| Maya | girl | international, modern | Multiple | See ONS | |
| Aria | girl | modern, international | Italian | See ONS | |
| Daisy | girl | vintage, nature | English | See ONS | |
| Phoebe | girl | classic, vintage | Greek | See ONS | |
| Harper | girl | modern | English | See ONS | |
| Mia | girl | modern, international | Scandinavian | See ONS | |
| Rosie | girl | vintage, nature | English | See ONS | |
| Charlotte | girl | classic | French | See ONS | |
| Penelope | girl | vintage, classic | Greek | See ONS | |
| Luna | girl | modern, nature | Latin | See ONS | |
| Matilda | girl | vintage, classic | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Nur | girl | international | Arabic | See ONS | |
| Aisha | girl | international, classic | Arabic | See ONS | |
| Zara | girl | modern, international | Arabic | See ONS | |
| Priya | girl | international | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Ada | girl | vintage | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Iris | girl | vintage, nature | Greek | See ONS | |
| Clara | girl | vintage, classic | Latin | See ONS | |
| Nina | girl | international, vintage | Multiple | See ONS | |
| Orla | girl | international, modern | Irish | See ONS | |
| Maeve | girl | international, vintage | Irish | See ONS | |
| Margot | girl | vintage, international | French | See ONS | |
| Juniper | girl | nature, modern | Latin | See ONS | |
| Wren | girl | nature, modern | English | See ONS | |
| Hazel | girl | vintage, nature | English | See ONS | |
| Beatrice | girl | classic, vintage | Latin | See ONS | |
| Ananya | girl | international | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Saanvi | girl | international, modern | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Diya | girl | international, modern | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Amara | girl | international, modern | Igbo | See ONS | |
| Zuri | girl | international, modern | Swahili | See ONS | |
| Niamh | girl | international, classic | Irish | See ONS | |
| Layla | girl | international, classic | Arabic | See ONS | |
| Hana | girl | international, nature | Japanese | See ONS | |
| Muhammad | boy | classic, international | Arabic | 1 | |
| Noah | boy | classic | Hebrew | 2 | |
| Leo | boy | modern, classic | Latin | 3 | |
| Luca | boy | international, modern | Italian | 4 | |
| Arthur | boy | vintage, classic | Celtic | 5 | |
| Oliver | boy | classic | Latin | 6 | |
| George | boy | classic | Greek | 7 | |
| Oscar | boy | classic, vintage | Irish | 8 | |
| Theodore | boy | vintage, classic | Greek | 9 | |
| Freddie | boy | vintage | Germanic | 10 | |
| Archie | boy | vintage, modern | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Henry | boy | classic | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Finn | boy | modern, international | Irish | See ONS | |
| Jude | boy | modern, classic | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Alfie | boy | vintage | English | See ONS | |
| Elias | boy | international, classic | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Arlo | boy | modern | Uncertain | See ONS | |
| Otis | boy | vintage, modern | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Rowan | boy | nature, international | Irish | See ONS | |
| Ezra | boy | vintage, international | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Felix | boy | classic, vintage | Latin | See ONS | |
| Hugo | boy | classic, international | Germanic | See ONS | |
| Idris | boy | international | Welsh | See ONS | |
| Kai | boy | modern, international | Multiple | See ONS | |
| Rory | boy | international, classic | Irish | See ONS | |
| Stanley | boy | vintage | English | See ONS | |
| Albie | boy | vintage, modern | English | See ONS | |
| Caleb | boy | classic | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Zayn | boy | modern, international | Arabic | See ONS | |
| Tobias | boy | classic, vintage | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Rafferty | boy | modern, international | Irish | See ONS | |
| Wilfred | boy | vintage | English | See ONS | |
| Sonny | boy | vintage, modern | English | See ONS | |
| Reuben | boy | classic, vintage | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Jasper | boy | vintage, nature | Persian | See ONS | |
| Arjun | boy | international, classic | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Aarav | boy | international, modern | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Vihaan | boy | international, modern | Sanskrit | See ONS | |
| Kofi | boy | international, classic | Akan | See ONS | |
| Chidi | boy | international | Igbo | See ONS | |
| Kwame | boy | international, classic | Akan | See ONS | |
| Cian | boy | international, vintage | Irish | See ONS | |
| Hiro | boy | international | Japanese | See ONS | |
| River | unisex | nature, modern | English | See ONS | |
| Robin | unisex | vintage, nature | English | See ONS | |
| Sage | unisex | nature, modern | Latin | See ONS | |
| Rio | unisex | modern, international | Spanish | See ONS | |
| Frankie | unisex | vintage, modern | Latin | See ONS | |
| Quinn | unisex | modern, international | Irish | See ONS | |
| Eden | unisex | nature, modern | Hebrew | See ONS | |
| Remy | unisex | modern, international | French | See ONS | |
| Blake | unisex | modern | English | See ONS | |
| Marlowe | unisex | modern | English | See ONS | |
| Ren | unisex | international, modern | Japanese | See ONS | |
| Amani | unisex | international | Arabic | See ONS |
What did ONS rank in the 2025 top ten?
Girls: Olivia, Lily, Amelia, Isla, Florence, Freya, Poppy, Elsie, Ivy, Isabella. Boys: Muhammad, Noah, Leo, Luca, Arthur, Oliver, George, Oscar, Theodore, Freddie. That is the England and Wales list published 9 July 2026. We will not invent ranks below ten. Open the name, then hop to gifts after the skip-if line.
- Muhammad — boy 1
- Noah — boy 2
- Leo — boy 3
- Luca — boy 4
- Arthur — boy 5
- Oliver — boy 6
- George — boy 7
- Oscar — boy 8
- Theodore — boy 9
- Freddie — boy 10
- Olivia — girl 1
- Lily — girl 2
- Amelia — girl 3
- Isla — girl 4
- Florence — girl 5
- Freya — girl 6
- Poppy — girl 7
- Elsie — girl 8
- Ivy — girl 9
- Isabella — girl 10
Source: ONS — Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (published 9 July 2026).
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