Top Names of 2023
The most popular names recorded in 2023 were Olivia for girls and Muhammad for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 2,906 |
| 2 | Amelia | 2,663 |
| 3 | Isla | 2,337 |
| 4 | Lily | 2,290 |
| 5 | Freya | 2,086 |
| 6 | Ava | 2,050 |
| 7 | Ivy | 1,997 |
| 8 | Florence | 1,899 |
| 9 | Willow | 1,833 |
| 10 | Isabella | 1,795 |
| 11 | Poppy | 1,755 |
| 12 | Sophia | 1,679 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 1,673 |
| 14 | Elsie | 1,662 |
| 15 | Sienna | 1,657 |
| 16 | Mia | 1,640 |
| 17 | Daisy | 1,585 |
| 18 | Grace | 1,541 |
| 19 | Sofia | 1,514 |
| 20 | Phoebe | 1,510 |
| 21 | Rosie | 1,508 |
| 22 | Harper | 1,466 |
| 23 | Charlotte | 1,373 |
| 24 | Evie | 1,350 |
| 25 | Millie | 1,349 |
| 26 | Bonnie | 1,346 |
| 27 | Ella | 1,307 |
| 28 | Emily | 1,280 |
| 29 | Maya | 1,255 |
| 30 | Matilda | 1,212 |
| 31 | Aria | 1,198 |
| 32 | Delilah | 1,194 |
| 33 | Penelope | 1,156 |
| 34 | Hallie | 1,154 |
| 35 | Mila | 1,127 |
| 36 | Maeve | 1,114 |
| 37 | Ada | 1,089 |
| 38 | Luna | 1,063 |
| 39 | Ruby | 1,059 |
| 40 | Mabel | 1,051 |
| 41 | Maisie | 1,039 |
| 42 | Violet | 1,034 |
| 43 | Arabella | 1,029 |
| 44 | Margot | 1,025 |
| 45 | Emilia | 1,017 |
| 46 | Isabelle | 984 |
| 47 | Esme | 982 |
| 48 | Lottie | 980 |
| 49 | Aurora | 964 |
| 50 | Alice | 955 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Muhammad | 4,661 |
| 2 | Noah | 4,382 |
| 3 | Oliver | 3,556 |
| 4 | George | 3,494 |
| 5 | Leo | 3,416 |
| 6 | Arthur | 3,387 |
| 7 | Luca | 3,195 |
| 8 | Theodore | 2,666 |
| 9 | Oscar | 2,632 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,490 |
| 11 | Theo | 2,489 |
| 12 | Freddie | 2,481 |
| 13 | Archie | 2,400 |
| 14 | Arlo | 2,253 |
| 15 | Jude | 2,177 |
| 16 | Alfie | 2,111 |
| 17 | Charlie | 2,010 |
| 18 | Jack | 1,953 |
| 19 | Thomas | 1,855 |
| 20 | Finley | 1,844 |
| 21 | Harry | 1,799 |
| 22 | Albie | 1,756 |
| 23 | Teddy | 1,687 |
| 24 | Jacob | 1,655 |
| 25 | Lucas | 1,644 |
| 26 | Tommy | 1,629 |
| 27 | Isaac | 1,611 |
| 28 | Mohammed | 1,601 |
| 29 | William | 1,544 |
| 30 | Edward | 1,501 |
| 31 | Elijah | 1,482 |
| 32 | Roman | 1,481 |
| 33 | Rory | 1,468 |
| 34 | Alexander | 1,456 |
| 35 | James | 1,430 |
| 36 | Louie | 1,421 |
| 37 | Reuben | 1,356 |
| 38 | Ezra | 1,345 |
| 39 | Oakley | 1,343 |
| 40 | Joshua | 1,339 |
| 41 | Adam | 1,326 |
| 42 | Sebastian | 1,313 |
| 43 | Hudson | 1,291 |
| 44 | Max | 1,274 |
| 45 | Louis | 1,236 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 1,222 |
| 47 | Ethan | 1,198 |
| 48 | Hugo | 1,174 |
| 49 | Harrison | 1,151 |
| 50 | Mason | 1,118 |