Top 100 baby names in England & Wales revealed – as Muhammad & Olivia keep the lead for second year in a row
NAME GAME Top 100 baby names in England & Wales revealed – as Muhammad & Olivia keep the lead for second year in a row
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THE top baby names in England and Wales have just been announced - and the number one boy's name is the same for a second year.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed Muhammad has once again taken the top spot.
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The top baby names have been revealed for 2024 in England and Wales
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Over 5,721 boys were called Muhammad, with this specific spelling in 2024, with the second place going to Noah with 4,139 babies.
The other top five boys' names were Oliver (3,492), Arthur (3,368) and Leo (3,324).
The top 10 also included George, Luca, Theodore, Oscar and Archie.
Meanwhile for girls, Olivia was once again the most popular with 2,761 babies being given the moniker.
Olivia is the long serving champion and has held the crown for the top-ranked baby girl name since 2016.
It hasn't shaken its popularity for nearly two decades and has remained in the top three girls names every year since 2006.
Second place also hadn't changed, with 2,448 babies being called Amelia.
This was followed by Lily (2,185), which was fourth last year, Isla (2,056), which dropped from third last year, and Ivy (1,956), which was previously seventh.
The top 10 also featured Florence, Freya, Poppy, Ava and Elsie.
The biggest jump in popularity in the top 25 was May, which rose 14 places, followed by Bonnie which increased by 10 spots.
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Some parents prefer to give their kids more unusual names, and monikers used for baby boys less than five times in 2024 include Cuthbert, Crispin, Awesome and Beckham.
For girls, these included Orchid, Poem, Sicily and Everest.
The rankings were compiled using the precise spellings of names as recorded at birth registration, so similar names with different spellings were counted separately.
Across the pond in America, the top name in 2024 for boys was Liam, and for girls was Olivia - marking six consecutive years as the most popular pair together.
MUHAMMAD POPULARITY
Although the Muhammad spelling is the most popular in England and Wales, there are said to be thirty-plus iterations.
There are a number of popular sporting icons with variations of the moniker, including Muhammad Ali, Mo Farah, and Mohamed Salah.
Mohammed, a different spelling, entered the top 100 boys' names for England and Wales 100 years ago, and was 91st in 1924.
It ranked 21st in the list, with 1,760 babies, rising seven places since 2023.
Meanwhile, Mohammad joined in the early 1980s.
Muhammad, the most common spelling of the trio, broke into the top 100 in the mid-1980s and has experienced the fastest growth of all three since.
The name hails from the Arabic word 'hamad' meaning 'to praise' and is shared with the founder of Islam, the prophet Muhammad.
The top 50 boys names in England and Wales in 2024 1 - Muhammad - 5,721
2 - Noah - 4,139
3 - Oliver - 3,492
4 - Arthur - 3,368
5 - Leo - 3,324
6 - George - 3,257
7 - Luca - 2,814
8 - Theodore - 2,761
9 - Oscar - 2,747
10 - Archie - 2,575
11 - Jude - 2,540
12 - Theo - 2,387
13 - Freddie - 2,369
14 - Henry - 2,360
15 - Arlo - 2,220
16 - Alfie - 2,020
17 - Charlie - 1,956
18 - Finley - 1,886
19 - Albie - 1,820
20 - Harry - 1,765
21 - Mohammed - 1,760
22 - Jack - 1,711
23 - Elijah - 1,661
24 - Rory - 1,588
25 - Lucas - 1,550
26 - Thomas - 1,543
27 - William - 1,517
28 - Louie - 1,516
29 - Teddy - 1,506
30 - Jacob - 1,484
31 - Edward - 1,461
32 - Roman - 1,454
33 - Reuben - 1,442
34 - Oakley - 1,432
35 - Adam - 1,410
36 - Alexander - 1,365
37 - Isaac - 1,360
38 - Ezra - 1,339
39 - Tommy - 1,324
40 - James - 1,252
41 - Rowan - 1,246
42 - Hudson - 1,216
43 - Reggie - 1,194
44 - Max - 1,140
45 - Sebastian - 1,116
46 - Hugo - 1,094
47 - Louis - 1,092
48 - Ethan - 1,086
49 - Ronnie - 1,059
50 - Joshua - 1,027
The top 50 girls names in England and Wales in 2024 1 - Olivia - 2,761
2 - Amelia - 2,448
3 - Lily - 2,185
4 - Isla - 2,056
5 - Ivy - 1,956
6 - Florence - 1,936
7 - Freya - 1,929
8 - Poppy - 1,888
9 - Ava - 1,774
10 - Elsie - 1,727
11 - Isabella - 1,708
12 - Sofia - 1,626
13 - Sophia - 1,610
14 - Mia - 1,609
15 - Maya - 1,592
16 - Bonnie - 1,583
17 - Phoebe - 1,549
18 - Daisy - 1,548
19 - Sienna - 1,537
20 - Evelyn - 1,512
21 - Willow - 1,481
22 - Harper - 1,461
23 - Charlotte - 1,418
24 - Rosie - 1,406
25 - Grace - 1,390
26 - Maeve - 1,265
27 - Millie - 1,255
28 - Margot - 1,243
29 - Evie - 1,231
30 - Arabella - 1,222
31 - Matilda - 1,220
32 - Hallie - 1,218
33 - Delilah - 1,180
34 - Emily - 1,170
35 - Aria - 1,154
36 - Penelope - 1,133
37 - Mabel - 1,113
38 - Lottie - 1,109
39 - Ella - 1,108
40 - Ada - 1,049
41 - Ruby - 1,020
42 - Violet - 1,010
43 - Aurora - 1,002
44 - Maisie - 992
45 - Emilia - 961
46 - Mila - 953
47 - Ayla - 922
48 - Luna - 908
49 - Alice - 896
50 - Sophie - 886
ROYAL NAMES
Historically, royal baby names have been hailed as powerful baby names, with thousands of youngsters being named after them each year.
However, in 2024 George dropped down from fourth to sixth in the rankings.
Louie (different spelling to Prince Louis) rose eight places to 28th, just behind William in 27th, but Louis was 47th.
Charlotte remained in 23rd spot, with Meghan and Catherine not featuring in the top 100.
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