Most popular baby names of 2024 show the rise of two new trends - full list

If you're expecting a little one this year but are stuck on what name to pick, your'e in luck, as the most popular baby names of 2024 have been officially unveiled.

Parenting is no easy feat, and it can even be more daunting to pick the moniker that your newborn will bare forever. Luckily, the latest trends in baby names, compiled by BabyCentre, as their extensive list - which is updated every month

The competitive list, published in January, shows trends in girl names ending in 'a' were hugely popular last year, in addition to baby boys being given surnames.

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"Olivia" and "Muhammad" held onto their previous top spots on the list. In fact, the top 10 boys' names remained the same as 2023, all the way up to spot 15, where the name "Archie" climbed the list by two ranks.

The girls' list also remained consistent in terms of the top 10, despite a few changes in the ranks. "Lily" moved up to third place while "Isla" slipped down the ranks to fourth. "Grace" made it up to rank sixth, "Ava" held onto fifth, and "Willow" remained at number 10 on the list.

Here's a closer look at the popularity patterns of last year's top baby names, as well as the top 100 for boys and girls below.

'A' trend for the year

Almost 50 per cent of girls’ names in the chart this year end in an "a". This trend truly triumphed over the list with 46 out of 100 girls' names following this pattern.

Last name, first choice

Surnames as forenames was the biggest trend in the boys' top 100. "Hunter" (74t), "Harrison" (51st) and "Mason" (52nd) rose as favourites. These American-inspired names emphasise individuality and introduce a new wave of name ideas for baby boys.

The underdogs

The name "Ryan" shot up 12 spots to take number 53 on the list, making it the dark horse of the boys' top 100. For the girls' list, "Emma" and "Ariella" both ranked 13 places higher than previously, at spot 76 and 84 respectively, while "Sarah" shot up by 12 spots to claim rank 55.

Falling from grace

When some baby names gained popularity, others dropped down the ranks. "Amelie" dropped down 12 ranks all the way to spot 94, and at 95th place, "Lucy" fell by 11. The name "Jaxon" plummeted 14 spots to take 64th, while "Austin" crashed by 13 spots to rank at 91st place, perhaps likely to miss the top 100 altogether by next year.

New names on the block

"Margot" (88th) made a surprising debut to the girls' top 100, perhaps due to the unwavering success of the Barbie film starring, of course, Margot Robbie, who herself was seen as a mum-to-be in 2024. "Gabriella" also debuted the chart at 99th place.

Meanwhile, the boys' list saw "Matthew" and "Elliot" debut the chart at 88th and 95th respectively.

Crashing out

"Nova" and "Lilly" both lost their places in the girls' top 100. While "Lily" was on the rise this year, the spelling of the name with a double "l" lost support. "Jason" fell out of the boys' list after reigning over the chart for years.

Top baby names for boys and girls 2024

Boys

1. Muhammad

2. Noah

3. Theo

4. Leo

5. Oliver

6. Arthur

7. George

8. Luca

9. Freddie

10. Jack

11. Ethan

12. Charlie

13. Henry

14. Oscar

15. Archie

16. Jude

17. Alfie

18. Luca

19. Liam

20. Elijah

21. Jacob

22. James

23. Arlo

24. Teddy

25. Thomas

26. Ezra

27. Tommy

28. Harry

29. Joshua

30. Isaac

31. Max

32. Adam

33. Finley

34. Nathan

35. David

36. Rory

37. Albie

38. Theodore

39. Jayden

40. Alex

41. Sebastian

42. Daniel

43. Dylan

44. Reuben

45. Roman

46. Aiden

47. Mohammad

48. Logan

49. Mohammed

50. Caleb

51. Harrison

52. Mason

53. Ryan

54. William

55. Ali

56. Hudson

57. Gabriel

58. Hugo

59. Louis

60. Kai

61. Michael

62. Asher

63. Louie

64. Jaxon

65. Oakley

66. Jesse

67. Samuel

68. Rowan

69. Joseph

70. Zion

71. Alex

72. Benjamin

73. Luke

74. Hunter

75. Reggie

76. Ibrahim

77. Edward

78. Zachary

79. Abdul

80. Ollie

81. Musa

82. Abdullah

83. Cody

84. Myles

85. Ronnie

86. Levi

87. Yusuf

88. Matthew

89. Toby

90. Frankie

91. Austin

92. Finn

93. Omar

94. Zayn

95. Elliot

96. Grayson

97. Ahmed

98. Hamza

99. Sonny

100. Albert

Girls

1. Olivia

2. Amelia

3. Lily

4. Isla

5. Ava

6. Grace

7. Sophia

8. Freya

9. Ivy

10. Willow

11. Mia

12. Isabella

13. Daisy

14. Elsie

15. Evie

16. Florence

17. Luna

18. Sienna

19. Sofia

20. Ella

21. Emily

22. Phoebe

23. Evelyn

24. Poppy

25. Aurora

26. Aria

27. Charlotte

28. Rosie

29. Harper

30. Maya

31. Layla

32. Millie

33. Maryam

34. Maisie

35. Hallie

36. Mila

37. Sophie

38. Eliana

39. Fatima

40. Jasmine

41. Lottie

42. Bonnie

43. Eva

44. Matilda

45. Ayla

46. Emilia

47. Violet

48. Zara

49. Zoe

50. Alice

51. Chloe

52. Maeve

53. Ada

54. Ruby

55. Sarah

56. Ellie

57. Arabella

58. Isabelle

59. Hannah

60. Mabel

61. Robyn

62. Delilah

63. Hazel

64. Eleanor

65. Erin

66. Maria

67. Rose

68. Bella

69. Thea

70. Penelope

71. Princess

72. Esme

73. Nur

74. Imogen

75. Eden

76. Emma

77. Olive

78. Scarlett

79. Aisha

80. Lyra

81. Orla

82. Gianna

83. Abigail

84. Ariella

85. Clara

86. Anaya

87. Lara

88. Margot

89. Myla

90. Ophelia

91. Talia

92. Kiara

93. Iris

94. Amelie

95. Lucy

96. Nora

97. Raya

98. Zahra

99. Gabriella

100. Summer

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