The most popular baby names in the UK right now
Once again, Olivia and Oliver have triumphed as the most popular baby names in the UK (for the fifth year in a row)
Nature-inspired names, such as Willow, Ivy and Lily, have also proved popular, as are vintage baby names – many with a royal nod – such as Archie, Elizabeth and Arthur
Fictional princess names, such as Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Jasmine (Aladdin) and Anna (Frozen), are also having a real moment right now, as are boys names ending in 'son' (e.g. Hudson, Jackson and Jenson)
For the first time since 2005, the name Charlie does not feature in the top ten boys' names list
Whether you're keen to follow the trends with baby names, or you're desperate to know what everyone else is calling their newborns (so your child won't be one of five in a class with the same name), it's always interesting to take a look at what the most popular baby names are in the UK – and rather handily, the Office of National Statistics has just shared its latest update.
Of course, while baby naming trends come and go over the years, plenty do seem to stick around for a long stretch of time, so it probably won't come as much of a shock that Olivia and Oliver both topped the list of most popular baby names for 2020 (exactly the same as the previous five years).
However, plenty of newer monikers have been steadily on the up too: Maeve has risen 124 places since 2019 (perhaps inspired by Netflix's Sex Education) and is now the 94th most popular girl's name in England and Wales.
Here's the full low down on the most popular baby names right now (using the most recent data available from babies born in England and Wales in 2020):
Boys' names popular in 2020 and 2021
Oliver
George
Arthur
Noah
Muhammad
Leo
Oscar
Harry
Archie
Jack
Henry
Charlie
Freddie
Theodore
Thomas
Finley
Theo
Alfie
Jacob
William
Isaac
Tommy
Joshua
James
Lucas
Alexander
Arlo
Roman
Edward
Elijah
Teddy
Mohammed
Max
Adam
Albie
Ethan
Logan
Joseph
Sebastian
Benjamin
Harrison
Mason
Rory
Reuben
Luca
Louie
Samuel
Reggie
Jaxon
Daniel
Hugo
Louis
Jude
Ronnie
Dylan
Zachary
Albert
Hunter
Ezra
David
Frankie
Toby
Frederick
Carter
Gabriel
Grayson
Riley
Jesse
Hudson
Bobby
Rowan
Jenson
Finn
Michael
Mohammad
Stanley
Felix
Jasper
Liam
Milo
Sonny
Oakley
Elliot
Chester
Caleb
Harvey
Elliott
Charles
Ellis
Jackson
Alfred
Ollie
Leon
Yusuf
Ralph
Otis
Harley
Ibrahim
Jayden
Myles
Girls' names popular in 2020 and 2021
Olivia
Amelia
Isla
Ava
Mia
Ivy
Lily
Isabella
Rosie
Sophia
Grace
Freya
Willow
Florence
Emily
Ella
Poppy
Evie
Elsie
Charlotte
Evelyn
Sienna
Sofia
Daisy
Phoebe
Sophie
Alice
Harper
Matilda
Ruby
Emilia
Maya
Millie
Isabelle
Eva
Luna
Jessica
Ada
Aria
Arabella
Maisie
Esme
Eliza
Penelope
Bonnie
Chloe
Mila
Violet
Hallie
Scarlett
Layla
Imogen
Eleanor
Molly
Harriet
Elizabeth
Thea
Erin
Lottie
Emma
Rose
Deliah
Bella
Aurora
Lola
Nancy
Ellie
Mabel
Lucy
Ayla
Maria
Orla
Zara
Robyn
Hannah
Gracie
Iris
Jasmine
Darcie
Margot
Holly
Amelie
Amber
Georgia
Edith
Maryam
Abigail
Myla
Anna
Clara
Lilly
Lyra
Summer
Maeve
Heidi
Elodie
Lyla
Eden
Olive
Aisha
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