Top baby names in England and Wales announced by Office for National Statistics

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Noah and Olivia are still the most popular names for newborn babies - but Harry has vanished from the top 10


The Office for National Statistics has released the top baby names for 2022

Noah and Olivia are still the most popular names for newborn babies in England and Wales. There were a total of 3,289 baby girls given the name Olivia in 2022, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.

That makes it the most popular name for newborn girls for the seventh year running. Amelia was the next most popular name, with 2,884 newborns. That’s followed by Isla with 2,613, Ava with 2,293, and Lily with 2,281.

Noah is the most popular name for newborn boys, with 4,586 babies receiving that name in 2022. It’s the second year in a row that Noah has held the top spot in the baby name charts. Muhammad has moved up to second place from fifth, with 4,177 baby boys being given the name in 2022.

George is third on the list with 3,699 babies, followed by Oliver with 3,691, and Leo with 3,610. Harry which was 7th most popular the year before has gone from the top 10 after they decided to step down from their royal roles.

The data, which has been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), also shows that Isabella replaced Willow in the top 10 names for girls, while Theodore, Theo and Freddie replaced Harry, Archie and Henry in the top 10 names for boys.

Noah is the top boy’s name in four regions of the country - the North East, the East Midlands, the East of England, and Wales. Muhammad, meanwhile, is top in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands, and London. George tops the list in the South East, while in the South West it’s Arthur.

Olivia is the top girl’s name in every region of the country except London where it’s Amelia. Amelia is second in every region with the exceptions of London (Olivia), the South East (Isla), the South West (Florence) and Wales (Isla).

Leon, Elias, Musa, Axel and Ibrahim were new entries in the top 100 for boys in 2022, while Charles, Harvey, Ollie and Nathan dropped out. In the top 100 girls’ names, new entries were Ophelia, Ottilie, Eloise, Nova and Fatima, with Beatrice, Anna, Holly, Heidi and Amber being pushed out.

Top 10 girls names 2022
1. Olivia: 3,289
2. Amelia: 2,884
3. Isla: 2,613
4. Ava: 2,293
5. Lily: 2,281
6. Ivy: 2,195
7. Freya: 2,162
8. Florence: 1,971
9. Isabella: 1,927
10. Mia: 1,868

Top 10 boys names 2022
1. Noah: 4,586
2. Muhammad: 4,177
3. George: 3,699
4. Oliver: 3,691
5. Leo: 3,610
6. Arthur: 3,603
7. Oscar: 2,883
8. Theodore: 2,835
9. Theo: 2,808
10. Freddie: 2,760

[frankhammer]

Muhammud #2.

[Beowulf]

Isla is a girl's name? It's interesting because in spanish it just means Isle but does it have actually a very different meaning?

[~Elizabeth~]

One of my Great Grandmothers was an Ivy.

[Tooting Carmen]

Isla is a girl's name? It's interesting because in spanish it just means Isle but does it have actually a very different meaning?

The most famous woman called Isla i can think of is the Aussie actress Isla Fisher:

[Xavier727]

Muhammud #2.

it’s already been this way for years, wouldn’t be a surprise if it’s the most popular name across Europe. What do you think the most common name is in Iraq or Afghanistan, you think it’s Matthew or Richard.

[Hektor12]

Muhammud #2.

In Turkey its 11. in 2023 births.

[Tooting Carmen]

In Turkey its 11. in 2023 births.

Seriously, when I visited Istanbul in 2012 I saw fewer women wearing headscarves than in many British towns and cities.

[Hektor12]

Seriously, when I visited Istanbul in 2012 I saw fewer women wearing headscarves than in many British towns and cities.

Thanks, i appreciate you admit that we arent stuck at 18. century orientalist Ottoman depictions. (:

[Mopi Licinius Crassus]

Muhammud #2.

it will be n1 soon enough in the Islamic Republic of Britainstan