The Isle of Man is a 227-square-mile island located in the middle of the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain.
Like Jersey and Guernsey, Mann is a Crown Dependency, and therefore not officially part of the UK. Despite this, residents are entitled to British citizenship.
Last year, the Isle of Man welcomed just 586* babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Lily and Noah.
Here are the Isle of Man’s top 5+ girl names and top 5+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
- Lily/Lillie/Lilly, 8 baby girls
- Emilia/Emelia/Emiliya, 6 (3-way tie)
- The similar name Amelia was given to 3 more baby girls.
- Olivia, 6 (3-way tie)
- Ella, 6 (3-way tie)
- Isla, 5 (tie)
- Isabella, 5 (tie)
Boy Names
- Noah, 10 baby boys
- Theo/Theodore, 7
- Jack, 6 (tie)
- Leo, 6 (tie)
- Alfie, 5 (4-way tie)
- Archie, 5 (4-way tie)
- Benjamin, 5 (4-way tie)
- Edward, 5 (4-way tie)
Here are Mann’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare.
*A decade ago, the Isle of Man was welcoming 800-900 babies per year.
Sources: The most popular babies’ names in the Isle of Man, Lily and Noah most popular Manx baby names in 2022, Isle of Man Government, Isle of Man – Wikipedia
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Isle of Man (public domain)
