How popular is the baby name Isla in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Isla.
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Last year, the English city of Peterborough (located 75 miles north of London) welcomed about 3,615 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Mohammad, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Peterborough City Council’s Register Office.
Here are Peterborough’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
Sofia
Amelia
Ivy
Olivia
Lily
Ava
Freya
Mia
Daisy
Isla
Boy names
Mohammad
Noah
George
Leo
Theodore
Arthur
Charlie
Henry
Elijah
Oliver
I’ve never posted rankings for Peterborough before, but research reveals that the city’s top names of 2018 were Olivia and Mohammad. In fact, “Mohammad” (which includes Mohammed, Muhammad, and all other spellings) had been the #1 boy name “[f]or the 11th year in a row” at that point.
Here are the most recent rankings for England and Wales (2023), as well as a recent-ish sent set of rankings for the English county of Oxfordshire (located 60 miles north-west of London).
The state of Rhode Island likely welcomed more than 9,000* babies last year.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Liam, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Center for Vital Records.
Here are Rhode Island’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
Charlotte
Mia
Amelia
Emma
Olivia
Sophia
Ava
Violet
Maeve
Isla
Boy names
Liam
Lucas
Noah
Theodore
Luca
Henry
Oliver
Michael
James
Owen
In the girls’ top 10, Ava, Violet and Maeve — a trio of names with the letter v — replaced Nora, Luna, and Isabella.
And in the boys’ top 10, Oliver and Owen — a pair of o-names — replaced Julian and Benjamin.
Finally, if you’d like to see Rhode Island’s projected rankings for 2023, you can find them in this post.
In 2023, the country of Australia welcomed 286,998 babies: 139,576 girls and 147,422 boys.
What were the most popular names among Australia’s newborns that year?
We don’t know for sure, because Australia doesn’t release baby name rankings that cover the entire country. But we can look at eight sets of regional Australian rankings — representing Australia’s six states and two most populous territories — and make a guess about the country’s top names overall.
Here are the rankings, ordered by total number of births per region (highest to lowest):
New South Wales
In 2023, New South Wales welcomed 90,000 (31.4%) of Australia’s babies.
1. Henry 2. Oliver 3. Theodore (tie) 4. William (tie) 5. Alexander 6. Oscar 7. Jack (tie) 8. Noah (tie) 9. Thomas 10. Charlie/Hudson/Muhammad (3-way tie)
Tasmania
In 2023, Tasmania welcomed 5,567 (1.9%) of Australia’s babies.
Last year, the countries of England and Wales together welcomed 591,072 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Muhammad.
Here are England and Wales’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Olivia, 2,906 baby girls
Amelia, 2,663
Isla, 2,337
Lily, 2,290
Freya, 2,086
Ava, 2,050
Ivy, 1,997
Florence, 1,899
Willow, 1,833
Isabella, 1,795
Poppy, 1,755
Poppy ranked third among baby girls born in November specifically, no doubt because of the association between poppies and Remembrance Day (Nov. 11).
Sophia, 1,679
Evelyn, 1,673
Elsie, 1,662
Sienna, 1,657
Mia, 1,640
Daisy, 1,585
Grace, 1,541
Sofia, 1,514
Phoebe, 1,510
Rosie, 1,508
Harper, 1,466
Charlotte, 1,373
Evie, 1,350
Millie, 1,349
Bonnie, 1,346
Ella, 1,307
Emily, 1,280
Maya, 1,255
Matilda, 1,212
Aria, 1,198
Delilah, 1,194
Penelope, 1,156
Hallie, 1,154
Mila, 1,127
Maeve, 1,114
Ada, 1,089
Luna, 1,063
Ruby, 1,059
Mabel, 1,051
Maisie, 1,039
Violet, 1,034
Arabella, 1,029
Margot, 1,025
Emilia, 1,017
Isabelle, 984
Esme, 982
Lottie, 980
Aurora, 964
Alice, 955
Boy names
Muhammad, 4,661 baby boys
Noah, 4,382
Oliver, 3,556
George, 3,494
Leo, 3,416
Arthur, 3,387
Luca, 3,195
Theodore, 2,666
Oscar, 2,632
Henry, 2,490
Theo, 2,489
Freddie, 2,481
Archie, 2,400
Arlo, 2,253
Jude, 2,177
Alfie, 2,111
Charlie, 2,010
Jack, 1,953
Thomas, 1,855
Finley, 1,844
Harry, 1,799
Albie, 1,756
Teddy, 1,687
Jacob, 1,655
Lucas, 1,644
Tommy, 1,629
Isaac, 1,611
Mohammed, 1,601
William, 1,544
Edward, 1,501
Elijah, 1,482
Roman, 1,481
Rory, 1,468
Alexander, 1,456
James, 1,430
Louie, 1,421
Reuben, 1,356
Ezra, 1,345
Oakley, 1,343
Joshua, 1,339
Adam, 1,326
Sebastian, 1,313
Hudson, 1,291
Max, 1,274
Louis, 1,236
Ronnie, 1,222
Ethan, 1,198
Hugo, 1,174
Harrison, 1,151
Mason, 1,118
In the girls’ top 10, Willow replaced Mia.
In the boys’ top 10, Luca and Henry replaced Theo and Freddie.
New to the girls’ top 100 were Hazel, Lilah, Autumn, Nevaeh, and Raya.
New to the boys’ top 100 were Jax, Enzo, and Bodhi.
The number of hyphenated girl names increased significantly (from 12,332 to 19,143), while the number of hyphenated boy names decreased slightly (from 3,140 to 2,807).
And here’s a selection of uncommon names that were given to just three babies each in England and Wales (combined) in 2023:
Possible explanations/associations for several of the above:
Blaidd means “wolf” in Welsh. (It’s also the name of a half-wolf character in the 2022 video game Elden Ring.)
Buddug is based on the Welsh word budd, which means “benefit, profit.” It’s the Welsh equivalent of Boudicca (the name of the ancient British queen who led a revolt against the Romans).
Fen might refer to the type of wetland.
Glesni means “blueness” or “greenness” in Welsh.
Haaland is the surname of Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland (who currently plays for Manchester City F.C.).
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