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Popular and unique boy names in each U.S. state, 2025

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Which boy names were the most popular in each U.S. state in 2025?

And which appeared in the U.S. baby name data for just one state* last year?

Here are the lists…

Alabama

Most popular in AlabamaUnique to AL’s data
1. John, 343
2. William, 331
3. James, 292
4. Liam, 255
5. Noah, 246		Whitman, Kisen, Whitt, Dansby, Ladarius, Masyn, Sanders, Slayton

Alaska

Most popular in AlaskaUnique to AK’s data
1. Noah, 46
2. Theodore, 45
3. Henry, 44
4. Oliver, 41
5. James, 39		(none)

Arizona

Most popular in ArizonaUnique to AZ’s data
1. Liam, 437
2. Noah, 434
3. Mateo, 419
4. Santiago, 361
5. Oliver, 295		Payson, Lonzo, Ryler

Payson is the name of a town in Arizona. (It was also unique to AZ’s data as a girl name.)

Arkansas

Most popular in ArkansasUnique to AR’s data
1. Liam, 167
2. Hudson, 147
3. Oliver, 143
4. Elijah, 138
5. Noah, 134		Daylin

California

Most popular in CaliforniaUnique to CA’s data
1. Liam, 2,624
2. Noah, 2,607
3. Mateo, 2,239
4. Santiago, 1,991
5. Sebastian, 1,954		Armen, Waris, Nihal, Davit, Hukam, Jujhar, Agam, Dara, Arsen, Akaal, Remmy, Gurnawab, Jorawar, Nyjah, Sasha, Anhad, Arno, Izaac, Nawab, Ritchie… (top 20 of 370 total)

Other unique-to-California boy names were Azul, Azure, Harutyun, Napoleon, Sonder, and Wave.

Colorado

Most popular in ColoradoUnique to CO’s data
1. Liam, 397
2. Theodore, 373
3. Noah, 348
4. Oliver, 310
5. James, 256		Cale, Copper, Cruzito

Hockey player Cale Makar is a two-time Norris-winning defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche.

Connecticut

Most popular in ConnecticutUnique to CT’s data
1. Noah, 268
2. Liam, 241
3. Theodore, 182
4. James, 156
5. Luca, 153		(none)

Delaware

Most popular in DelawareUnique to DE’s data
1. Noah, 63
2. Liam, 59
3. Oliver, 39
4. James, 37
5. Lucas, 36		(none)

District of Columbia

Most popular in D.C.Unique to D.C.’s data
1. Noah, 58
2. Theodore, 53
3. Henry, 49 (tie)
4. Liam, 49 (tie)
5. William, 43		Yohannes

Florida

Most popular in FloridaUnique to FL’s data
1. Liam, 1,865
2. Noah, 1,749
3. Lucas, 935
4. Elijah, 868
5. Oliver, 831		Dom, Mako, Aras, Fabrizio, Janiel, Jazai, Zayde, Jeriel, Keiden, Kervens, Oshea, Carlens, Mattia, Nakai, Piero, Adams, Alesso, Bensley, Ege, Facundo… (top 20 of 109 total)

Georgia

Most popular in GeorgiaUnique to GA’s data
1. Liam, 661
2. Noah, 653
3. William, 475
4. Elijah, 473
5. James, 451		Wilkes, Braelyn, Ihsan, Jaquez, Kyzeir, Takari, Chapman, Deontae, Erin, Kamir, Kasye, Kessiah, Khalan, Myair, Xhosen, Carlton, Chasen, Cyncere, Hagan, Jaceyon… (top 20 of 33 total)

Hawaii

Most popular in HawaiiUnique to HI’s data
1. Elijah, 49
2. Noah, 46
3. Liam, 42 (tie)
4. Luca, 42 (tie)
5. Luke, 41		Nainoa, Kaimana, Laakea, Makana, Kaikoa, Kanai, Kiai, Laiku, Haloa, Kanaloa, Nalu

Luke was a top-five name in Hawaii only.

Idaho

Most popular in IdahoUnique to ID’s data
1. Oliver, 128
2. Theodore, 124
3. Henry, 119
4. Liam, 106
5. Hudson, 103		Riggin

Illinois

Most popular in IllinoisUnique to IL’s data
1. Liam, 690
2. Noah, 683
3. Oliver, 541
4. Theodore, 537
5. Henry, 462		Filip, Danylo, Konrad, Nikodem, Petar, Damiri, Krystian, Lazar, Lukasz, Lyrik, Maher, Matvii, Abdulahad, Adi, Aleksandar, Brenden, Connell, Damen, Dionte, Gaetano… (top 20 of 24 total)

Indiana

Most popular in IndianaUnique to IN’s data
1. Oliver, 428
2. Liam, 393
3. Theodore, 366
4. Henry, 359
5. Noah, 345		Wallen, Flint, Gannon, Gryffin, Henley, Jairus

Iowa

Most popular in IowaUnique to IA’s data
1. Oliver, 198
2. Liam, 185
3. Henry, 176 (tie)
4. Theodore, 176 (tie)
5. Cooper, 133		Arlow

Kansas

Most popular in KansasUnique to KS’s data
1. Theodore, 183
2. Oliver, 179
3. Noah, 167
4. Liam, 164
5. Henry, 150		(none)

Kentucky

Most popular in KentuckyUnique to KY’s data
1. Oliver, 278
2. Liam, 253
3. Hudson, 229
4. Waylon, 223
5. Noah, 203		Kainen

Louisiana

Most popular is LouisianaUnique to LA’s data
1. Noah, 237
2. Liam, 223
3. James, 187
4. Elijah, 186
5. John, 181		Kylon, Kolston, Jayceion, Kayven, Kendell, Krewe, Shep

A krewe is a social organization that stages parades for New Orleans Carnival season (the final day of which is Mardi Gras).

Maine

Most popular in MaineUnique to ME’s data
1. Theodore, 83
2. Oliver, 77
3. Henry, 66
4. Noah, 54
5. Levi, 53		(none)

Levi was a top-five name in Maine only.

Maryland

Most popular in MarylandUnique to MD’s data
1. Liam, 463
2. Noah, 377
3. Lucas, 221
4. Theodore, 214
5. Oliver, 210		Barkon, Kidus, Naod

Massachusetts

Most popular in MassachusettsUnique to MA’s data
1. Noah, 468
2. Liam, 446
3. Henry, 372
4. Theodore, 358
5. James, 323		Benjamim, Henrique, Wilber, Caeden, Jayvian, Joaopedro

The Portuguese names Benjamim, Henrique, João, and Pedro — cognates of Benjamin, Henry, John, and Peter — are used among Brazilians. (Brazilians have been the largest immigrant group in Massachusetts since 2010.)

Michigan

Most popular in MichiganUnique to MI’s data
1. Theodore, 490
2. Noah, 478
3. Oliver, 469
4. Henry, 433
5. James, 342		Haidar, Lavon, Othman, Deaire, Larkin, Kollin, Mehdi, Raad, Dejuan, Kassem, Kordell, Majd, Qusay, Romell, Thane

Minnesota

Most popular in MinnesotaUnique to MN’s data
1. Theodore, 339
2. Henry, 313
3. Oliver, 298
4. Liam, 277
5. Noah, 236		Abdullahi, Muhsin, Hanad, Munasar, Mubarak, Amiir, Imraan, Mazim, Mudasir, Muzamil, Ole, Sajid, Ahil, Burke, Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Lochlann, Mahamed, Mohamedamin, Mubashir… (top 20 of 21 total)

Mississippi

Most popular in MississippiUnique to MS’s data
1. James, 160
2. William, 155
3. John, 151
4. Noah, 120
5. Elijah, 109		Rahzi

Missouri

Most popular in MissouriUnique to MO’s data
1. Oliver, 405
2. Theodore, 393
3. Henry, 327
4. Noah, 322
5. Hudson and Liam, 284 each (tie)		Chet, Canton, Creighton, Finnigan

Montana

Most popular in MontanaUnique to MT’s data
1. Oliver, 62
2. Henry, 58
3. William, 52
4. Hudson, 45 (tie)
5. Theodore, 45 (tie)		(none)

Nebraska

Most popular in NebraskaUnique to NE’s data
1. Liam, 149
2. Theodore, 128
3. Henry, 113
4. Noah, 109
5. Oliver, 101		Eh

The Karen word eh means “to love.” (The Karen people are an ethnic minority group from Myanmar. Thousands of Karen refugees currently live in Omaha.)

Nevada

Most popular in NevadaUnique to NV’s data
1. Liam, 205
2. Mateo, 184
3. Noah, 176
4. Santiago, 138
5. Oliver, 114		Ikaika

The Hawaiian word ikaika means “strength.” (Of the 48 contiguous states, Nevada has the third-largest Native Hawaiian population.)

New Hampshire

Most popular in New HampshireUnique to NH’s data
1. Theodore, 101
2. Henry, 77
3. Oliver, 66
4. Jack, 65 (tie)
5. James, 65 (tie)		(none)

New Jersey

Most popular in New JerseyUnique to NJ’s data
1. Liam, 749
2. Noah, 742
3. Lucas, 399
4. Luca, 378
5. Joseph, 374		Avrohom, Binyomin, Boruch, Nosson, Yechezkel, Elchonon, Mivaan, Pinchos, Elazar, Dovi, Nochum, Ehsan, Aayush, Damiano, Erling, Essex, Itai, Raffaele

Joseph was a top-five name in New Jersey only.

New Mexico

Most popular in New MexicoUnique to NM’s data
1. Noah, 115
2. Liam, 109
3. Mateo, 99
4. Elijah, 76
5. Santiago, 70		(none)

New York

Most popular in New YorkUnique to NY’s data
1. Noah, 1,381
2. Liam, 1,368
3. Theodore, 738
4. Lucas, 705
5. Oliver, 703		Mendel, Shulem, Yechiel, Yossi, Mendy, Lazer, Pinchas, Hersh, Hershel, Duvid, Elimelech, Nachman, Shraga, Leib, Elya, Eluzer, Berish, Berl, Kalman, Muaz… (top 20 of 177 total)

Other unique-to-New York boy names were Calogero, Ngawang, and Rupert.

North Carolina

Most popular in North CarolinaUnique to NC’s data
1. Noah, 684
2. Liam, 680
3. Oliver, 507
4. William, 500
5. James, 471		Wright, Avett, Khymir, Unique, Zyion, Braelon, Braxten, Carlisle, Dacari, Fields, Jahani, Jhoan, Kaelem, Kanaan, Khylo, Lennix, Nakari, Stafford, Stanton, Zakhari

North Dakota

Most popular in North DakotaUnique to ND’s data
1. Liam, 56
2. Henry, 49 (tie)
3. Theodore, 49 (tie)
4. Noah, 48
5. Oliver, 47		Boy

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Ohio

Most popular in OhioUnique to OH’s data
1. Oliver, 653
2. Theodore, 611
3. Noah, 551
4. Henry, 543
5. Liam, 530		Dakai, Jayveon, Rhyett, Zymeir, Barret, Cylas, Dannie, Jaymir, Jettsen, Jim, Keandre, Leviathan, Loic, Lynnox, Nylan, Rayshawn

Oklahoma

Most popular in OklahomaUnique to OK’s data
1. Liam, 232
2. Noah, 189
3. Oliver, 188
4. Theodore, 177
5. Elijah, 175		Takoda, Koehn, Swayze

Oregon

Most popular in OregonUnique to OR’s data
1. Oliver, 199
2. Theodore, 188
3. Liam, 185
4. Henry, 182
5. Noah, 151		Unknown

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Pennsylvania

Most popular in PennsylvaniaUnique to PA’s data
1. Noah, 744
2. Liam, 566
3. Theodore, 549
4. Oliver, 545
5. Henry, 464		Elam, Benuel, Enos, Ahzir, Larson, Aasim, Azar, Joniel, Joash, Makiah, Nadir, Aasir, Asaan, Azhar, Brendon, Cavan, Finan, Haneef, Humza, Kayde… (top 20 of 27 total)

Rhode Island

Most popular in Rhode IslandUnique to RI’s data
1. Noah, 67
2. Liam, 64
3. Oliver, 56
4. Theodore, 52
5. Luca, 48		(none)

South Carolina

Most popular in South CarolinaUnique to SC’s data
1. Noah, 276
2. Liam, 271
3. William, 269
4. James, 250
5. Elijah, 215		Drayton, Calhoun, Gaines, Kavon, Khosen, Kymere, Townsend

South Dakota

Most popular in South DakotaUnique to SD’s data
1. Oliver, 66
2. Liam, 60
3. Henry, 50 (3-way tie)
4. Hudson, 50 (3-way tie)
5. Noah, 50 (3-way tie)		(none)

Tennessee

Most popular in TennesseeUnique to TN’s data
1. Noah, 444
2. Liam, 425
3. Oliver, 411
4. James, 385
5. Henry, 376		Holston, Hutson, Akoa, Asta, Baxter, Conley, Jakarri, Johndavid

Texas

Most popular in TexasUnique to TX’s data
1. Liam, 2,688
2. Noah, 2,450
3. Mateo, 2,081
4. Santiago, 1,829
5. Sebastian, 1,498		Roel, Stoney, Arnoldo, Vedh, Jonatan, Arch, Guadalupe, Judge, Seager, Sloan, Azazel, Brazos, Esiah, Karthikeya, Orlin, Riven, Tex, Texas, Tilden, Weldon

The Spanish word brazos — which appears in several Texas place names (e.g., Brazos River, Brazos County) — means “arms.” (It was also unique to TX’s data as a girl name.)

Other unique-to-Texas boy names were Tuff, Cuauhtemoc, Leeroy, Rocker, and Lynn.

Utah

Most popular in UtahUnique to UT’s data
1. Oliver, 274
2. Liam, 227
3. Theodore, 221
4. Jack, 209
5. Noah, 206		Covey, Stockton, Dallin, Viliami, Tyr, Knoxx, Parley, Willard, Beaumont, Bram, Rev, Semisi

The name Dallin refers to Dallin H. Oaks, the current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Vermont

Most popular in VermontUnique to VT’s data
1. Oliver, 35
2. Theodore, 34
3. Henry, 27
4. Cooper, 26
5. Hudson and Jack, 24 each (tie)		(none)

Virginia

Most popular in VirginiaUnique to VA’s data
1. Liam, 590
2. Noah, 556
3. Theodore, 392
4. Oliver, 390
5. Henry, 372		Beauregard, Burhan, Jhonatan, Salaar

Washington

Most popular in WashingtonUnique to WA’s data
1. Noah, 426
2. Liam, 403
3. Oliver, 383
4. Theodore, 372
5. Henry, 338		Avenir, Ruvim, Arth, Theophilus, Denny, Ezana, Kaveh, Niles, Orest, Roscoe, Rufus

West Virginia

Most popular in West VirginiaUnique to WV’s data
1. Waylon, 115
2. Hudson, 106
3. Oliver, 96
4. Noah, 85
5. Wyatt, 70		(none)

Wyatt was a top-five name in West Virginia only.

Wisconsin

Most popular in WisconsinUnique to WI’s data
1. Oliver, 336
2. Theodore, 323
3. Henry, 307
4. Liam, 274
5. Noah, 245		Buckley

Wyoming

Most popular in WyomingUnique to WY’s data
1. Theodore, 27
2. James, 25
3. William, 24
4. Oliver, 23
5. Rowan, 19		(none)

Rowan was a top-five name in Wyoming only.

And here are several of the boy names that appeared in the data for two states last year:

  • Ammon – Utah & Pennsylvania
  • Hyrum – Utah & Idaho (influence: Hyrum Smith of the LDS Church)
  • Mckay – Utah & Idaho (influence: David O. McKay of the LDS Church)
  • Menno – Missouri & Pennsylvania
  • Rainier – Washington & California (influence: Mount Rainier)
  • Taysom – Louisiana & Utah (influence: football player Taysom Hill)
  • Zohran – New York & California (influence: NYC politician Zohran Mamdani)

Do you have thoughts/theories about any of the names above?

(Explanations for many of them can be found in the comments to the corresponding posts from 2024, 2023, 2022, etc.)

*Names that appear in the data for a just one state were bestowed at least five times in that state, but could have been bestowed up to four times in any other state. (The SSA’s state-by-state data omits names given to fewer than five babies per gender, per year.)

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Topographical Map of the USA (public domain)

Top boy names by first letter, 2025

First letter frequency, U.S. baby boy names, 2025

The most common first letter for boy names last year was J (used 10.5% of the time), followed by A (10.4%) and L (7.5%).

The least common first letter was Q (used 0.1% of the time), followed by U (0.2%) and X (0.4%).

So, what were the most popular boy names of 2025 within each letter group?

Top boy names starting with A:

  1. Asher
  2. Alexander
  3. Anthony
  4. Aiden
  5. Angel

Top boy names starting with B:

  1. Benjamin
  2. Bennett
  3. Beau
  4. Brooks
  5. Beckett

(Beckett replaced Bryson in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with C:

  1. Cooper
  2. Carter
  3. Charles
  4. Caleb
  5. Christopher

(Cooper, one of the fastest-rising boy names of 2025, ousted Carter from the top spot.)

Top boy names starting with D:

  1. Daniel
  2. David
  3. Dylan
  4. Dominic
  5. Damian

Top boy names starting with E:

  1. Elijah
  2. Elias
  3. Ezra
  4. Ethan
  5. Ezekiel

Top boy names starting with F:

  1. Felix
  2. Finn
  3. Francisco
  4. Finley
  5. Franklin

(Franklin replaced Fernando in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with G:

  1. Gabriel
  2. Grayson
  3. Gael
  4. Graham
  5. Giovanni

(Graham replaced George in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with H:

  1. Henry
  2. Hudson
  3. Harrison
  4. Hunter
  5. Hayden

Top boy names starting with I:

  1. Isaac
  2. Isaiah
  3. Ian
  4. Ivan
  5. Ismael

Top boy names starting with J:

  1. James
  2. Jack
  3. John
  4. Julian
  5. Joseph

Top boy names starting with K:

  1. Kai
  2. Kayden
  3. Knox
  4. Kingston
  5. Kevin

(Knox replaced Kaiden in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with L:

  1. Liam
  2. Lucas
  3. Levi
  4. Luca
  5. Leo

Top boy names starting with M:

  1. Mateo
  2. Michael
  3. Matthew
  4. Mason
  5. Miles

(Mason replaced Maverick in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with N:

  1. Noah
  2. Nathan
  3. Nolan
  4. Nicholas
  5. Nathaniel

Top boy names starting with O:

  1. Oliver
  2. Owen
  3. Oscar
  4. Omar
  5. Otto

Top boy names starting with P:

  1. Parker
  2. Peter
  3. Patrick
  4. Paul
  5. Preston

(Preston replaced Phoenix in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with Q:

  1. Quinn
  2. Quincy
  3. Quentin
  4. Quinton
  5. Quintin

Top boy names starting with R:

  1. Roman
  2. Rowan
  3. Robert
  4. Ryan
  5. River

Top boy names starting with S:

  1. Sebastian
  2. Samuel
  3. Santiago
  4. Silas
  5. Sawyer

Top boy names starting with T:

  1. Theodore
  2. Thomas
  3. Thiago
  4. Theo
  5. Tucker

(Tucker replaced Tyler in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with U:

  1. Uriel
  2. Uriah
  3. Ulises
  4. Umar
  5. Ulysses

Top boy names starting with V:

  1. Vincent
  2. Victor
  3. Valentino
  4. Vicente
  5. Valentin

(Valentin replaced Vincenzo in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with W:

  1. William
  2. Wyatt
  3. Wesley
  4. Weston
  5. Waylon

Top boy names starting with X:

  1. Xavier
  2. Xander
  3. Xaden
  4. Xzavier
  5. Xavi

(Xaden replaced Xyleek in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with Y:

  1. Yusuf
  2. Yahya
  3. Yosef
  4. Yehuda
  5. Yousef

(Yousef replaced Yahir in the top five.)

Top boy names starting with Z:

  1. Zion
  2. Zayden
  3. Zachary
  4. Zayn
  5. Zyaire

Source: SSA

Boy names on the rise in the United States in 2025

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Which boy names increased in usage the most from 2024 to 2025?

Here’s a table of the fastest-rising boy names of 2025. On the left are the top 25 increases in terms of absolute change (numbers of babies). On the right are the top 25 increases in terms of relative change (percentages of babies).

RankBoy nameAbsolute riseBoy nameRelative rise
1Eithan2,037Arsiah1,157%
2Cooper1,757Zaiel729%
3Theodore1,286Delijah723%
4Bennett1,159Drayce667%
5Elias1,153Xakai620%
6Atlas980Kairoh560%
7Elian949Landri540%
8Weston810Nekhi491%
9Luca768Takoa460%
10Callum729Syreese438%
11Colter705Akari433%
12Adriel668Akaal383%
13Roman660Vidit380%
14Callahan658Kasai360%
15Aziel590Kraven350%
16Hudson568Jasai331%
17Emiliano565Dreyden322%
18Jasai552Nataanii317%
19Baker549Azaylen311%
20Rowan545Mahari300%
21Thiago531Koast280% (3-way tie)
22Archer525Bhodie280% (3-way tie)
23Waylon516Mavi280% (3-way tie)
24Arthur513Darel271%
25Silas512Yahari267%

Colter (which was also one of the fastest-rising boy names of 2024) might have been influenced by Colter Shaw, the main character of the TV show Tracker, which began airing in early 2024.

If you have theories about any of the other rises, please leave a comment!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2024

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Last year, the countries of England and Wales together welcomed 594,677 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 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 2,761 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 2,448
  3. Lily, 2,185
  4. Isla, 2,056
  5. Ivy, 1,956
  6. Florence, 1,936
  7. Freya, 1,929
  8. Poppy, 1,888
  9. Ava, 1,774
  10. Elsie, 1,727
  11. Isabella, 1,708
  12. Sofia, 1,626
  13. Sophia, 1,610
  14. Mia, 1,609
  15. Maya, 1,592
  16. Bonnie, 1,583
  17. Phoebe, 1,549
  18. Daisy, 1,548
  19. Sienna, 1,537
  20. Evelyn, 1,512
  21. Willow, 1,481
  22. Harper, 1,461
  23. Charlotte, 1,418
  24. Rosie, 1,406
  25. Grace, 1,390
  26. Maeve, 1,265
  27. Millie, 1,255
  28. Margot, 1,243
  29. Evie, 1,231
  30. Arabella, 1,222
  31. Matilda, 1,220
  32. Hallie, 1,218
  33. Delilah, 1,180
  34. Emily, 1,170
  35. Aria, 1,154
  36. Penelope, 1,133
  37. Mabel, 1,113
  38. Lottie, 1,109
  39. Ella, 1,108
  40. Ada, 1,049
  41. Ruby, 1,020
  42. Violet, 1,010
  43. Aurora, 1,002
  44. Maisie, 992
  45. Emilia, 961
  46. Mila, 953
  47. Ayla, 922
  48. Luna, 908
  49. Alice, 896
  50. Sophie, 886

Boy names

  1. Muhammad, 5,721 baby boys
  2. Noah, 4,139
  3. Oliver, 3,492
  4. Arthur, 3,368
  5. Leo, 3,324
  6. George, 3,257
  7. Luca, 2,814
  8. Theodore, 2,761
  9. Oscar, 2,747
  10. Archie, 2,575
  11. Jude, 2,540
  12. Theo, 2,387
  13. Freddie, 2,369
  14. Henry, 2,360
  15. Arlo, 2,220
  16. Alfie, 2,020
  17. Charlie, 1,956
  18. Finley, 1,886
  19. Albie, 1,820
  20. Harry, 1,765
  21. Mohammed, 1,760
  22. Jack, 1,711
  23. Elijah, 1,661
  24. Rory, 1,588
  25. Lucas, 1,550
  26. Thomas, 1,543
  27. William, 1,517
  28. Louie, 1,516
  29. Teddy, 1,506
  30. Jacob, 1,484
  31. Edward, 1,461
  32. Roman, 1,454
  33. Reuben, 1,442
  34. Oakley, 1,432
  35. Adam, 1,410
  36. Alexander, 1,365
  37. Isaac, 1,360
  38. Ezra, 1,339
  39. Tommy, 1,324
  40. James, 1,252
  41. Rowan, 1,246
  42. Hudson, 1,216
  43. Reggie, 1,194
  44. Max, 1,140
  45. Sebastian, 1,116
  46. Hugo, 1,094
  47. Louis, 1,092
  48. Ethan, 1,086
  49. Ronnie, 1,059
  50. Joshua, 1,027

In the girls’ top 10, Poppy and Elsie replaced Willow and Isabella.

In the boys’ top 10, Archie replaced Henry.

At the other end of the spectrum I spotted Bryher (given to 5 baby girls), no doubt inspired by Bryher Island, located off the coast of Cornwall.

And, speaking of rare names, here’s a selection of those that were given to just three babies each in England and Wales (combined) in last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Ascia, Barley, Clementina, Drashti, Euphemia, Fodhla, Gwenlli, Hyacinth, Isidora, Jindh, Kanak, Letizia, Migle, Ngoc, Olayinka, Pearly, Quinnie, Rennala, Sorella, Tirion, Unathi, Valora, Wallis, Xanthi, Yuet, ZhilaAelfred, Bramwell, Canelo, Doulton, Erling, Ferdia, Gursimran, Horace, Iorwerth, Jolyon, Kenshin, Llywelyn, Mawgan, Nikunj, Ozair, Penuel, Quintus, Rudolph, Shabsi, Teifion, Ugnius, Vishvam, Western, Xyleek, Ynyr, Zaroon

Some facts/thoughts about a few of the above…

  • Canelo is the Spanish word for “cinnamon.” (It’s also used as a nickname for a redheaded person.)
  • Erling is the first name of Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland (who currently plays for Manchester City).
  • Gwenlli is a short form of the Welsh name Gwenllian.
  • Migle is based on the Lithuanian word migla, meaning “mist.”
  • Teifion may be based on the name of the River Teifi in Wales.
  • Xyleek, which debuted impressively in the U.S. data last year, may have been inspired by a TikTok video.
  • Ynyr is the Welsh form of the Latin name Honorius.

Finally, here are the 2024 rankings for Scotland and Northern Ireland — the other two countries in the United Kingdom — and the 2023 rankings for England and Wales, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

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Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)