Short baby names
Names of four letters or fewer from the top 1,000.
In the UK
457 names in the UK's 2025 records.
Girls
- Lily #2 in 2025
- Isla #4 in 2025
- Ivy #9 in 2025
- Ava #11 in 2025
- Mia #24 in 2025
- Maya #28 in 2025
- Evie #31 in 2025
- Aria #33 in 2025
- Ruby #38 in 2025
- Ella #40 in 2025
- Ada #43 in 2025
- Mila #44 in 2025
- Ayla #45 in 2025
- Esme #46 in 2025
- Orla #54 in 2025
- Lyla #55 in 2025
- Eva #57 in 2025
- Luna #60 in 2025
- Iris #61 in 2025
- Thea #65 in 2025
- Rose #66 in 2025
- Zara #69 in 2025
- Erin #70 in 2025
- Nova #71 in 2025
- Nora #72 in 2025
- Lyra #76 in 2025
- Eden #78 in 2025
- Raya #82 in 2025
- Emma #84 in 2025
- Lola #89 in 2025
- and 200 more
Boys
- Noah #2 in 2025
- Luca #3 in 2025
- Leo #4 in 2025
- Theo #12 in 2025
- Jude #13 in 2025
- Arlo #15 in 2025
- Rory #17 in 2025
- Jack #19 in 2025
- Adam #26 in 2025
- Ezra #41 in 2025
- Max #46 in 2025
- Hugo #47 in 2025
- Finn #57 in 2025
- Liam #63 in 2025
- Musa #68 in 2025
- Kai #70 in 2025
- Otis #78 in 2025
- Enzo #88 in 2025
- Toby #91 in 2025
- Milo #92 in 2025
- Cody #96 in 2025
- Leon #98 in 2025
- Levi #102 in 2025
- Ali #108 in 2025
- Beau #113 in 2025
- Remy #114 in 2025
- Luke #122 in 2025
- Otto #124 in 2025
- Ryan #129 in 2025
- Jax #130 in 2025
- and 206 more
In the US
319 names in the US's 2025 records.
Girls
- Emma #3 in 2025
- Mia #6 in 2025
- Ava #11 in 2025
- Lily #18 in 2025
- Nora #20 in 2025
- Lucy #24 in 2025
- Aria #26 in 2025
- Luna #27 in 2025
- Isla #28 in 2025
- Ella #29 in 2025
- Zoe #31 in 2025
- Ivy #39 in 2025
- Mila #43 in 2025
- Nova #46 in 2025
- Leah #58 in 2025
- Iris #61 in 2025
- Maya #62 in 2025
- Ruby #64 in 2025
- Zoey #69 in 2025
- Eden #70 in 2025
- Ayla #77 in 2025
- Lyla #80 in 2025
- Jade #95 in 2025
- Anna #107 in 2025
- Cora #113 in 2025
- Rose #114 in 2025
- Mary #125 in 2025
- Eva #134 in 2025
- Remi #145 in 2025
- June #150 in 2025
- and 117 more
Boys
- Liam #1 in 2025
- Noah #2 in 2025
- Levi #12 in 2025
- Luca #14 in 2025
- Jack #15 in 2025
- Leo #19 in 2025
- Ezra #20 in 2025
- John #23 in 2025
- Owen #31 in 2025
- Luke #33 in 2025
- Beau #60 in 2025
- Enzo #72 in 2025
- Axel #79 in 2025
- Theo #82 in 2025
- Ian #83 in 2025
- Luka #85 in 2025
- Gael #86 in 2025
- Kai #93 in 2025
- Jose #95 in 2025
- Ryan #99 in 2025
- Adam #101 in 2025
- Eli #104 in 2025
- Amir #105 in 2025
- Jace #114 in 2025
- Milo #119 in 2025
- Dean #125 in 2025
- Leon #138 in 2025
- Zion #142 in 2025
- Luis #144 in 2025
- Arlo #148 in 2025
- and 154 more
More ideas
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Short baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ideas/short, updated 20 October 2026.