Modern baby names

Names coined or taken up in the last hundred years or so: new spellings, blends and words used as names. 8,539 names of Modern origin given to babies in the UK and the US.

Popular Modern girls' names

The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.

Name	Meaning	UK	US
Ailany		–	14
Myla		91	210
Nevaeh	heaven, reversed	146	165
Indie	Indian, from India	141	632
Miley		210	338
Raelynn		2,509	116
Kehlani		945	148
Alayna		238	332
Wrenley	wren + meadow	1,512	158
Mya		226	443
Oaklynn	oak + lake	3,409	153
Ailani		5,990	168
Cataleya	cattleya orchid	524	237
Kaylani		2,856	185
Kylie		1,163	204
Kayla		357	364
Kaylee		2,076	255
Brynlee	hill + meadow	–	243
Kaliyah		710	392
Ivy-Rose	ivy + rose	265	–
Mylah		432	604
Iyla		509	525
Aylani		–	293
Skyla		378	983
Indy	Indian, from India	590	768
Zariah		1,019	449
Wrenlee	wren + meadow	–	355
Malani		4,935	374
Jovie		1,019	520
Kiana		582	743

Popular Modern boys' names

The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.

Name	Meaning	UK	US
Jayden		127	70
Kayden		210	135
Jax	from Jackson, son of Jack	130	342
Kaiden		360	237
Caden		624	201
Zayden		567	213
Kayson		513	264
Kylo		334	400
Kash		1,423	286
Zyaire		1,372	317
Koda		660	410
Jaylen		799	361
Kamari		1,033	391
Jaden		597	421
Kaden		1,257	328
Kyro		419	611
Cayden		811	414
Kyaire		3,329	367
Renley		406	4,049
Daxton		2,511	379
Kyler		3,021	404
Kaysen		2,202	415
Caiden		675	602
Beauden		383	1,677
Kashton		–	400
Jalen		1,859	442
Kyson		1,423	471
Kaison		1,008	539
Kylan		1,008	578
Jaiden		820	617

Every Modern name, A to Z

Other origins

Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba

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, “Modern baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/modern, updated 20 October 2026.