Top 100 baby names by year
The 100 names given to the most girls and boys each year, in the UK from 1996 to 2025 and in the US from 1880 to 2025, from the official records.
In 2025, the most popular names were Olivia and Muhammad in the UK, and Olivia and Liam in the US.
The UK
The US
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, “Top 100 baby names by year”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/top, updated 20 October 2026.