Fastest-Rising Baby Names in England & Wales, 2020–2025
These names grew the most between 2020 and 2025. Only names with published data in both years are included.
Biggest gains
| Rank | Name | 2020 recorded | 2025 recorded | More recorded names | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Muhammad | 3,710 | 5,957 | +2,247 | +60.6% |
| #4 | Luca | 1,323 | 3,266 | +1,943 | +146.9% |
| #14 | Jude | 1,175 | 2,153 | +978 | +83.2% |
| #26 | Maeve | 547 | 1,330 | +783 | +143.1% |
| #16 | Mabel | 768 | 1,527 | +759 | +98.8% |
| #33 | Oakley | 697 | 1,377 | +680 | +97.6% |
| #30 | Rowan | 774 | 1,398 | +624 | +80.6% |
| #30 | Margot | 652 | 1,230 | +578 | +88.7% |
| #62 | Eliana | 245 | 736 | +491 | +200.4% |
| #45 | Sonny | 699 | 1,137 | +438 | +62.7% |
| #82 | Raya | 110 | 547 | +437 | +397.3% |
| #17 | Rory | 1,344 | 1,760 | +416 | +31.0% |
| #31 | Lottie | 830 | 1,222 | +392 | +47.2% |
| #43 | Hudson | 812 | 1,204 | +392 | +48.3% |
| #55 | Ottilie | 399 | 782 | +383 | +96.0% |
| #47 | Olive | 510 | 892 | +382 | +74.9% |
| #32 | Delilah | 801 | 1,180 | +379 | +47.3% |
| #58 | Vinnie | 472 | 851 | +379 | +80.3% |
| #84 | Enzo | 285 | 617 | +332 | +116.5% |
| #49 | Elodie | 527 | 849 | +322 | +61.1% |
| #64 | Musa | 482 | 798 | +316 | +65.6% |
| #71 | Hazel | 326 | 638 | +312 | +95.7% |
| #81 | Ophelia | 277 | 578 | +301 | +108.7% |
| #68 | Nova | 352 | 650 | +298 | +84.7% |
| #29 | Hallie | 954 | 1,246 | +292 | +30.6% |
| #75 | Nora | 326 | 616 | +290 | +89.0% |
| #115 | Ayra | 136 | 422 | +286 | +210.3% |
| #22 | Arabella | 1,095 | 1,368 | +273 | +24.9% |
| #81 | Yahya | 359 | 625 | +266 | +74.1% |
| #39 | Aurora | 781 | 1,030 | +249 | +31.9% |
| #90 | Athena | 270 | 519 | +249 | +92.2% |
| #125 | Daphne | 142 | 390 | +248 | +174.6% |
| #136 | Maeva | 125 | 366 | +241 | +192.8% |
| #42 | Ayla | 744 | 980 | +236 | +31.7% |
| #151 | Atlas | 119 | 355 | +236 | +198.3% |
| #61 | Lyla | 517 | 751 | +234 | +45.3% |
| #52 | Maryam | 592 | 825 | +233 | +39.4% |
| #69 | Elias | 510 | 738 | +228 | +44.7% |
| #99 | Lilah | 252 | 464 | +212 | +84.1% |
| #111 | Liyana | 213 | 425 | +212 | +99.5% |
| #206 | Ayzal | 25 | 236 | +211 | +844.0% |
| #118 | Dua | 204 | 411 | +207 | +101.5% |
| #117 | Winnie | 210 | 416 | +206 | +98.1% |
| #112 | Remy | 273 | 476 | +203 | +74.4% |
| #117 | Otto | 241 | 444 | +203 | +84.2% |
| #191 | Ozzy | 63 | 264 | +201 | +319.0% |
| #172 | Romy | 91 | 282 | +191 | +209.9% |
| #111 | Safa | 235 | 425 | +190 | +80.9% |
| #228 | Lando | 34 | 217 | +183 | +538.2% |
| #95 | Alba | 291 | 472 | +181 | +62.2% |
| #172 | Cecilia | 104 | 282 | +178 | +171.2% |
| #64 | Yusuf | 620 | 798 | +178 | +28.7% |
| #199 | Koa | 83 | 259 | +176 | +212.0% |
| #67 | Myles | 591 | 764 | +173 | +29.3% |
| #186 | Sylvie | 101 | 270 | +169 | +167.3% |
| #216 | Lainey | 54 | 219 | +165 | +305.6% |
| #83 | Eloise | 386 | 546 | +160 | +41.5% |
| #147 | Ayah | 178 | 338 | +160 | +89.9% |
| #231 | Zaviyar | 59 | 216 | +157 | +266.1% |
| #96 | Rosa | 314 | 470 | +156 | +49.7% |
| #182 | Ilyas | 121 | 276 | +155 | +128.1% |
| #105 | Cooper | 340 | 493 | +153 | +45.0% |
| #86 | Anaya | 384 | 535 | +151 | +39.3% |
| #265 | Alora | 24 | 173 | +149 | +620.8% |
| #110 | River | 334 | 481 | +147 | +44.0% |
| #125 | Aurelia | 244 | 390 | +146 | +59.8% |
| #114 | Cleo | 277 | 423 | +146 | +52.7% |
| #167 | Inaya | 151 | 295 | +144 | +95.4% |
| #274 | Rehmat | 22 | 166 | +144 | +654.5% |
| #122 | Kit | 270 | 413 | +143 | +53.0% |
| #137 | Wren | 219 | 362 | +143 | +65.3% |
| #200 | Cruz | 117 | 258 | +141 | +120.5% |
| #129 | Hamza | 244 | 385 | +141 | +57.8% |
| #70 | Ibrahim | 591 | 731 | +140 | +23.7% |
| #147 | Etta | 200 | 338 | +138 | +69.0% |
| #103 | Amara | 314 | 449 | +135 | +43.0% |
| #186 | Yusra | 138 | 270 | +132 | +95.7% |
| #237 | Lennie | 80 | 210 | +130 | +162.5% |
| #116 | Zahra | 289 | 418 | +129 | +44.6% |
| #155 | Rudy | 213 | 341 | +128 | +60.1% |
| #93 | Vincent | 432 | 560 | +128 | +29.6% |
| #188 | Casey | 143 | 267 | +124 | +86.7% |
| #233 | Rome | 92 | 215 | +123 | +133.7% |
| #144 | Kiara | 219 | 341 | +122 | +55.7% |
| #232 | Elora | 82 | 201 | +119 | +145.1% |
| #212 | Arham | 121 | 238 | +117 | +96.7% |
| #263 | Nusaybah | 58 | 175 | +117 | +201.7% |
| #238 | Isa | 91 | 207 | +116 | +127.5% |
| #79 | Fatima | 483 | 598 | +115 | +23.8% |
| #227 | Noa | 90 | 205 | +115 | +127.8% |
| #153 | Hattie | 211 | 325 | +114 | +54.0% |
| #115 | Bodhi | 357 | 470 | +113 | +31.7% |
| #124 | Amira | 283 | 396 | +113 | +39.9% |
| #297 | Asees | 38 | 150 | +112 | +294.7% |
| #272 | Irha | 57 | 169 | +112 | +196.5% |
| #181 | Noor | 164 | 274 | +110 | +67.1% |
| #167 | Casper | 194 | 304 | +110 | +56.7% |
| #181 | Zayd | 176 | 285 | +109 | +61.9% |
| #144 | Hana | 233 | 341 | +108 | +46.4% |
| #242 | Ember | 84 | 192 | +108 | +128.6% |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.
How this list is calculated
Names must have published counts in both years. The list is ordered by the change in recorded names between those two years.