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Most popular baby names in England and Wales - see full list

The most popular baby names for boys and girls across England and Wales in 2022 have been revealed.

Noah and Olivia remained top of the list, figures show.

Noah held the top spot for the second year in a row, while Olivia clocked up its seventh year at number one.

Muhammad was the second most popular boys’ name in 2022, up from fifth place in 2021, while George remained third.

Oliver dropped from second to fourth and Leo climbed one place to fifth.

The entire top four girls names was unchanged year-on-year, with Olivia followed by Amelia, Isla and Ava, while Lily rose two places from seventh to fifth.

The data, which has been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), also shows that Isabella replaced Willow in the top 10 names for girls, while Theodore, Theo and Freddie replaced Harry, Archie and Henry in the top 10 names for boys.

Leon, Elias, Musa, Axel and Ibrahim were new entries in the top 100 for boys in 2022, while Charles, Harvey, Ollie and Nathan dropped out.

In the top 100 girls’ names, new entries were Ophelia, Ottilie, Eloise, Nova and Fatima, with Beatrice, Anna, Holly, Heidi and Amber being pushed out.

The ONS top 100 baby names in full:

Boys' names

  1. Noah
  2. Muhammad
  3. George
  4. Oliver
  5. Leo
  6. Arthur
  7. Oscar
  8. Theodore
  9. Theo
  10. Freddie
  11. Archie
  12. Luca
  13. Henry
  14. Jack
  15. Harry
  16. Charlie
  17. Alfie
  18. Arlo
  19. Thomas
  20. Teddy
  21. Finley
  22. Jacob
  23. Tommy
  24. William
  25. Lucas
  26. Isaac
  27. Mohammed
  28. Alexander
  29. Albie
  30. Roman
  31. Edward
  32. Jude
  33. Elijah
  34. James
  35. Joshua
  36. Reuben
  37. Max
  38. Rory
  39. Sebastian
  40. Louie
  41. Adam
  42. Mason
  43. Ethan
  44. Hudson
  45. Harrison
  46. Ezra
  47. Hugo
  48. Louis
  49. Reggie
  50. Joseph
  51. Benjamin
  52. Ronnie
  53. Daniel
  54. Logan
  55. Jaxon
  56. Oakley
  57. Albert
  58. Hunter
  59. Zachary
  60. Samuel
  61. Rowan
  62. David
  63. Toby
  64. Dylan
  65. Frederick
  66. Jesse
  67. Mohammad
  68. Otis
  69. Sonny
  70. Gabriel
  71. Grayson
  72. Kai
  73. Frankie
  74. Caleb
  75. Carter
  76. Liam
  77. Felix
  78. Jasper
  79. Riley
  80. Bobby
  81. Alfred
  82. Finn
  83. Elliot
  84. Brody
  85. Rupert
  86. Ralph
  87. Milo
  88. Michael
  89. Blake
  90. Ellis
  91. Chester
  92. Stanley
  93. Yusuf
  94. Jackson
  95. Leon
  96. Elias
  97. Myles
  98. Tobias
  99. Musa
  100. Axel
  101. Ibrahim

Girls’ names

  1. Olivia
  2. Amelia
  3. Isla
  4. Ava
  5. Lily
  6. Ivy
  7. Freya
  8. Florence
  9. Isabella
  10. Mia
  11. Willow
  12. Sienna
  13. Poppy
  14. Sophia
  15. Elsie
  16. Rosie
  17. Grace
  18. Millie
  19. Emily
  20. Sofia
  21. Daisy
  22. Evelyn
  23. Evie
  24. Phoebe
  25. Ella
  26. Charlotte
  27. Harper
  28. Maya
  29. Matilda
  30. Ruby
  31. Aria
  32. Penelope
  33. Hallie
  34. Luna
  35. Bonnie
  36. Ada
  37. Emilia
  38. Alice
  39. Sophie
  40. Esme
  41. Isabelle
  42. Maisie
  43. Violet
  44. Delilah
  45. Mila
  46. Eva
  47. Arabella
  48. Maeve
  49. Aurora
  50. Mabel
  51. Ayla
  52. Lottie
  53. Eliza
  54. Rose
  55. Erin
  56. Layla
  57. Scarlett
  58. Chloe
  59. Margot
  60. Elizabeth
  61. Imogen
  62. Eleanor
  63. Orla
  64. Thea
  65. Harriet
  66. Iris
  67. Nancy
  68. Emma
  69. Jessica
  70. Zara
  71. Robyn
  72. Gracie
  73. Elodie
  74. Olive
  75. Maria
  76. Maryam
  77. Bella
  78. Lola
  79. Lyra
  80. Lyla
  81. Ophelia
  82. Ellie
  83. Ottilie
  84. Molly
  85. Lara
  86. Myla
  87. Eden
  88. Eloise
  89. Darcie
  90. Lucy
  91. Nova
  92. Lilly
  93. Clara
  94. Jasmine
  95. Edith
  96. Summer
  97. Amelie
  98. Hannah
  99. Fatima
  100. Sara

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