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Muhammad tops list of most popular names in England and Wales

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Muhammad has topped the list for the most popular baby names for boys in England and Wales.

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Noah and Leo were also in the top three for boys with Leo pushing out Oliver, according to the annual figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The top three names for girls were Olivia, Lily and Amelia with Lily overtaking Amelia for second place.Olivia was the most popular name in three of nine regions in England and was the favourite for Wales, while Muhammad was the most popular in four of nine England regions and ranked 34 in Wales.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say There were 585,396 live births, 284,681 female and 300,715 male, in 2025 in England and Wales.New additions to the top 100 names include: Eliana, Gracie, Anaya, Alba, Marnie, Lilah and Frankie for girls; and Vincent, Carter, Stanley and Ruben for boys.The girls' names that saw the largest popularity increase were Ada, rising 54 places; Maeve, up 24; and Charlotte, by 24.For boys, this was Roman, by 33 places; Harry...

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