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

Noah held the top spot for the second year in a row (PA Archive)
Noah held the top spot for the second year in a row (PA Archive)

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