What are people calling baby boys in the UK in 2026?

Namesnamesnames13 · 2026-07-02T16:01:58+00:00

What are people calling their baby boys in UK in 2026?

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BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 05/07/2026 22:38

My DD is a midwife and says that about half the boys she's delivered this year are called Arlo.

ladygindiva · 05/07/2026 22:33

Most recent I've heard :
Lincoln
Phoenix
Ted
Noah

paintedpanda · 05/07/2026 22:18

I know a Sonny, Kobie, Zion, Theo, Toby, and Leo. I’m sure more will come to mind, these are just the ones I remember singing at our baby classes.

changedusername190 · 05/07/2026 21:28

Hugo today and Luca yesterday

Firebird83 · 05/07/2026 19:27

Short boys names like Kit, Hugo, Max, Jude, Rory, Otis, Beau, Arlo, Rudy

For girls I’m hearing Clementine / Clemmie, Juniper / Junie, Indigo / Indie, Ottilie, Beatrice / Bea, Mabel, Margot

Minasama · 04/07/2026 00:39

Mohammed or variations of it is the most popular baby name I believe.
I like Nathaniel (Nate) and Bartholomew (Bart.)

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · 03/07/2026 20:49

Arlo
Mohammed
Samuel
Edmund

Only the last one was in anyway surprising!

*edted because I am dyslexic and having just read "Siggy" above typed Sigmund instead of Edmund - which would have been equally surprising

Bubblewrapart · 03/07/2026 20:19

@Bellybellas @sparklyblueberry2 same, I know a few Ziggy/Siggy's and that's just their name. None of them are babies though. Aged 5-35!

sparklyblueberry2 · 03/07/2026 20:03

Bellybellas · 03/07/2026 15:08

Quentin is really not unusual, is it? Most people will know Quentin Tarantino or the illustrator Quentin Blake. We know several young ones, including a 4 month old (London based).

Ziggy, on the other hand, is quite unusual. I wonder what it’s a nickname for?

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I’ve known Ziggy to be a nickname for Zachary or alternatively a name in its own right

sparklyblueberry2 · 03/07/2026 20:01

Louis but not Louie

snoopydoopydo · 03/07/2026 17:54

I know three Arthurs and two Teddies.

labradormam · 03/07/2026 15:41

Theo
Theo
Theo
Ziggy
Evan
Evan
Jackson

inkgirl · 03/07/2026 15:40

Won't be this year but me and my partner have decided on Harley for a boy

HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 15:38

I quite like Norman ('granddad name' vibe) but it does seem a little out of the ordinary for his age group. Maybe he didn't feel like being something like Mark or Ian.

Veronyk · 03/07/2026 15:37

I know recent babies called Reuben, Remy, Sebastian, Arlo.

Veronyk · 03/07/2026 15:35

He was bullied for Quentin so he changed his name to Fat.

floppybit · 03/07/2026 15:33

HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 12:10

@Namesnamesnames13 , the name Quentin gets suggested on nearly every boy's name thread by the same person. it was Fat Boy Slim's name but he was bullied about it so he changed it. The name isn't popular.

He changed it to Norman? Blimey

HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 15:21

Ziggy could be short for Sigmund or Ezekiel, or a standalone name.

HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 15:14

Quentin's a dreadful name and understandably hardly used.

Bellybellas · 03/07/2026 15:08

HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 12:10

@Namesnamesnames13 , the name Quentin gets suggested on nearly every boy's name thread by the same person. it was Fat Boy Slim's name but he was bullied about it so he changed it. The name isn't popular.

Quentin is really not unusual, is it? Most people will know Quentin Tarantino or the illustrator Quentin Blake. We know several young ones, including a 4 month old (London based).

Ziggy, on the other hand, is quite unusual. I wonder what it’s a nickname for?

LowViscosityRayon · 03/07/2026 12:32

The youngest few I know are Henry, Fin, and Theo. I do know a Ziggy, but he must be about 6 now.

BullshitCentral · 03/07/2026 12:27

The baby boys I know born this year are called Oliver, Noah, Yusuf, Miles, Felix and Alexander

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Namesnamesnames13 · 03/07/2026 12:20

I have a Leo. But it’s things like ziggy etc I find hard to imagine. Dr Ziggy sounds funny!

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HugoThatway · 03/07/2026 12:10

@Namesnamesnames13 , the name Quentin gets suggested on nearly every boy's name thread by the same person. it was Fat Boy Slim's name but he was bullied about it so he changed it. The name isn't popular.

Bubblewrapart · 03/07/2026 12:05

@Namesnamesnames13 which types of names? There's been quite the variety I think. Not exactly a trend between Peter, Ziggy, Leo and Yusef!