Popular Girl Names 2025

[ThePerkyPlayer]

What would you name your child (2026) what's popular nowadays? I like names that aren't too popular but some modern names are nice.

The most popular names I hear are:

Freddie, Arthur, Oscar, Leo, Luca, Joshua, Finn, Arlo, Harry, George, oliver

amelia/ Emilia, Olivia, Freya, Florence, Ivy, Sophia, Elodie, Isabella, Ella, Penelope

my favourite less popular names (outside top 100)

kit, Casper, river, Torin, Magnus, Rio, Rex, Vincent, August, Ernest, Rufus, elio

clover, seraphina, Flora, Daphne, Dorothy, wren, piper, juniper, Romy, Callie, Zelda

@ThePerkyPlayer , Baby names in England and Wales: 2024 - Office for National Statistics gives a table of all the names registered, and their popularity.
If you have a name in mind, Baby name explorer gives the popularity since 1996.
Bear in mind that some names can jump in popularity very quickly, and a name might be popular in one area but not others. For example, if you live in a rural area, Muhammad is unlikely to be popular, but it is the #1 name for boys.

Names that become very popular very quickly tend to not be popular for long, and will sound old fashioned after a few years.

Thank you

Saoirse or Aurora x

I’m a childminder and names of girls we have got/recently had are

Emily
Marina
Elia
Margot
Ava
Phoebe
Pippa

Names I’m hearing quite a lot of are
Ada
Maeve
Mila/Myla
Millie
Clara
Sophia
Lottie
Marnie

I'm hearing Ada alot too