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

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

Jude

The youngest baby boy I know is called Gabriel

A few I’ve heard of at work recently:

Milo
Rory x 4
Sebastian
Ziggy x 2
Parker
Hudson
Henry
William
Theo

Henry
Max
The baby

I've met two baby Parker's recently which surprised me. it seems to be growing in popularity.

Have also met a Phoenix. Jude and two Teddy's this week.

I know several of: Miles, Leo, Sully,

Last baby boys I’ve heard

myles
montgomery
xavian
theo
dwen
finn
max
remi
elio
river
seth
peter
fenley
indy
emrys

In my baby group:
Francis
Marcus
Joseph
Theo x 2
Leon

Roman

Noah

Teddy

Brian.

I know a Yusuf and a Teddy.

ziggy
Leo
Jude
enzo
teddy

In the last year our friends have had Arthur, Archie, Albert, (Ale)Xander and Ben.

Recent boys born
Jude
Miles
Quentin
Sebastian
Theodore

Interesting. I also know a Jude, Ziggy and a Teddy. I am especially surprised that there are so many Ziggy's!

I just can’t imagine wanting to be called those kind of names 🤦‍♀️

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

@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.

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

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

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

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?

Quentin's a dreadful name and understandably hardly used.

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

He changed it to Norman? Blimey