Top 100 Baby Girl Names in England and Wales

There are so many factors that go into choosing a baby name. You want to find something that represents you as a family, something that sounds good from the baby years all the way up through your child's adulthood and something that has meaning to you.

Popularity may not be the deciding factor when it comes to choosing your baby girl's name, but it probably ranks somewhere in there. You might want to go with a trendy girl name, or try to find a name that’s rare and unique. After all, choosing a name that's too popular is a No. 1 source of baby name regret.

Looking for inspiration ? The top baby names in England and Wales get analysed by the Office for National Statistics and released in December each year - and some might surprise you.

Top 10 names for baby girls in England and Wales

These are the names that made the very top of the list.

Olivia
Amelia
Isla
Lily
Freya
Ava
Ivy
Florence
Willow
Isabella

The trendiest girl names

Where things start to get interesting, though, is with the ONS's trends for last year, which shows us the names that are rising in the popularity in the country.

Looking for more unsual names? For baby girls, seasonal names such as Autumn and Summer increased in popularity and are now both ranked in the top 100.

New parents likely influenced by Netflix show Wednesday also meants that weekday names such as Sunday and Wednesday rose in popularity.

Pop culture names

Whether we like it or not, the entertainment world from our watching habits to the artists we listen to can play a huge part when it comes to picking baby names.

With that in mind, the popularity of blockbuster movie Barbie, meant that an additional 215 baby girls were named Margot after lead actress Margot Robbie in 2023.

Pop culture influenced names such as Billie, Lana, Miley and Rihanna also saw a jump in popularity, taking inspiration from stars like Billie Eilish and Lana Del Ray and Rihanna, who embarked on tours or released albums that year.