The top baby name for boys born in England and Wales has held on to its crown for the third consecutive year.
The newly unveiled list, compiled by the Office for National Statistics, is based on birth data from the 2025 calendar year.
Muhammad has ranked among the top 10 boys’ names in England and Wales every year since 2016.
Muhammad, given to 5,957 newborn boys, topped the list, up 4% from 2024. Noah ranked second with 4,075, followed by Leo, Luca, and Arthur.
Alternate spellings of the top boy name also fared well, with Mohammed in 20th place and Mohammad in 55th place, increasing the count by an additional 2,600.
The ONS additionally provided a month-by-month breakdown, which revealed that for every month of 2025, Muhammad claimed first and
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