Most Popular Boy Names in the United Kingdom in 2025–2026

Most Popular Boy Names in the United Kingdom

The list below contains 13,443 ranked boy names, compiled from 411,698 official birth records, including 202,062 boys. Rankings are based on the latest available dataset, last updated on August 18, 2026.

1. Ethan

   #18

   PopularClassicBoy Name

   Ethan is a Hebrew name meaning “strong or enduring”.

   #24#1#17#45

2. Joshua

   #72

   PopularTimelessBoy Name

   Joshua is a Hebrew name meaning “God is salvation”.

   #65#2#81#99

3. Jesse

   PopularTimelessBoy Name

   Jesse is a Hebrew name meaning “gift of God”.

   #3

4. Frederick

   #90

   PopularTimelessBoy Name

   Frederick is a Germanic name meaning “peaceful ruler”.

   #4#88

5. Daniel

   #40

   PopularTimelessBoy Name

   Daniel is a Hebrew name meaning “God is my judge”.

   #22#5#30#79

6. Finn

   #57

   PopularClassicBoy Name

   Finn is an Old Norse name meaning “fair”.

   #6#54

7. Mohammad

   PopularClassicBoy Name

   Mohammad is an Arabic name meaning “the praised one”.

   #7#92

8. Joseph

   #29

   PopularTimelessBoy Name

   Joseph is a Hebrew name meaning “may he add”.

   #29#8#63#46

9. Vinnie

   UncommonBoy Name

   Vinnie is a Latin name meaning “conquering”.

   #9

10. Albert

    PopularTimelessBoy Name

    Albert is a Germanic name meaning “noble brightness”.

    #10

11. Myles

    #54

    PopularTimelessBoy Name

    Myles is a Germanic name meaning “soldier”.

    #98#11#67#59

12. Benjamin

    #17

    PopularTimelessBoy Name

    Benjamin is a Hebrew name meaning “son of the right hand”.

    #11#12#9#43

About Most Popular Boy Names in the United Kingdom

All rankings on this page are calculated from official government birth statistics published across the United Kingdom. The combined dataset is compiled from the following official sources:

• England & Wales:Office for National Statistics (ONS) (Last updated: 2026-07-06)
• Scotland:National Records of Scotland (NRS) (Last updated: 2026-05-26)
• Northern Ireland:Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (Last updated: 2026-04-16)

Names are classified as Boy Names only when they maintain a male usage rate above 75% throughout their recorded history. This approach helps distinguish predominantly masculine names from names that have been used by both boys and girls.

For details about our data sources, ranking process, and gender classification rules, see Rankings Methodology, and Gender Classification.

Official Name Rankings by Year – United Kingdom

Browse complete historical rankings of baby names in the United Kingdom from previous years. These datasets are compiled and standardized by Namedary.com using official data from national and regional authorities.

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