Most popular baby names of 2021 – with a Meghan Markle-inspired entry taking the top spot from Olivia
NAMING your newborn is a big deal, and parents often take inspiration from celebrities, family members and even royalty.
While some names stand the test of time and remain a top pick for decades, has revealed the UK's most popular names of 2021 - and there's some notable new entries.
Perhaps Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have a lot to answer for as Lily as taken out the top spot, booting Olivia and Amelia further down the list.
The couple welcomed their daughter earlier this month and named her Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, after a nickname given to her great-grandmother the Queen.
Their son's name Archie, now two, also proved popular with it making the list for the most popular boys name.
It took out the 12th spot, not far beaten by Harry which was ranked number eight on the list for 2021.
Girls
- Lily +3
- Amelia +1
- Sophia -2
- Olivia -2
- Ava +1
- Isla -1
- Rosie +9
- Aria +0
- Freya +0
- Ella +1
- Emily +2
- Mia -5
- Isabella -3
- Ivy -2
- Hannah +5
- Layla +29
- Grace -3
- Sophie +3
- Evelyn +15
- Evie -2
- Isabelle -6
- Elsie +3
- Luna +6
- Poppy -7
- Willow -1
- Phoebe +7
- Zara +5
- Daisy +12
- Florence -3
- Charlotte -11
- Alice -8
- Scarlett +23
- Ada +3
- Millie -3
- Sienna -7
- Nur +16
- Lyla +25
- Chloe +3
- Emilia -12
- Hallie +28
- Zoe +8
- Molly -7
- Jessica +8
- Mila -7
- Maisie -2
- Eva -4
- Maya -17
- Ruby -26
- Darcie +25
- Emma -12
- Ayla +15
- Penelope +37
- Eliza +18
- Ellie -15
- Lucy +5
- Esme -8
- Thea +1
- Maryam -4
- Fatima +0
- Lottie +7
- Matilda -15
- Harper -18
- Maeve new!
- Jasmine +6
- Aurora +0
- Orla +15
- Eliana +16
- Aisha +25
- Erin -13
- Leah new!
- Arabella -14
- Elizabeth new!
- Maddison +23
- Ariana new!
- Bonnie -3
- Maria -3
- Mirha new!
- Bella -15
- Gracie +11
- Anna -19
- Rose +3
- Violet -18
- Abigail -4
- Holly -34
- Myla new!
- Robyn -33
- Riley new!
- Eden -1
- Nora -7
- Nancy +1
- Imogen -15
- Gabriella new!
- Amber -16
- Eleanor -25
- Georgia -15
- Iris -8
- Lola -22
- Sarah -51
- Elodie new!
- Clara -22
According to the Mirror, Sarah Redshaw, managing editor for BabyCentre, said: "Lily swept in to take the crown and Elizabeth, the name that inspired Meghan and Harry’s choice, is a new entry.
And added that the "spotlight on the names will mean they stay popular for a few more years now" noting that the same has happened with Archie.
The Office of National Statistics also suggest that old fashioned baby names are set to make a comeback and it looks like Peaky Blinders is part of the reason why.
Arthur and Ada both appeared on this list for the first time in a century.
It is believed that those two names in particular may have been influenced by the hit BBC series Peaky Blinders with both monikers featuring in the drama
Boys
- Muhammad +0
- Noah +0
- Oliver +0
- Theo +4
- George +2
- Charlie +3
- Leo -2
- Harry +3
- Freddie -3
- Jack +0
- Arthur -7
- Archie +2
- Finley +2
- Henry +8
- Jaxon +24
- Louie +9
- Lucas +4
- Thomas +1
- Alfie -3
- Oscar -8
- Ethan -8
- Isaac -2
- Jacob -5
- Elijah +9
- Max +5
- Joshua -9
- Adam -4
- James -4
- Arlo +9
- Luca -1
- William +9
- Tommy -4
- Zayn new!
- Aiden -8
- Alexander -1
- Logan +6
- Ezra +16
- Rory +6
- Liam -7
- Daniel -5
- Caleb +17
- Teddy -15
- Theodore -12
- Alex +35
- Dylan +2
- Reuben -10
- Michael +7
- Jayden -11
- Benjamin +12
- Zachary +16
- Nathan -5
- Roman -4
- Ronnie +25
- Finn +13
- Zack new!
- Mason -15
- Albie +2
- Ryan -15
- Myles +12
- Jude +5
- Yusuf -11
- Elliot -17
- Joseph -8
- Harrison -15
- Kian -14
- Reggie +9
- Kayden new!
- Samuel -5
- Levi new!
- Toby -10
- Sebastian -15
- Ollie -4
- Ayaan -16
- Edward +7
- Ali -13
- Rowan +13
- Riley -7
- Hugo -5
- Hunter -10
- David -28
- Omar new!
- Evan new!
- Jesse -6
- Luke -4
- Cody new!
- Frankie +0
- Blake +7
- Abdul new!
- Grayson -25
- Matteo new!
- Gabriel -19
- Jason -5
- Albert +7
- Matthew -11
- Ibrahim -11
- John new!
- Ahmad new!
- Jasper -6
- Asher new!
- Kai -18
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