New Names in the UK Top 100
Eleven names crossed into the England and Wales top 100 in the latest ONS release — four for boys, seven for girls. New entries are the chart’s early-warning system: they tell you which styles are arriving before everyone hears them at soft play. Here’s each one, and what it signals.
Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby names in England and Wales: 2025, released 9 July 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Exact spellings are counted separately.
New boys’ entries
Vintage revival, textbook case — a hundred years old, suddenly fresh, and Vinnie (this year’s biggest climber at №58) is pulling the full name up with him. See more vintage boy names.
The one American-style surname name still moving up while Jaxon, Mason and Hunter slide — a re-entry with momentum against the tide.
Grandad-chic in full effect: Stanley rejoins Arthur, Albie and Reggie in the 100. The vintage boys’ seam runs deep.
The Euro-classic wave’s newest recruit — a continental respelling of Reuben that sits naturally beside Luca (№4) and Enzo. Browse more names with old-soul meanings.
New girls’ entries
The year’s biggest arrival on either chart — straight in at №62, up 54 places. Lyrical, multi-cultural (Hebrew, Greek and Sanskrit roots all claim her) and very much the shape of where girls’ names are heading. Full profile.
Nickname-first naming in action — Gracie charts on her own, no Grace required. Our nickname guide covers when to put the short form on the certificate.
A genuine crossover: cherished in both South Asian and Muslim naming traditions (“care, protection”), and now a UK top-100 name. She appears on our Indian and Muslim girl names lists alike.
“Dawn” in Latin and Spanish — and the Gaelic name for Scotland itself, which makes her a quiet double tribute. Continental sound, Celtic soul. Full profile.
A Scottish charmer riding the nickname-first wave — see our hand-picked Scottish girl names.
The soft “night” name (Arabic Layla’s gentler spelling sister) completing the L-heavy girls’ chart — Lily №2, Lyla and Lyra both climbing. Full profile.
Unisex, nickname-first and cheerfully retro all at once — the girls’ chart’s answer to Vinnie and Ronnie. More in our unisex names guide.
The pattern in the arrivals
Put the eleven side by side and the direction of travel is unmistakable: vintage names coming back (Vincent, Stanley), nickname-first names going legit (Gracie, Frankie, Marnie), the Euro-classic sound spreading (Ruben, Alba, Eliana) and Britain’s multicultural naming map showing up in the official data (Anaya). If you want to be a year early rather than a year late, these are the currents to swim in — or take the 2-minute taste quiz and let your own taste decide.
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