Cambridgeshire’s most popular names including Muhammad and Olivia

Has your child’s name made the list?

The most popular boys and girls names in each area of Cambridgeshire have been revealed. Every year, the Office for National Statistics reveals the most popular baby names from across the year.

Nationally, Muhammad, Noah and Leo topped the list for boys names while Olivia, Lily and Amelia were the top three girls names. Leo is a new entry into the top three this year, replacing Oliver which now ranks as the sixth most popular boy’s name. Lily has also overtaken Amelia, and has risen 11 places over the last 10 years.

But the popularity of a name can vary depending on where you live. Overall, the most popular boy’s name in Cambridgeshire is George, whist the most popular girls’ name is Poppy. You can see the top name for each area of Cambridgeshire below.

The most popular boy names for each area of Cambridgeshire are:

• Peterborough – Muhammad
• Cambridge – Gabriel, Oliver
• East Cambridgeshire – George
• Fenland – Albie, Edward and Freddie
• Huntingdonshire – Theodore
• South Cambridgeshire – George, Oscar

The most popular girls names for each area of Cambridgeshire are:

• Peterborough – Amelia
• Cambridge – Olivia
• East Cambridgeshire – Elsie
• Fenland – Florence, Grace, Maeve, Ophelia and Poppy
• Huntingdonshire – Freya
• South Cambridgeshire – Poppy

Some of the girls and boys name that were most popular in our county also featured in the top 10 across England and Wales. Girls’ names making it to the country-wide list include Olivia, Amelia, Freya and Poppy. For boys, popular Cambridgeshire names that feature in the top 10 across the country include Muhammad, Oliver, George, Oscar, Freddie and Theodore.

You can see how your name has ranked over the years using our interactive gadget.

New entries to the top 100 baby names included Eliana, Gracie, Anaya, Alba, Marnie, Lilah and Frankie for girls, and Vincent, Carter, Stanley and Ruben for boys. Compared with 2024, the names with the biggest increase in popularity in the top 100 were Ada (up 54 places), Maeve (up 24 places) and Charlotte (up 24 places) for girls; and Roman (up 33 places), Harry (up 26 places) and Finley (up 25 places) for boys.

Names that are no longer in the top 100 include Jessica (down 44 places), Ellie (down 31 places), and Amelie (down 22 places) for girls; and Bodhi (down 18 places), Grayson (down 14 places) and Brody (down 7 places) for boys.

Across England and Wales, the top 10 boys names were:

1. Muhammad
2. Noah
3. Leo
4. Luca
5. Arthur
6. Oliver
7. George
8. Oscar
9. Theodore
10. Freddie

The top girls names across England and Wales were:

1. Olivia
2. Lily
3. Amelia
4. Isla
5. Florence
6. Freya
7. Poppy
8. Elsie
9. Ivy
10. Isabella

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