2025's Most Popular Baby Girl Names Were Vintage And Nature-Inspired

There are two common themes running through the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest baby name data for girls born in England and Wales.

So-called “old lady” baby names continued to dominate in 2025, according to the data, with Florence, Elsie, Ivy, Evelyn and Mabel sitting within the top 20 – all names that would’ve been popular a century ago.

In addition to vintage baby names, nature-inspired names like Lily, Willow, Ivy, Poppy and Daisy are also increasingly popular for girls, will them all making an appearance in the top 20. 

Eliana made huge gains in popularity

Mair Garland, a baby naming celebrant, noted that Eliana – which previously wasn’t in the top 100 list – also made “huge gains”, moving to 62nd place.

HuffPost UK recently reported that BabyCentre data showed Eliana is currently more popular than Olivia – which has been the top girls’ name choice for years – as a baby name option in 2026. 

When asked how they determined this, BabyCentre told me the rankings are compiled using data provided directly by users when they join the site – as part of this process, parents share what they called their baby. And so far, in 2026, Eliana is reigning supreme. 

“Other new names for girls in the top 100 are Gracie (though Grace is still more popular), Anaya, Alba, Marnie, Lilah and Frankie,” added Garland. 

Here’s the full list.

The top 100 baby names for girls in 2025

1 Olivia

2. Lily

3. Amelia

4. Isla

5. Florence

6. Freya

7. Poppy

8. Elsie

9. Ivy

10. Isabella

11. Ava

12. Evelyn

13. Sophia

14. Phoebe

15. Sienna

16. Mabel

17. Sofia

18. Daisy

19. Matilda

20. Willow

21. Mia

22. Arabella

23. Harper

24. Rosie

25. Charlotte

26. Maeve

27. Grace

28. Maya

29. Hallie

30. Margot

31. Lottie

32. Delilah

33. Penelope

34. Aria

35. Evie

36. Millie

37. Violet

38. Ruby

39. Aurora

40. Ada

40. Mila

42. Ayla

43. Maisie

44. Emily

45. Esme

46. Ella

47. Olive

48. Bonnie

49. Elodie

50. Layla

51. Emilia

52. Alice

52. Maryam

54. Isabelle

55. Ottilie

56. Eleanor

57. Iris

58. Eva

59. Harriet

59. Luna

61. Lyla

62. Eliana

63. Sophie

64. Orla

65. Eliza

66. Thea

67. Rose

68. Nova

69. Imogen

70. Lyra

71. Hazel

72. Erin

73. Zara

74. Elizabeth

75. Nora

76. Robyn

77. Clara

78. Nancy

79. Fatima

80. Eden

81. Ophelia

82. Raya

83. Eloise

84. Gracie

85. Emma

86. Anaya

87. Lola

88. Maria

89. Chloe

90. Athena

91. Bella

92. Darcie

93. Scarlett

94. Myla

95. Alba

96. Rosa

97. Marnie

98. Lara

99. Lilah

100. Frankie