Here are the most popular baby names of 2021 so far - with a brand new number one

This year's list of most popular baby names so far has seen several new entries.

Over the past few years, popular TV shows have influenced parents making their decision, reports the Mirror.

So while traditional favourites such as Thomas and George have never gone out of fashion, we've seen a rise in the like of Arya, a character in Game of Thrones, climb the ladder.

Parenting website Baby Centre has mapped this year's most popular names for babies in Britain so far.

For girls, there's a new number one name as Lily has clinched the top spot, knocking Olivia and Sophia down the list. In the boys' chart, Theo has moved into the top five.

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.

"Perhaps the spotlight on the names will mean they stay popular for a few more years now, as has happened with Archie."

Here are the top 100 baby names for boys and girls so far this year...

Girls

1. Lily+3
2. Amelia+1
3. Sophia-2
4. Olivia-2
5. Ava+1
6. Isla-1
7. Rosie+9
8. Aria+0
9. Freya+0
10. Ella+1
11. Emily+2
12. Mia-5
13. Isabella-3
14. Ivy-2
15. Hannah+5
16. Layla+29
17. Grace-3
18. Sophie+3
19. Evelyn+15
20. Evie-2
21. Isabelle-6
22. Elsie+3
23. Luna+6
24. Poppy-7
25. Willow-1
26. Phoebe+7
27. Zara+5
28. Daisy+12
29. Florence-3
30. Charlotte-11
31. Alice-8
32. Scarlett+23
33. Ada+3
34. Millie-3
35. Sienna-7
36. Nur+16
37. Lyla+25
38. Chloe+3
39. Emilia-12
40. Hallie+28
41. Zoe+8
42. Molly-7
43. Jessica+8
44. Mila-7
45. Maisie-2
46. Eva-4
47. Maya-17
48. Ruby-26
49. Darcie+25
50. Emma-12
51. Ayla+15
52. Penelope+37
53. Eliza+18
54. Ellie-15
55. Lucy+5
56. Esme-8
57. Thea+1
58. Maryam-4
59. Fatima+0
60. Lottie+7
61. Matilda-15
62. Harper-18
63. Maevenew!
64. Jasmine+6
65. Aurora+0
66. Orla+15
67. Eliana+16
68. Aisha+25
69. Erin-13
70. Leahnew!
71. Arabella-14
72. Elizabethnew!
73. Maddison+23
74. Ariananew!
75. Bonnie-3
76. Maria-3
77. Mirhanew!
78. Bella-15
79. Gracie+11
80. Anna-19
81. Rose+3
82. Violet-18
83. Abigail-4
84. Holly-34
85. Mylanew!
86. Robyn-33
87. Rileynew!
88. Eden-1
89. Nora-7
90. Nancy+1
91. Imogen-15
92. Gabriellanew!
93. Amber-16
94. Eleanor-25
95. Georgia-15
96. Iris-8
97. Lola-22
98. Sarah-51
99. Elodie - new!
100. Clara-22

Boys

1. Muhammad +0
2. Noah +0
3. Oliver +0
4. Theo +4
5. George +2
6. Charlie +3
7. Leo -2
8. Harry +3
9. Freddie -3
10. Jack +0
11. Arthur -7
12. Archie +2
13. Finley +2
14. Henry +8
15. Jaxon +24
16. Louie +9
17. Lucas +4
18. Thomas +1
19. Alfie -3
20. Oscar -8
21. Ethan -8
22. Isaac -2
23. Jacob -5
24. Elijah +9
25. Max +5
26. Joshua -9
27. Adam -4
28. James -4
29. Arlo +9
30. Luca -1
31. William +9
32. Tommy -4
33. Zayn new!
34. Aiden -8
35. Alexander -1
36. Logan +6
37. Ezra +16
38. Rory +6
39. Liam -7
40. Daniel -5
41. Caleb +17
42. Teddy -15
43. Theodore -12
44. Alex +35
45. Dylan +2
46. Reuben -10
47. Michael +7
48. Jayden -11
49. Benjamin +12
50. Zachary +16
51. Nathan -5
52. Roman -4
53. Ronnie +25
54. Finn +13
55. Zack new!
56. Mason -15
57. Albie +2
58. Ryan -15
59. Myles +12
60. Jude +5
61. Yusuf -11
62. Elliot -17
63. Joseph -8
64. Harrison -15
65. Kian -14
66. Reggie +9
67. Kayden new!
68. Samuel -5
69. Levi new!
70. Toby -10
71. Sebastian -15
72. Ollie -4
73. Ayaan -16
74. Edward +7
75. Ali -13
76. Rowan +13
77. Riley -7
78. Hugo -5
79. Hunter -10
80. David -28
81. Omar new!
82. Evan new!
83. Jesse -6
84. Luke -4
85. Cody new!
86. Frankie +0
87. Blake +7
88. Abdul new!
89. Grayson -25
90. Matteo new!
91. Gabriel -19
92. Jason -5
93. Albert +7
94. Matthew -11
95. Ibrahim -11
96. John new!
97. Ahmad new!
98. Jasper -6
99. Asher new!
100. Kai-18