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Zahna Eklund & Kate Lally

Most popular baby names of 2023 so far as new girls' name takes top spot

The most popular baby names for 2023 so far have been revealed, and a new girls' name has nabbed the top spot.

In their annual mid-year top 100 charts, BabyCentre has offered a a sneak peek at the current baby naming trends ahead of the final results at the end of the year. Olivia, which was the most commonly-chosen name for a baby girl from 2015 until 2021.

In 2022, Olivia was overtaken by Sophia. With Sophia now in second place, Olivia has fallen to third, according to the latest figures.

READ MORE: Top 20 old-fashioned baby names set to make a comeback in 2023

Lily is the most popular girls' name, with Freya and Amelia finishing off the top five. With boys' names there have been no changes at all in the top five since December of 2022.

Muhammad, Noah, Theo, Leo, and Oliver rank first to fifth. Just missing out on a place in the top five though, was Arthur, which has climbed five places to now sit proudly in sixth, knocking Jack down to seventh.

Names inspired by TV shows such as Succession and Bridgerton have also skyrocketed in popularity this year, the Mirror reports.

Succession patriarch Logan leapt up six places to 48, while wayward son Roman flew nine spots to 47. And for names inspired by Bridgerton and the recent release of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Charlotte soared up to 25, while Violet went up 19 places to 47, and Penelope was up 14 places to 60.

Sarah Redshaw, managing editor for BabyCentre, said: "As more and more people work in the comfort of their homes and gardens post-pandemic, and away from the bright lights of city office blocks, nature-themed names have blossomed. New parents have also been branching out to tree-inspired names Willow, rooting itself at 14th place, and Hazel, which was a new entry to the top 100 at 72."

Top 100 names in full:

Boys' names

1. Muhammad +0

2. Noah +0

3. Theo +0

4. Leo +0

5. Oliver +0

6. Arthur +5

7. Jack -1

8. Freddie +2

9. George -2

10. Luca -2

11. Henry +4

12. Ethan -3

13. Oscar +1

14. Jude +28

15. Alfie +7

16. Archie +1

17. Jacob +9

18. Liam +7

19. Charlie -3

20. Thomas -1

21. Jayden +18

22. Teddy -4

23. Harry -10

24. Aiden -3

25. James +15

26. Lucas +1

27. Tommy +16

28. Ezra +19

29. Jaxon +2

30. Louis -7

31. Elijah +3

32. Daniel -4

33. Finley -9

34. Isaac -1

35. Max -3

36. Ryan -24

37. Theodore -1

38. Sebastian +24

39. Yusuf +12

40. Nathan +9

41. Albie +5

42. Alexander +6

43. Hugo +47

44. Ahmed (new)

45. Arlo -7

46. David +23

47. Roman +9

48. Logan +6

49. William -8

50. Caleb -21

51. Dylan -1

52. Hudson +22

53. Rory +0

54. Harrison +11

55. Mason -11

56. Reuben -19

57. Adam -37

58. Gabriel +17

59. Zain -24

60. Joshua -30

61. Kai -9

62. Mateo (new)

63. Abdul +22

64. Alex +2

65. Grayson +5

66. Luke +20

67. Joseph +21

68. Michael -10

69. Myles -9

70. Zion +27

71. Ali -26

72. Samuel -15

73. Toby -18

74. Benjamin -2

75. Jason -7

76. Axel (new)

77. Hunter -4

78. Musa (new)

79. Oakley +5

80. Reggie +11

81. Sam (new)

82. Austin (new)

83. Cody (new)

84. Edward +8

85. Asher -6

86. Hamza (new)

87. Jesse -20

88. Rowan -11

89. Frankie (new)

90. Harvey (new)

91. Felix (new)

92. John (new)

93. Levi -22

94. Abdullah +5

95. Ayaan -34

96. Eddie (new)

97. Eli -14

98. Elias (new)

99. Jake (new)

100. Junior (new)

Girls' names

1. Lily +1

2. Sophia -1

3. Olivia +0

4. Amelia +2

5. Freya +2

6. Aria +2

7. Ava -2

8. Isabella +4

9. Isla -5

10. Mila +31

11. Grace +3

12. Layla +34

13. Maryam +23

14. Willow +9

15. Elsie +7

16. Ivy -6

17. Ella +1

18. Evelyn +16

19. Evie -4

20. Mia -7

21. Maya -12

22. Daisy -2

23. Emily -12

24. Sienna +5

25. Charlotte +8

26. Florence +6

27. Isabelle +0

28. Luna -4

29. Poppy -4

30. Aurora +22

31. Fatima +6

32. Matilda +23

33. Millie -16

34. Phoebe +5

35. Eliana +10

36. Zara -20

37. Zoe -11

38. Eva +12

39. Ayla +1

40. Darcie +22

41. Harper -3

42. Rosie -21

43. Ayzal (new)

44. Hannah -25

45. Maisie -3

46. Scarlett +46

47. Violet +19

48. Emilia -13

49. Nur -18

50. Sophie -22

51. Chloe -8

52. Esme +38

53. Aisha +32

54. Alice -3

55. Bonnie +25

56. Hallie -12

57. Lottie +6

58. Sarah (new)

59. Imogen +16

60. Penelope +14

61. Ellie +12

62. Maeve +5

63. Ruby -9

64. Lyra (new)

65. Maria +6

66. Delilah (new)

67. Jasmine +28

68. Nora -9

69. Talia +8

70. Eleanor -6

71. Erin -22

72. Hazel (new)

73. Riley (new)

74. Robyn -9

75. Thea -17

76. Bella -19

77. Mabel +22

78. Maddison -9

79. Ada -49

80. Clara (new)

81. Niamh (new)

82. Rose -4

83. Nova +1

84. Orla +3

85. Arabella -15

86. Ariella (new)

87. Emma -39

88. Abigail -5

89. Olive +7

90. Ophelia (new)

91. Zahra (new)

92. Anaya -24

93. Athena (new)

94. Cora (new)

95. Lucy -19

96. Amelie (new)

97. Gabriella -9

98. Lara -1

99. Leah -43

100. Amber (new)

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