Baby name list

Popular Baby Boy Names for Couples

The most popular baby boy names right now, straight from real popularity data: the England & Wales top 20 with birth counts and ten-year movement, then in-depth guides — meaning, origin and a decade-by-decade trend chart — for the boy names in Settle’s starter deck.

England & Wales top 20 (2024)

The 20 most popular boys’ names in England & Wales in 2024, with real birth counts, movement since 2014, and each name’s United States rank from the 2020 SSA data. Linked names have a full Settle name guide.

Ranks and birth counts: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’ 2024; US ranks: SSA national data, 2020. Movement compares the 2024 rank with 2014.
2024 rankNameBirths (2024)Since 2014US rank
#1Muhammad5,721▲ 13#310
#2Noah4,139▲ 9#2
#3Oliver3,492▼ 2#3
#4Arthur3,368▲ 37#163
#5Leo3,324▲ 11#36
#6George3,257▲ 1#132
#7Luca2,814▲ 51#67
#8Theodore2,761▲ 51#23
#9Oscar2,747▼ 1#214
#10Archie2,575▲ 7#468
#11Jude2,540▲ 54#154
#12Theo2,387▲ 25#172
#13Freddie2,369▲ 7#1,752
#14Henry2,360▲ 1#9
#15Arlo2,220▲ 126#220
#16Alfie2,020▼ 4#2,621
#17Charlie1,956▼ 12#204
#18Finley1,886▲ 18#305
#19Albie1,820▲ 98#9,605
#20Harry1,765▼ 17#719

Boy name guides: meaning, origin & trend

Every name below links to a full guide — meaning and origin, decade-by-decade popularity in England & Wales and the US with an inline trend chart, and famous namesakes.

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