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Baby

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Baby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1649 to #3998.19961999200120032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1649#3998
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1999#2770
2001#3998
2003#3594
2004#3725
2005#2438
2006#2509
2007#2895
2008#2292
2009#2326
2010#2392
2011#2893
2012#1809
2013#2176
2014#2314
2015#1865
2016#1920
2017#2090
2018#1649
2019#2170
2020#3117
2021#2499
2022#1948
2023#1959
2024#1819
2025#2138

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2004: #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2578 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1992–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #101 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1992–2004

    Highest recorded position: #93 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1992–2004).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #93 in Republic of Ireland in 1992.

Baby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#213813HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#115325HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#181916HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#98131HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#194814HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#122422HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#121822HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#217012HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#108325HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#138218HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#192015HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#102228HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#186515HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#231411HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#137018HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#217612HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#140417HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#136718HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#232610HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#156814HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#182811HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#28957HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#35944HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#20120HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#17317HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#10158HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#9363HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Baby is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Baby, between 1992 and 2025, in 30 of those 34 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1992–20043#93 in 1992
England and Wales1996–202528#981 in 2024

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1992) than in England and Wales (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1992 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #93 in Republic of Ireland in 1992. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.