Most popular baby names 2022: top 100 baby girl and baby boy names this year - including Love Island trends

The top 100 baby names for boys and girls of 2022 have been unveiled in a new ranking from BabyCentre.

Thousands of parents have registered their baby name picks on the pregnancy and parenting site, and trends show that people have been turning to Love Island, England’s Lionesses and the 90s for inspiration.

This year has seen a change at the baby girl name rankings, with Olivia being knocked off the top spot from 2021 and replaced by Sophie. Meanwhile, the most popular baby boy name remained unchanged with Muhammad taking the pole position once again.

The top 10 names for girls had a bit of a reshuffle, with Lily climbing the charts and two new names - Maya and Ivy - coming in at number nine and ten respectively. BabyCentre’s research suggested that the sudden surge in popularity for the name Maya could be due to presenter Maya Jama being named as the new host of ITV’s Love Island next year.

The influence of Love Island can be seen elsewhere, with the likes of Luca - the name of the 2022 runner-up - jumping 21 places into the top 10 boys’ names, and Toby and Chloe also climbing the charts - possibly inspired by former couple Toby Aromolaran and Love Island runner up Chloe Burrows.

Millie (Court), Liam (Reardon) and Teddy (Soares) also rose higher in the ranking, while names including Maura (Higgins) and Ovie (Soko) saw several registrations for the first time this year.

Women’s football also appeared to have an influence on the choices of new parents, with mums and dads opting for names seen among England’s UEFA Champions team. This included Leah (Williamson), Chloe (Kelly) and Lauren (Hemp) making their way into the top 100.

The pregnancy and parenting site also noted that parents have been opting for throwbacks to the 90s when naming their little ones, with babies being named after some of the decade’s biggest icons including Gabrielle and Aaliyah.

Thomas, Daniel, Matthew, Samuel, Charlotte and Emily, which were all popular in the 90s, also make a comeback, while the names of Friends stars like Matthew (Perry/LeBlanc), Lisa (Kudrow) and David (Schwimmer) also had an uptick in registrations.

What are the top 100 names for baby girls?

Listed are the top 100 names for baby girls in 2022, according to BabyCentre:

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

What are the top 100 names for baby girls?

Listed are the top 100 names for baby boys in 2022, according to BabyCentre:

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