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Beyond the generators, we publish curated lists and guides on names, naming, and name-related topics. Whether you're looking for inspiration for a character, a baby, or a creative project, these articles dig deeper than the generators can.

Vinnie Up 33, Bonnie Down 32: The Baby Names That Moved Most in 2025

Who climbed, who crashed, and who gate-crashed the top 100.

The 2025 ONS baby name movers: Vinnie climbed 33 places and Mabel broke into the top 20, while Bonnie fell 32 and Jaxon 22. Eleven names were new to the top 100, led by Eliana at 62nd.

Updated: 9 July 2026, 10:50 BST

Our 2025 Baby Name Forecast: 190 of 200 Right, and Bonnie Spectacularly Wrong

The scorecard we promised - every call, marked against the real ONS numbers.

In June we forecast the 2025 ONS top 100s. The scorecard: 94/100 girls, 96/100 boys, 26 names to the exact rank — and the one bold miss that finished 38 places off.

Updated: 9 July 2026, 10:24 BST

Delilah at 22, Olivia at 40: How Mum's Age Picks the Name (2025)

Same country, same year - but Reggie's mum and Rupert's mum are rarely the same age.

New ONS data for 2025 shows mother's age is one of the sharpest predictors of baby-name style. Olivia tops the list only for older mothers; under-25s pick Delilah, Arabella and Mabel.

Updated: 9 July 2026

Muhammad: Britain's Most Popular Boys' Name of 2025

The name at the top of the charts - what it means, why it rose, and all the ways it's spelled.

Muhammad is the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales. Where it comes from, why it sits at the top, its many spellings, and the famous bearers behind its appeal.

Updated: 9 July 2026

Olivia: The Top Girls' Name for 2025, Ten Years Running

Ten years at number one and still not moving. The story behind the least surprising result in British statistics.

Olivia has topped the ONS girls' names chart for England and Wales in 2025, its tenth year at number one. What the name means, where it came from, and why it keeps winning.

Updated: 9th July 2026

Registered Baby Name Data 2025 Predictions: Our Forecast Top 100 for England and Wales

The full top 100, called before the ONS opens the envelope.

We forecast the complete 2025 top 100 baby names for England and Wales - Jessica out for the first time in four decades, Bonnie into her first-ever top ten, and a boys' list that refuses to change at all.

Updated: 5 June 2026

Britain's Most Endangered Names - Loved by Thousands, Given to Almost Nobody

The well-known names almost no one is naming their children.

Not one baby has been named Carol since 2021. Sharon managed fourteen in 2024. The names with hundreds of thousands of living bearers and almost none on the way - and the ones that came back from the dead.

Updated: 5 June 2026

Names with the Best Built-In Nicknames

Margaret has dozens. Alan has one.

Some names come pre-loaded with a dozen possible nicknames; others give you nothing to work with. I take a look at the names with the richest nickname families - and the surprises hidden in them.

Updated: 1st May 2026

Old-Fashioned Names Ready for a Comeback

Vintage names from the 1800s that feel fresh again - everything old becomes new eventually.

Victorian and pre-1900 names that haven't been popular since the 19th century but are perfectly positioned for a modern revival.

Updated: 29th April 2026

Names That Scan: Iambic, Trochaic, Dactylic and Anapestic Names for Poems and School Projects

For poems, verse novels, and school projects that need a character whose name fits the metre.

Forty character names that scan in each of the four classical metres — iambic, trochaic, dactylic and anapestic — with a quick guide to spotting and using them.

Updated: 28 April 2026

Soft Cottagecore Girl Names: 30 Pressed-Flower Picks

Names that sound like pressed flowers and afternoon light.

Thirty soft, cottagecore-leaning girl names with origins, meanings, and notes on why each one earns its place.

Updated: 27 April 2026