Muhammad becomes most popular baby boy name for first time in UK

Noah is no longer the number one baby boy's name

Muhammad is officially the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Muhammad has been featured in the most popular baby name lists since 2016 but has beaten Noah to the top spot.

Noah placed second and Oliver was the third most popular name for boys.

Muhammad is of Arabic origin and means 'praiseworthy'.

Other names in the top 10 included George, Luca, Teddy, Finley, and Archie.

You can view the full list below:

• Muhammad
• Noah
• Oliver
• George
• Leo
• Arthur
• Luca
• Theodore
• Oscar
• Henry
• Theo
• Freddie
• Archie
• Arlo
• Jude
• Alfie
• Charlie
• Jack
• Thomas
• Finley
• Harry
• Albie
• Teddy
• Jacob
• Lucas
• Tommy
• Isaac
• Mohammed
• William
• Edward
• Elijah
• Roman
• Rory
• Alexander
• James
• Louie
• Reuben
• Ezra
• Oakley
• Joshua
• Adam
• Sebastian
• Hudson
• Max
• Louis
• Ronnie
• Ethan
• Hugo
• Harrison
• Mason
• Rowan
• Reggie
• Benjamin
• Joseph
• Albert
• Sonny
• Hunter
• Jaxon
• Jesse
• Daniel
• Zachary
• Samuel
• Frederick
• Gabriel
• David
• Logan
• Dylan
• Mohammad
• Frankie
• Otis
• Liam
• Caleb
• Felix
• Kai
• Jasper
• Alfred
• Toby
• Grayson
• Yusuf
• Riley
• Rupert
• Brody
• Ibrahim
• Finn
• Musa
• Carter
• Jax
• Michael
• Chester
• Stanley
• Leon
• Milo
• Bobby
• Elliot
• Enzo
• Elias
• Ellis
• Ralph
• Myles
• Bodhi

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