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UK Baby Names

Baby names from the UK include names with origins from through the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, along with Manx and Cornish names from those corners of the kingdom. UK baby names encompass a wide range of styles, from some of the most popular names throughout the English-speaking world, such as Jennifer and Mason, to such unique baby names as Nolwenn, Pembroke, and Sholto. There are hundreds more UK names that are just as unusual.

They along with all the names in the our website database that originate in the English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, Cornish and Manx languages and cultures appear on this master list of UK baby names. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Stellan

Meaning: calm

Origin:Swedish, meaning unknown , possibly "calm"
214
Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262
Bastian

Meaning: man of Sebastia

Origin:Diminutive of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
356
Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Azriel

Meaning: God is my help

Origin:Hebrew
96
Asa

Meaning: healer; born in the morning

Origin:Hebrew; Japanese
204
Shepherd

Meaning: sheep hearder

Origin:Occupational name
230
Damon A name of Greek origins, the meaning of Damo...
Origin:English variation of Damian
308
Adonis

Meaning: lord

Origin:Greek, from Semitic Adonai
313
Leander

Meaning: lion-man

Origin:Greek
520
Zeus The meaning of Zeus is ‘to shine’. It is a n...
Origin:Greek mythology name
820
Xander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
133
Kylo

Meaning: narrow spit of land

Origin:Variation of Kyle, Scottish
914
Phineas

Meaning: the Nubian

Origin:English, Egyptian
196
Rhett

Meaning: advice

Origin:English from Dutch
288
Orlando

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:Italian variation of Roland
333
Hayes

Meaning: hedged area

Origin:English surname and nature name
161
Wesley

Meaning: western meadow

Origin:English
166
Emerson

Meaning: son of Emery

Origin:English
819
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
1331