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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.

Venus

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
449
Reese

Meaning: ardor

Origin:Welsh
584
Cosette

Meaning: little thing

Origin:French literary nickname
445
Lorelei

Meaning: alluring, temptress

Origin:German
178
Avalon

Meaning: island of apples

Origin:Celtic
273
Azalea

Meaning: azalea, a flower

Origin:English
354
Oona

Meaning: lamb

Origin:Irish, variation of Una
467
Melody

Meaning: song

Origin:Greek
476
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
1159
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:English
293
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Celeste

Meaning: heavenly

Origin:Latin
512
Calista

Meaning: most beautiful

Origin:Greek
603
Soleil

Meaning: sun

Origin:French
236
Rue

Meaning: herb; regret

Origin:Botanical names or word name
373
Greta

Meaning: pearl

Origin:German, diminutive of Margarethe
288
Jade

Meaning: stone of the side

Origin:Spanish
364
Maren

Meaning: sea

Origin:Latin
179