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Muhammad Leads England-Wales Baby Names, Variants Rise.

7/10/2026

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Muhammad topped the boys’ name list in England and Wales in 2025, with about 6,000 newborns named it.
Variants Mohammed and Mohammad entered the top-100, contributing roughly 2,600 additional boys.
The Office for National Statistics said many top-10 names now have non-British origins, mirroring a Muslim population of nearly four million (6 % of the UK) that has grown since 19th-century seafarers and post-World-War II migration.

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Muhammad topped the boys’ name list in England and Wales in 2025, with about 6,000 newborns named it.
Variants Mohammed and Mohammad entered the top-100, contributing roughly 2,600 additional boys.
The Office for National Statistics said many top-10 names now have non-British origins, mirroring a Muslim population of nearly four million (6 % of the UK) that has grown since 19th-century seafarers and post-World-War II migration.