BabyNamesMap

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Popular in the US, rare in the UK

Names that are everywhere on one side of the Atlantic and hardly used on the other, 2025. Jump to the reverse list.

Popular in the US, rare in the UK

In the US top 100 for 2025, but outside the top 500 in England & Wales.

Girls

NameUSE&W
  1. AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel#147,136 babies#4,8674 babies
  2. CamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #19 vs #1,051 in 2025#196,591 babies#1,05132 babies
  3. LeilaniHawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”#603,792 babies#69653 babies
  4. Genesis“creation, beginning, origin”#663,527 babies#1,71917 babies
  5. ClaireVariant of Clare, meaning “bright, shining, clear”#683,487 babies#1,36223 babies
  6. MadelynEditor’s note Down from #59 in 2015 to #70 in 2025 in the US#703,362 babies#77847 babies
  7. Vivianpossibly “alive”#703,362 babies#83443 babies
  8. EmeryEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #74 vs #1,197 in 2025#743,208 babies#1,19727 babies
  9. Kennedy“head + ugly”#852,933 babies#1,58419 babies
  10. NatalieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 10,951 babies; 2,736 in 2025#892,736 babies#63461 babies
  11. Kinsley“Royal (a man's name) + s + woodland clearing”#932,671 babies#3,3337 babies
  12. JadeEditor’s note Up from #126 in 2015 to #95 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 600 US girls in the 2025 records#952,658 babies#74749 babies
  13. CarolineEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #96 vs #1,271 in 2025#962,646 babies#1,27125 babies

Boys

NameUSE&W
  1. BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”#406,268 babies#1,46618 babies
  2. Wesley“west + wood, clearing”#525,578 babies#53972 babies
  3. WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025#555,482 babies#1,27622 babies
  4. WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025#565,408 babies#2,26910 babies
  5. BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”#644,877 babies#58566 babies
  6. AngelEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025#674,757 babies#1,30721 babies
  7. SilasEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 2025#714,639 babies#58566 babies
  8. EverettSame root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”#774,287 babies#1,19724 babies
  9. WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025#784,204 babies#2,4409 babies
  10. IanEditor’s note Steady in the US: #76 in 2015 and #83 in 2025. About 1 in 440 US boys in the 2025 records#833,924 babies#58566 babies
  11. Gael“hunt”#863,860 babies#1,46618 babies
  12. EmilianoEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #94 vs #1,359 in 2025#943,701 babies#1,35920 babies
  13. JoseSame root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”#953,678 babies#1,30721 babies
  14. EithanEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,599 in 2015, #97 in 2025#973,636 babies#2,13311 babies

Popular in the UK, rare in the US

In the England & Wales top 100 for 2025, but outside the US top 1,000.

Girls

NameUSE&W
  1. OttilieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #55 vs #2,933 in 2025#2,93357 babies#55782 babies
  2. HarrietEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #59 vs #1,071 in 2025#1,071226 babies#59757 babies
  3. Orla“golden princess”#2,51470 babies#64721 babies
  4. Imogen“girl, maiden”#1,117211 babies#69648 babies
  5. RobynForm of Robert, meaning “shining glory”#1,436150 babies#76611 babies
  6. DarcieVariant of Darcy, meaning “to burn, consume”#3,51743 babies#92513 babies
  7. Alba“dawn”#1,261177 babies#95472 babies
  8. MarnieEditor’s note Up from #168 in 2015 to #97 in 2025 in England & Wales#2,17385 babies#97467 babies

Boys

NameUSE&W
  1. FreddieDiminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”#1,509116 babies#102,526 babies
  2. AlfieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #16 vs #2,056 in 2025#2,05672 babies#161,955 babies
  3. AlbieDiminutive of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”#4,05026 babies#211,702 babies
  4. ReggieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #91 in 2015, #37 in 2025#1,85285 babies#371,312 babies
  5. RonnieDiminutive of Ronald, meaning “advice + power”#1,064204 babies#391,281 babies
  6. VinnieDiminutive of Vincent, meaning “conquering”#5,86115 babies#58851 babies
  7. RupertSame root as Robert, meaning “shining glory”#3,75729 babies#79670 babies
  8. BobbyDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”#1,097195 babies#94544 babies
  9. RalphEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #96 vs #1,046 in 2025#1,046211 babies#96541 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (England and Wales, 2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Same sex compared on both sides; exact spellings. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).