500+ British Baby Names

24th November 2023
Category: Baby Names /

Are you looking for British baby names? Then, this is the perfect blog for you! We’ve compiled a list of some of the best British names!

You’ll find some popular British names for women and common names in Britain for boys too! There are lots of great options to choose from. Read our blogs on cool baby names, Indian baby names, Filipino baby names and names that mean strength

Why choose British names? 

There are so many British names for women and men. Some offer a more traditional approach, while others are more modern. It’s time to find a cute name for your baby. 

You might find it useful to write a list of baby names in the UK and cross them off as time passes. Soon enough, you’ll have a few of your favourite names. 

Things to think about when choosing names in the UK 

  • Check the baby’s initials 
  • Check the meaning of the baby’s UK name
  • See if anyone else has used the name close to you 
  • Make sure you absolutely love it! 

British girl names beginning with A 

Here are some lovely UK names to choose from when naming your baby. 

  • Amelia
  • Abigail
  • Alice
  • Ava
  • Annabelle
  • Arabella
  • Adele
  • Amber
  • Aria
  • Alexandra

B

  • Beatrice
  • Bella
  • Bridget
  • Bryony
  • Brooke
  • Bethany
  • Bailey
  • Belinda
  • Bronwyn
  • Bonnie

C

  • Charlotte
  • Catherine
  • Clara
  • Chloe
  • Cecilia
  • Camilla
  • Cara
  • Constance
  • Cora
  • Cynthia

D

  • Daisy
  • Delilah
  • Diana
  • Danielle
  • Daphne
  • Deborah
  • Darlene
  • Darcy
  • Dulcie
  • Dottie

E

  • Emily
  • Elizabeth
  • Eleanor
  • Evangeline
  • Emma
  • Eliza
  • Erica
  • Eden
  • Elodie
  • Elowen

F

  • Felicity
  • Florence
  • Freya
  • Fiona
  • Francesca
  • Faith
  • Faye
  • Flora
  • Fern
  • Frankie

british girl names

G

  • Grace
  • Georgina
  • Gabrielle
  • Giselle
  • Gemma
  • Genevieve
  • Gloria
  • Gwen
  • Gwendolyn
  • Gracie

H

  • Hannah
  • Hazel
  • Harriet
  • Hope
  • Heidi
  • Honour
  • Holly
  • Helena
  • Hermione
  • Hattie

I

  • Isabella
  • Imogen
  • Isla
  • Iris
  • Ivy
  • Isabelle
  • Ingrid
  • India
  • Ilene
  • Irene

J

  • Jessica
  • Jennifer
  • Juliet
  • Jocelyn
  • Jasmine
  • Josephine
  • Jade
  • Joy
  • Joanna
  • Jemma

K

  • Katherine
  • Keira
  • Kelsey
  • Kendall
  • Kimberly
  • Kirsten
  • Kylie
  • Karina
  • Kira
  • Kendra

L

  • Lily
  • Lucy
  • Lauren
  • Lillian
  • Leona
  • Lydia
  • Lara
  • Lila
  • Lorelei
  • Louise

M

  • Mia
  • Matilda
  • Madeline
  • Maisie
  • Marianne
  • Megan
  • Molly
  • Miranda
  • Millie
  • Madeleine

N

  • Natalie
  • Natasha
  • Naomi
  • Nora
  • Nadia
  • Nicole
  • Nellie
  • Niamh
  • Noelle
  • Nevaeh

O

  • Olivia
  • Ophelia
  • Octavia
  • Odette
  • Olive
  • Oriana
  • Onyx
  • Opal
  • Olympia
  • Oakley

P

  • Penelope
  • Poppy
  • Phoebe
  • Paige
  • Pearl
  • Piper
  • Peyton
  • Portia
  • Priscilla
  • Priya

Q

  • Quinn
  • Queenie
  • Quiana
  • Quinlan
  • Quora
  • Quetzal
  • Questa
  • Quill
  • Quirina
  • Quanda

common british name

R

  • Ruby
  • Rose
  • Rachel
  • Rebecca
  • Rosie
  • Raquel
  • Rhiannon
  • Rowan
  • Roxanne
  • Remy

S

  • Sophia
  • Sophie
  • Scarlett
  • Sarah
  • Savannah
  • Seraphina
  • Stella
  • Susanna
  • Sienna
  • Skye

T

  • Taylor
  • Tessa
  • Thea
  • Tabitha
  • Talia
  • Thalia
  • Tiffany
  • Tamara
  • Trudy
  • Tatum

U

  • Ursula
  • Una
  • Unity
  • Ula
  • Ulrika
  • Ulyssa
  • Ume
  • Ursa
  • Ulani
  • Uziel

V

  • Victoria
  • Vanessa
  • Violet
  • Vera
  • Valerie
  • Vada
  • Vivienne
  • Veda
  • Venice
  • Vesper

W

  • Willow
  • Wren
  • Wendy
  • Winona
  • Winter
  • Whitney
  • Wilma
  • Wanda
  • Waverly
  • Wylie

X

  • Xenia
  • Xanthe
  • Ximena
  • Xiomara
  • Xyla
  • Xara
  • Xyla
  • Xoe
  • Xylo
  • Xara

Y

  • Yasmine
  • Yasmin
  • Yara
  • Yvette
  • Yvonne
  • Yael
  • Yara
  • Yvaine
  • Yolanda
  • Yuna

Z

  • Zoe
  • Zara
  • Zelda
  • Zaria
  • Zinnia
  • Zola
  • Zephyr
  • Zenaida
  • Zena
  • Zelma

popular british names

British names for boys beginning with A

  • Alexander
  • Arthur
  • Andrew
  • Aidan
  • Albert
  • Alan
  • Anthony
  • Archer
  • Aaron
  • Ashley

B

  • Benjamin
  • Bradley
  • Bernard
  • Brian
  • Blake
  • Brody
  • Bailey
  • Barry
  • Benedict
  • Baxter

C

  • Christopher
  • Charles
  • Caleb
  • Cameron
  • Carter
  • Colin
  • Callum
  • Cedric
  • Conner
  • Curtis

D

  • Daniel
  • David
  • Dominic
  • Dylan
  • Declan
  • Desmond
  • Dennis
  • Dorian
  • Duncan
  • Darcy

E

  • Edward
  • Elliott
  • Ethan
  • Evan
  • Elijah
  • Ernest
  • Edmund
  • Emery
  • Eric
  • Euan

F

  • Frederick
  • Felix
  • Finley
  • Fraser
  • Franklin
  • Flynn
  • Fletcher
  • Fabian
  • Farley
  • Forrest

G

  • George
  • Graham
  • Gregory
  • Gabriel
  • Gavin
  • Gareth
  • Gary
  • Gordon
  • Griffin
  • Guy

british names for women

H

  • Henry
  • Harry
  • Harrison
  • Hugo
  • Hamish
  • Harvey
  • Hector
  • Howard
  • Horace
  • Heath

I

  • Isaac
  • Ian
  • Idris
  • Ignatius
  • Iain
  • Irving
  • Indigo
  • Imran
  • Isidore

J

  • James
  • John
  • Joseph
  • Jacob
  • Joshua
  • Jackson
  • Jeremy
  • Jasper
  • Jude
  • Jenson

K

  • Kenneth
  • Kevin
  • Keith
  • Karl
  • Kieran
  • Kendrick
  • Kingston
  • Kody
  • Koby
  • Kirk

L

  • Liam
  • Leo
  • Louis
  • Luke
  • Leonard
  • Lachlan
  • Lawrence
  • Lucius
  • Leroy
  • Lester

M

  • Michael
  • Matthew
  • Mason
  • Max
  • Malcolm
  • Maurice
  • Mitchell
  • Monty
  • Morgan
  • Miles

N

  • Nicholas
  • Nathan
  • Noah
  • Nigel
  • Neville
  • Nathaniel
  • Nelson
  • Niall
  • Norris
  • Norman

O

  • Oliver
  • Oscar
  • Owen
  • Otto
  • Orson
  • Odell
  • Octavian
  • Osiris
  • Oakley
  • Orlando

britain baby girl names

P

  • Peter
  • Patrick
  • Paul
  • Philip
  • Percy
  • Preston
  • Pierce
  • Percival
  • Penn
  • Piers

Q

  • Quentin
  • Quincy
  • Quade
  • Quinlan
  • Quirin
  • Quillan
  • Quillon
  • Quenby
  • Quince
  • Quay

R

  • Robert
  • Richard
  • Ronald
  • Rupert
  • Ryan
  • Rhys
  • Reginald
  • Remy
  • Roderick
  • Roy

S

  • Samuel
  • Stephen
  • Simon
  • Sebastian
  • Samuel
  • Stanley
  • Spencer
  • Sawyer
  • Seth
  • Scott

T

  • Thomas
  • Theodore
  • Tristan
  • Tyler
  • Tobias
  • Terrence
  • Timothy
  • Tate
  • Thaddeus
  • Taylor

U

  • Ulysses
  • Uriah
  • Umar
  • Upton
  • Ulric
  • Usher
  • Urban
  • Utah
  • Ugo
  • Usain

V

  • Victor
  • Vincent
  • Vernon
  • Valentine
  • Vaughn
  • Vance
  • Vinnie
  • Virgil
  • Vidal
  • Vann

british names

W

  • William
  • Walter
  • Wesley
  • Warren
  • Winston
  • Wyatt
  • Wilfred
  • Wallace
  • Wayne
  • Walden

X

  • Xavier
  • Xander
  • Xavi
  • Xenon
  • Xerxes
  • Xylon
  • Xolani
  • Xiomar
  • Xael
  • Xayden

Y

  • Yannick
  • Yosef
  • Yasin
  • Yves
  • Yancy
  • Yann
  • York
  • Yanniel
  • Yuri
  • Yaron

Z

  • Zachary
  • Zane
  • Zephyr
  • Zebedee
  • Zain
  • Zavier
  • Zenith
  • Zayd
  • Zoltan
  • Zebulon

Popular British girl names 

Here are some of the most popular names in Britain!

  • Olivia
  • Amelia
  • Isla
  • Ava
  • Mia
  • Isabella
  • Sophia
  • Lily
  • Emily
  • Grace
  • Harper
  • Charlotte
  • Ruby
  • Freya
  • Evie
  • Ella
  • Scarlett
  • Poppy
  • Chloe
  • Daisy

Popular British names for boys 

  • Oliver
  • George
  • Noah
  • Jack
  • Harry
  • Leo
  • Arthur
  • Muhammad
  • Oscar
  • Charlie
  • Henry
  • Freddie
  • Alfie
  • Thomas
  • William
  • Joshua
  • James
  • Samuel
  • Joseph
  • Ethan

british common names

Traditional British girl names 

  • Elizabeth
  • Victoria
  • Mary
  • Catherine
  • Anne
  • Margaret
  • Jane
  • Eleanor
  • Charlotte
  • Alice
  • Beatrice
  • Isabelle
  • Grace
  • Agnes
  • Rose
  • Matilda
  • Harriet
  • Henrietta
  • Edith
  • Louisa

Traditional British names for boys 

  • William
  • James
  • Charles
  • Edward
  • Henry
  • George
  • Arthur
  • Alexander
  • Frederick
  • Thomas
  • Robert
  • Richard
  • Benjamin
  • Samuel
  • Joseph
  • David
  • Michael
  • Christopher
  • Matthew
  • John

Unique Britain baby girl names 

  • Seraphina
  • Elowen
  • Tamsin
  • Isolde
  • Imogen
  • Thalia
  • Beatrix
  • Gwendolyn
  • Ottilie
  • Cressida
  • Fenella
  • Eulalia
  • Persephone
  • Xanthe
  • Verity
  • Orlaith
  • Saffron
  • Odalys
  • Isabeau
  • Romilly

common british names

Unique UK names for boys 

Here are some unique British first names to consider for your baby. 

  • Atticus
  • Cedric
  • Percival
  • Lysander
  • Thackeray
  • Caspian
  • Eamon
  • Jolyon
  • Auberon
  • Bramwell
  • Tennyson
  • Leopold
  • Rafferty
  • Ignatius
  • Alistair
  • Octavian
  • Quinlan
  • Branwen

We hope this blog has been useful regarding British baby names! Good luck finding the perfect British first name for your baby. 

Abigail holds a First Class Degree in Marketing and a BTEC in Children’s Play, Learning, and Development. As an established author and expert in baby names, she has spent over four years alongside industry experts blogging about pregnancy, babies, and family-related topics, including quotes and puns, with a special focus on name ideas. Her well-researched articles are thoughtfully crafted to guide parents through early parenthood, making her work an invaluable resource for families.