Muhammad has again been the top choice for parents naming their baby boys in England and Wales out of the more than 300,000 births last year.

The name has been among the top 10 names for baby boys for almost a decade, having joined the list in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

ONS released its list on Thursday morning with its top 100 baby names for both boys and girls in England and Wales for 2024.

Olivia has topped the list for the girls, keeping the top ranking ever since it overtook Amelia - now sitting in second - in 2016.

The names rounding out the top 10, in order, for the boys include Noah, Oliver, Arthur, Leo, George, Luca, Theodore, Oscar and Archie.

As for the girls, Amelia comes in second, Lily, Isla, Ivy, Florence, Freya, Poppy, Ava and Elsie in spot 10.

ONS data shows there were 594,540 live births in England and Wales for 2024, with 289,651 females and 304,889 males.

It resulted in 35,386 unique girls' names and 30,546 unique boys' names.