Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ailbe

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Intelligent or noble

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #1124, 25 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20233
20226
20213
20204
201916
201821
201725
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #389, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20245
2023–
20223
2021–
20205
20199
20185
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #516, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #279, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #440, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025––
20244–
2023––
20224–
2021––
2020––
2019––
20183–
20176–
2016–3

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence