British baby names have a unique style all their own. <a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/british-names">British names</a> overlap with American and European names to some extent, but there are many names that are far more popular in Great Britain than they are anywhere else.

Nameberry analyzes names that make the <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names/England">popular British names</a> list but not in other countries. Some of these names are well-used <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/164/English-Names">English names</a> and others have their origins in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, or other languages and cultures.

In general, compared with names popular in the US, British baby names are more traditional and less frequently newly-minted or invented. Nickname names are more popular in Britain than elsewhere and some names are more popular for boys in the UK – Hadley and Henley, for instance – and girls in the US.

It should be noted that Britain includes Wales and Northern Ireland, so some of the names we're calling British have roots in the Welsh or Irish languages. And Britain's large Middle Eastern population means that some <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/156/Arabic-Names">Arabic names</a> also now count as British.

 Here, a collection of names we'd describe as British baby names.

 Related: <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/195/British-Girl-Names-">British girl names</a>, <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/196/british-boy-names">British boy names</a>.

British Baby Names

Griff

Denny

Hughie

Allifair

Although Krishna is popular in India, only this diminutive variation made the US Top 1000 in 2013.

Krish

The British love nickname-names, and Jorgie is one of those <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/507/cute-baby-names">cute baby names</a> for girls among the Top 1000 in the UK but rarely found in the US. It's cute in a retro way -- think the song and movie Georgie Girl</a> -- but perhaps a bit too nouveau given the sultry classic beauty of longer forms Georgia, Georgina, and Georgiana.

Jorgie

Dawud is a widely-used Arabic name, a version of David that is among the British Top 1000 <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">names for boys</a>.

Dawud

Leyton

Teddie

Dotty

British baby names

British baby names have a unique style all their own. British names overlap with American and European names to some extent, but there are many names that are far more popular in Great Britain than they are anywhere else.

Nameberry analyzes names that make the popular British names list but not in other countries. Some of these names are well-used English names and others have their origins in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, or other languages and cultures.

In general, compared with names popular in the US, British baby names are more traditional and less frequently newly-minted or invented. Nickname names are more popular in Britain than elsewhere and some names are more popular for boys in the UK – Hadley and Henley, for instance – and girls in the US.

It should be noted that Britain includes Wales and Northern Ireland, so some of the names we're calling British have roots in the Welsh or Irish languages. And Britain's large Middle Eastern population means that some Arabic names also now count as British.

Here, a collection of names we'd describe as British baby names.

Related: British girl names, British boy names. (Page 16)

British Baby Names

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