Little prince or princess? Most sought-after royal-inspired baby names revealed
- Meghan Blumsum
- Oct 17, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 11, 2024
One of the biggest struggles for parents-to-be is picking a name for their new arrival, as according to research, over one in six (17%) wait to decide until the day their baby arrives. Despite thinking there are plenty of options, many will want to make sure their moniker of choice is the right one.
However, with the recent announcement of Princess Beatrice’s second pregnancy, royalists are excited to find out what the new baby will be named, and as Sienna, her first child, now ranks as the 12th most popular girls name, it will be interesting to see what impact her little one will have on baby name trends.
Interested in this, the experts at GIGAcalculator have analysed a list of royal-inspired baby names, to reveal the most popular ones to name your little prince or princess in 2024!
Top five royal-inspired baby girl names
Rank | Royal girl names | UK Ranking | Count of babies born in 2022 | Count worldwide |
1 | Amelia | 2 | 2,884 | 680,801 |
2 | Isla | 3 | 2,613 | 7,667 |
3 | Lily | 5 | 2,281 | 281,184 |
4 | Isabella | 9 | 1,927 | 324,032 |
5 | Mia | 10 | 1,868 | 220,808 |
Ranking as the most popular royal-inspired baby girl name is Amelia, placing second in England for girls, with 2,884 girls being given this name in 2022 alone.
This British royal name began through the daughters of King George II and III and translates to the German origin meaning ‘labour’.
With approximately 680,801 people bearing this name across the globe and it being most prevalent in Mexico, it is now the most popular girl name starting with A.
In second place for being the most royal-inspired is Isla, with 2,613 babies born bearing this name in 2022.
The Scottish origin, meaning ‘island’, has proven difficult to pronounce around the world - only 7,667 people are named Isla globally , despite Queen Elizabeth’s great-granddaughter Isla Elizabeth Phillips.
A name considered to be a pet-form of Elizabeth, Lily ranks as the third most popular royal-inspired baby name with 2,281 Lily’s being born in 2022. This name is most prevalent in the United States, despite ranking fifth in England and Wales for popularity.
Top five royal-inspired baby boy names
Rank | Royal boy names | UK ranking | Count of babies born in 2022 | Count worldwide |
1 | George | 3 | 3,699 | 3,950,011 |
2 | Arthur | 6 | 3,603 | 1,218,428 |
3 | Oscar | 7 | 2,883 | 2,924,810 |
4 | Theo | 8 | 2,808 | 244,813 |
5 | Archie | 11 | 2,684 | 95,380 |
George reigns as the most popular royal name in England, with a total of 3,699 babies named in 2022. The second in line beats the future King, William, who falls down to ninth most popular royal boy name.
Namesake for six Kings in English history and set to become a ruler in years to come, it is of little surprise that there are approximately 3.95 million people bearing the name George worldwide. The name has also become the 98th most common name overall.
Arthur is the second most popular name related to royalty with 3,603 babies born with the name in 2022 - only 96 less than George.
Chosen as a middle name for Prince Louis, Son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, it is the sixth most popular boys name overall in England - there are also over 1.2 million Arthurs worldwide.
The third most popular royal name is Oscar, with 3,603 babies named across England and Wales, placing it also as the seventh most popular boy name of all time.
Surprisingly, the name has remarkable international versatility with not just royal connections in Sweden, but also 2.9 million people named Oscar worldwide, with Mexico favouring it the most.
Methodology:
GIGAcalculator sought to crown the most and least popular royal inspired names.
To do so, they used Namberry.com to see which names were considered ‘royal’ in the top 50 listed of all time.
After identifying royal names for both boys and girls, they used ONS to reveal where the names ranked in popularity, and how many babies were given the names in England and Wales. Data from 2022 was the most relevant and up-to-date data available.
All names were ordered by their popularity ranking to reveal which royal inspired name is most sought after in the UK.
Forebear.io was also used to reveal how many people had the royal names listed worldwide.
All data is accurate as of October 2024.
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