British
Rank in 2025
#13208
recorded as girls
Up 269 since 2024
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6
girls 6
Peak year
2015
21 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
331
since 1969
Born a British? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
British was most popular in 2015, when 21 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 6 babies were named British, ranking #13208 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 45%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 13208 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 13477 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 13462 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 12243 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | 10292 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 9546 | 5 | 12022 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9112 | 5 | 12145 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6792 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 7840 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 15 | 7602 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 21 | 6036 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 20 | 6207 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 16764 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 13010 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 14411 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | 13724 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | 13518 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 6 | 11783 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | 7604 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | 11780 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 10 | 8065 | 5 | 8435 |
| 1991 | 6 | 11509 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | 6465 | 5 | 8117 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5545 | 6 | 6941 |
| 1988 | 18 | 4653 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 8778 | 5 | 6951 |
| 1986 | 7 | 8523 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 10677 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 10275 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | 9010 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 8423 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 8324 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | 6617 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 91% · boys 9% across all years