Baby names: Lily and Muhammad most popular names of 2022

The most popular baby names in the UK so far this year have been revealed.

For the second year in a row Lily has been confirmed as the number one girl's name, while the most popular name so far for boys born is Muhammad.

However, it's bad news for all the Johnnies, with not a single baby given the name yet in 2022!

Is your name one of the most popular? Keep scrolling to see the top 10 lists and let us know in the comments below!

Which names are up, and which are down?

According to the team at BabyCentre who put the list together, it seems that girls' names have changed a little from previous years, while the boys' names have remained very similar.

For girls, Sophia is the second most popular girl's name, while Olivia has fallen to third position, having previously secured the top spot.

For the boys, Noah is the second most popular name chosen by parents in the UK.

For many years Oliver was in third place, but this year the name hasn't been as popular and instead Jack has climbed up the list to take the spot.

Royal influences?

Harry and Meghan's daughter Lilibet recently celebrated her first birthday

This year celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

It looks as if this might have had an influence on names that parents have chosen, with signs that royal names have become more popular this year!

The name Elizabeth went up two places, while William - the first name of the Duke of Cambridge - soared 12 places up the list to 29.

George, the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's eldest child, also remains popular at number seven in the list.

Harry and Meghan's daughter Lilibet, is often referred to as Lili - alternative spelling of the number one girl's name.

Lilibet was a nickname for the Queen used by her parents and sister, as well as her husband Prince Philip before he passed away in 2021.