Muhammad Most Popular Baby Boy’s Name in England and Wales in 2023

We all already knew this.

Reuters:

Muhammad was the most popular name given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2023, ousting Noah to take the top spot, official figures showed on Thursday.

Muhammad had been among the 10 most popular names since 2016 and had been in second place in 2022, according to the annual list produced by the Office for National Statistics.

Oliver replaced George as the third most popular.

The question is: why was “Noah” number two? It used to be “Jack.” It should really probably always be either Jack or John.