Popular Baby Names in England and Wales 2025
2025年英格蘭與威爾斯最受歡迎的嬰兒名字
Introduction
The government office ONS has a new list of baby names for 2025. This list shows the most popular names in England and Wales.
政府部門 ONS 發布了 2025 年的新嬰兒名字清單，這份清單顯示了英格蘭與威爾斯最受歡迎的名字。
Main Body
Olivia is the most popular name for girls. Muhammad is the most popular name for boys. Muhammad was the top name every month of the year.
Olivia 是女孩最受歡迎的名字。Muhammad 是男孩最受歡迎的名字。Muhammad 在一年中的每個月都是最頂尖的名字。
Some other names changed. Lily is now the second most popular name for girls. Noah and Leo are popular for boys. Some new names are on the list, but some old names are gone.
其他一些名字有所變動。Lily 現在是女孩第二受歡迎的名字。Noah 和 Leo 在男孩中很受歡迎。清單中出現了一些新名字，但一些舊名字則消失了。
One politician, Rupert Lowe, talked about these names. He says the names show that the people in the UK are changing. He does not like this change and wants to stop it.
一位政治家 Rupert Lowe 談到了這些名字。他表示這些名字顯示英國的人口正在發生變化。他不喜歡這種變化，並希望阻止它。
Conclusion
Olivia and Muhammad are still the top names. But some people are arguing about what these names mean for the country.
Olivia 和 Muhammad 仍然是最受歡迎的名字。但有些人正在爭論這些名字對國家意味著什麼。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Comparing' Trick
In this text, we see how to describe things that are 'the most' or 'the best'. This is a key skill for A2 English.
1. The Top Spot When something is number one, we use: The most + [word].
- Example: "Olivia is the most popular name."
- Meaning: No other name has more people than Olivia.
2. The Order When we move down the list, we change the word:
- 1st The most popular
- 2nd The second most popular
3. Change in State Look at how the text describes things moving in or out:
- New On the list now.
- Gone Not on the list anymore.
Quick Tip: Use "The most..." whenever you want to talk about the winner of a category.