The most popular royal baby names revealed, from William to Meghan

17 February 2021, 15:15

By Alice Dear

Struggling to settle on a baby name? These royal monikers might give you a little inspiration.

When it comes to welcoming a baby into the world, one of the biggest struggles for parents it settling on a name for the little one.

The moniker is going to be with them for their entire lives, and so you have to make sure it's the right name.

While some people love traditional names, others like to opt for unique baby names – but have you ever thought about adding some royalty to your little prince or princess?

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The experts at OnBuy.com have collated a list of names from the royal family’s line of succession and analysed Forebears.io to see which names were the most popular across the globe.

The results show the most popular royal baby names, from James to Charles and Meghan to Eugenie.

The results found are as follows:

Most popular royal baby names for boys (number of children in the world with the name)

1. James 8,807,695
2. Peter 7,469,320
3. William 6,351,385
4. Charles 4,948,767
5. Mark 4,592,330
6. George 3,950,011
7. Andrew 3,233,978
8. Edward 2,636,584
9. Louis 1,544,657
10. Timothy 1,482,796
11. Jack 1,101,554
12. Mike 1,069,247
13. Harry 815,837
14. Phillip 645,764
15. Archie 95,380
16. Edoardo 37,603

Most popular royal baby names for girls (number of children in the world with the name)

1. Elizabeth 6,028,529
2. Sarah 4,826,386
3. Diana 3,553,640
4. Catherine 2,909,605
5. Anne 2,542,114
6. Beatrice 1,687,443
7. Alexandra 1,549,883
8. Louise 1,179,829
9. Charlotte 1,153,242
10. Sophie 1,050,422
11. Lena 401,906
12. Zara 401,386
13. Mia 220,808
14. Eugenie 206,609
15. Camilla 149,269
16. Meghan 90,134
17. Autumn 34,482
18. Birgitte 27,259
19. Savannah 21,214
20. Isla 7,667

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