From Breitbart: Muhammad once again claimed the top spot as the most popular boys’ name in England and Wales, according to newly released government data, while the name “Yahya” made the fastest climb of any name in 2024—prompting broader questions about cultural identity and societal shifts in modern Britain.
On July 31, 2025, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its 2024 baby name rankings, confirming that 5,721 boys were named Muhammad—reflecting a 20% increase over the previous year. This marks the second consecutive year Muhammad topped the list and the fifth year it ranked in the top ten. When including close variants—Mohammed (1,760 boys, ranked 21st) and Mohammad (986 boys, ranked 53rd)—the total number of newborn boys bearing a variation of the name surpasses 8,400.
Muhammad led naming charts in five out of nine English regions, including London, the West Midlands, and the North West, but it ranked 57th in Wales.
Meanwhile, the name “Yahya” surged 33 places to break into the top 100 boys’ names in the UK for the first time, landing at 93rd overall. A total of 583 boys were named Yahya in 2024—making it the fastest-rising male name on the annual list.
The surge of the name “Yahya” is an obvious reference to Yahya Sinwar, who was the Hamas terror chief behind the October 7 massacre, in which over 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 250 kidnapped. Sinwar was then killed by Israeli forces in October 2024.
The Telegraph published an article last week asking, “Why are so many British babies being given the same name as a murderous Hamas terrorist?”
The article notes that not a single person named their baby “Keir” last year, after Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of England. But yet, 583 babies were. named after a murderous Hamas terrorist.
British Muslims naming their kids after Hamas leaders: If people support the architect of an attempted genocide, how do you know they wouldn’t want to genocide you if they could? https://t.co/oP6kQgY9TS
— Douglas Carswell🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@DouglasCarswell) August 1, 2025
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