Britain's most popular baby boy's name? Muhammad, survey claims BabyCentre website says there has been a surge in Arabic names including Omar and Ali for boys and Maryam and Nur for girls
Muhammad has become the most popular name for baby boys in the UK, the website BabyCentre has claimed. While Arabic names are on the rise, TV shows such as Game Of Thrones have also inspired names for the next generation.
The list of the top 100 baby names of 2014 showed Muhammad has risen 27 places from last year to claim the number one spot for boys.
The baby names chart ranks the names chosen by 56,157 BabyCentre.co.uk members who gave birth in 2014.