Names most at risk of going extinct this year as most popular baby names of 2025 revealed

Here are the names which are so unpopular, that they are at risk of becoming extinct.

Names - like everything else - are not immune to trends, meaning it's often possible to use someone's moniker to gauge when they were born. For example, anyone born in the 1990s will have gone to school with a bunch of people named Ben, Jessica or Louise.

Meanwhile, children born in the past couple of years are more likely to have peers with names such as Noah or Margot, thanks to the rise in popularity of actor Margot Robbie.

And who could forget the wave of children named after Game of Thrones characters or the spike in girls being Arabella in the mid-2010s after the Arctic Monkeys song?

However, as some names rise in popularity, others will inevitably fall, meaning several once popular names are at risk of going extinct as parents decide against using them for their children.

Naming your child is a major responsibility, with several parents turning to popular name lists for inspiration (Getty Stock Images)

So, which names are most at risk of disappearing in the UK?

According to research conducted by Nuby, which analysed 25 years of data from the Office of National Statistics, there are 10 names in the UK which are rapidly declining in popularity.

Leading the list is Sheldon, which has declined by a whopping 94 percent in popularity since 1996, while Giles sits in second place after 93 percent fall in popularity since 1997.

In third place is Karen, a name which has fallen with babies given this name falling by 95 percent since 1996.

However expect to see less of these names on your child's class register (Getty Stock Images)

Names which are most at risk of disappearing in the UK

1. Sheldon
2. Giles
3. Karen
4. Jazmin
5. Aled
6. Akshay
7. Barry
8. Carwyn
9. Karis
10. Lyndon

"From our research we can see parents today are looking for baby names that feel modern and timeless; names that may remind people of older generations are being chosen less and less," a spokesperson for Nuby said.

"Popularity of these names is forever changing, and can be influenced hugely by pop culture moments and popular TV shows."

Has your name made the list? (Getty Stock Images)

As for names which are rising in popularity, expect to be seeing more people being called Eloise in the coming years, as well as Catalina, Josephine and the more unorthodox Oaklynn.

As for boys, expect to see names such as Mateo, Oliver, Elijah and Mateo, as well as Hudson, Maverick and Enzo being used.

And lastly, classics such as Noah, Olivia and Amelia remain high on the list, proving to be safe choices for many.