The results are in, and the most beautiful baby names according to science have been crowned – did your little one’s name make the list?

While we all like to think our children have the most beautiful names in the world, apparently there’s a science to beautiful-sounding names – the ones that sound best to our ears and minds.

And now boffins from the UK have taken a deep dive into the science of beautiful baby names and come up with a list that’s based on the principles of linguistics.

The study, commissioned by My 1st Years in collaboration with Associate Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Birmingham Dr Bodo Winter used principles of linguistics to rank 50 of the most popular girls’ and boys’ baby names in the world. And what they discovered was the baby names that are scientifically proven to be the most beautiful sounding to the human ear.

The Most Beautiful Baby Names In The World

In the UK, the most beautiful sounding baby names were Zayne and Sophia. In the US, Sophia also took out top billing for the girls, but Matthew was top of the pops for the boys.

Here are the full lists:

50 Most Beautiful Girls’ Names (UK)

1. Sophia
2. Zoe
3. Rosie
4. Sophie
5. Ivy
6. Phoebe
7. Violet
8. Willow
9. Hannah
10. Ellie
11. Emily
12. Evelyn
13. Rose
14. Eliza
15. Eva
16. Chloe
17. Penelope
18. Lucy
19. Ruby
20. Lily
21. Olivia
22. Emma
23. Eleanor
24. Bella
25. Luna
26. Ella
27. Thea
28. Nancy
29. Isabella
30. Maya
31. Amber
32. Daisy
33. Amelia
34. Anna
35. Georgia
36. Charlotte
37. Elizabeth
38. Maria
39. Iris
40. Aurora
41. Jasmine
42. Alice
43. Eden
44. Jessica
45. Aria
46. Harper
47. Sienna
48. Grace
49. Ada
50. Erin

50 Most Beautiful Boys’ Names (UK)

1. Zayn
2. Jesse
3. Charlie
4. Louie
5. William
6. Freddie
7. George
8. Ali
9. Daniel
10. Riley
11. Omar
12. Arthur
13. Rowan
14. Leo
15. Joseph
16. Theo
17. Harry
18. Noah
19. Toby
20. Jude
21. Isaac
22. Teddy
23. Samuel
24. James
25. Elijah
26. Luke
27. Edward
28. Logan
29. Riley
30. Max
31. Liam
32. Roman
33. Ryan
34. Jack
35. Benjamin
36. Lucas
37. Henry
38. Finn
39. Jacob
40. Mason
41. Nathan
42. Alex
43. Alexander
44. Theodore
45. Adam
46. David
47. Hunter
48. Muhammad
49. Sebastian
50. Dylan

50 Most Beautiful Girls’ Names (US)

1. Sophia
2. Zoe
3. Everly
4. Sophie
5. Riley
6. Ivy
7. Paisley
8. Willow
9. Ellie
10. Emily
11. Evelyn
12. Eva
13. Elena
14. Chloe
15. Nova
16. Penelope
17. Lucy
18. Lily
19. Olivia
20. Naomi
21. Emma
22. Natalie
23. Sofia
24. Eleanor
25. Violet
26. Bella
27. Luna
28. Ella
29. Victoria
30. Isabella
31. Maya
32. Natalia
33. Amelia
34. Savannah
35. Charlotte
36. Stella
37. Hazel
38. Athena
39. Maria
40. Autumn
41. Kennedy
42. Aurora
43. Alice
44. Aria
45. Harper
46. Serenity
47. Nora
48. Grace
49. Elizabeth
50. Hannah

50 Most Beautiful Boys’ Names (US)

1. Matthew
2. Julian
3. William
4. Isaiah
5. Leo
6. Levi
7. Joseph P
8. Theo
9. Isaac
10. Samuel
11. Miles
12. James
13. Elijah E
14. Luke
15. Noah
16. Santiago
17. Owen
18. Logan
19. Liam
20. Roman
21. Ryan
22.  Cooper
23. Jack S
24. Maverick
25. Anthony
26. Ezekie
27. Carter
28. Benjamin
29. Lucas
30. Henry
31. Jacob
32. Lincoln
33. Mason
34. Nathan
35. Asher C
36. Jackson
37. Andrew
38. Cameron
39. Alexander
40. Theodore
41. Adam
42. Gabriel
43. Kingston
44. Daniel
45. David
46. Hunter
47. Dylan
48. Muhammad
49. Sebastian
50. Adrian

Why Are These The Most Beautiful Baby Names?

According to Dr Winter, the principals of linguistics, like iconicity (sound symbolism) and emerging research has revealed that some words (and names) sound better than others. As part of the research, hundreds of baby names were analysed to find out which were the most beautiful sounding.

Mouths of Mums has put together our own 140 Most Beautiful Baby Names list, based on suggestions from our community.

Do you agree with these lists? Let us know in the comments below. 

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