Number Plate trends for 2025
New vehicles, many of which are electric versions of 1970's & 80's retro classics making revivals such as the new All-electric Ford Capri and Renault 5 E-tech. It's not just old-school cars that make a revival 40-50 years later but also can be said for names, as you can read about in this article.
The "25 Series" will be seen registered on brand new vehicles first registered from 1st March 2025. Like every new series, many names/words that can be made “25” for cars from 1st March, such as CA25 VAN or JA25 PER. You can try making your own 25 series current style plate here
From 1st September 2025, will see the 75 series be issued on new vehicles, with plates such as GE75 SET (GET SET?) , HO75 HOT. (HOT SHOT?) HO75 SUN. The 75 series will become available to purchase from 7th May 2025, so keep your eyes peeled in the coming months for more news on that.
Popular Baby Names for 2025
A baby name expert has revealed the names that will likely trend in 2025, and the predictions might be come as a surprise. Parents across the UK and the World will be preparing to welcome their newborn (the first crop) of 'Gen Beta' babies in 2025, which brings the often-difficult task of deciding a moniker.
However, Colleen Slagen at JoJo Maman Bebe predicted that many will settle on traditional names, ushering in the revival of old-school names.
For girls, timeless options like Dorothy and Eloise will be on the up, according to The Express newspaper.
Classic names that will make a comeback in 2025, according to an expert
- Margot (MAR 60T)
- Eloise (ELO 15E or ELO)
- Vivian (V1V**)
- Drew (D1 REW or DRW)
- Noah (N*OAH - NOAH)
- Dylan (DYL 4N, or any DYL)
- Louise (LOU 15E any LOU)
- Dorothy (DOR or DOT)
- Mabel (M4 BEL, MAB 3L, or MAB)
- Maisie (M41 SEE, any MAS)
- Arthur (ART 111R any ART)
- Archie (ARC 111E or any ARC)
- Howard (HOW 42D, or HOW)
- Judith (JUD 17H or any JUD)
- Reggie (REG 61E or any REG)
Source - The Express
Colleen added: 'Look out for Margot in 2025 as people are looking for feminine, classic sounding [names like] Margot, Eloise, and Vivian.'
For boys, the expert predicted that Arthur, Archie, Dylan, and Howard may become popular.
Interestingly, Colleen also believes that more parents will select traditionally male names for their female offspring, such as Drew, Noah, and Dylan.
In addition to heightened tradition, Colleen said that shorter names will also be on trend. For example, Cal, Mack, Vann and Case for boys and Navy, Indy, Drew and Reya for girls. She added that ending a short name in an 'o' for a boy and an 'a' for girls might also be an emerging trend. 'Short names can feel brisk, but an ending vowel softens them, which appeals to many people,' Colleen said.
It comes after the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released its latest analysis of baby names in the UK in December - and one of the most interesting features of the data is the continued rise of unique, gender-agnostic monikers.
Each year, the ONS publishes the rank and count of the top names for baby girls and boys, as well as changes in the rank since the previous year.
For Personalised Number Plates, those names featuring which were popular fifteen to twenty years ago could see prices increase the most in line with demand as an influx of new drivers emerge having reached the UK driving age of 17. The top ranking girls names back in 2007 were Grace, Ruby, Olivia, Emily and Jessica, whilst topping the names list for the boys back then was Jack, Thomas, Oliver, Joshua and Harry (Source: BabyCentre)
For those new parents looking to mark the arrival of their gen beta 2025 baby, why not choose a current style registration from the 25 series being the birth year whilst stocks last. For example, for Margot Smith, you could select MA25 GOT or MS25 MAR.
In 2023 it was revealed that "Muhammad" was crowned the most popular name for baby boys in England and Wales. Popular reg combinations for baby Muhammed could include MUH (over 700 available) or MOH (with around 100 prefix options currently available).
Undoubtedly name popularity will change with each generation that passes. How long until we start to see Baby Brian or Baby Brenda once again? One thing is for sure, personalised and private number plates stock can only stretch so far, so if you can secure a registration suitable for your children, then now is the time before it's too late!
