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| Baby names: Hunter and Aurora join top 100 | Baby names: Hunter and Aurora join top 100 |
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| Hunter and Aurora have joined the top 100 names for baby boys and girls in England and Wales, according to official statistics. | |
| Oliver and Olivia remain the most popular names, positions they have held since 2013 and 2016 respectively. | Oliver and Olivia remain the most popular names, positions they have held since 2013 and 2016 respectively. |
| Two new entries into the top 100 boys' names in 2017 were Hunter and Ralph, while Aaron and Jasper fell out of the top 100. | |
| New entries for girls included Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. | New entries for girls included Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. |
| These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. | These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. |
| Parents are still making plans for Nigel, with 11 baby boys given that name in 2017. | Parents are still making plans for Nigel, with 11 baby boys given that name in 2017. |
| The name was thought to be almost extinct after fewer than three babies were named Nigel the year before. | The name was thought to be almost extinct after fewer than three babies were named Nigel the year before. |
| It is the first time Hunter has been in the top 100 boys' names. Ralph was last in the top 100 in 1944. | It is the first time Hunter has been in the top 100 boys' names. Ralph was last in the top 100 in 1944. |
| Results were based on names given from an analysis of 679,106 babies born in 2017, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | Results were based on names given from an analysis of 679,106 babies born in 2017, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. |
| Top 10 baby names for boys and girls in England and Wales | |
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| The ONS only provides figures when there were at least three babies given the same spelling of a name. It does not reveal names taken by only one or two babies to protect their privacy. | The ONS only provides figures when there were at least three babies given the same spelling of a name. It does not reveal names taken by only one or two babies to protect their privacy. |
| Regionally, Olivia was the most popular girls' name throughout England and Wales, but Muhammad was more popular than Oliver in London, the West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. | Regionally, Olivia was the most popular girls' name throughout England and Wales, but Muhammad was more popular than Oliver in London, the West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. |
| Harry was the most popular boys' name in the North East. | Harry was the most popular boys' name in the North East. |
| Olivia and Jack remain the most popular baby names in Scotland, according to data published in March, while Emily and James were revealed in August to be the most popular names in Northern Ireland. | Olivia and Jack remain the most popular baby names in Scotland, according to data published in March, while Emily and James were revealed in August to be the most popular names in Northern Ireland. |
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