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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. | 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. |
| New entries into the top 100 boys' names in 2017 also included Ralph, while Aaron and Jasper fell out of the top 100. | |
| New entries for girls included Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. | New entries for girls included Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. |
| These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. | These replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia. |
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| Nigel is making a comeback of sorts, 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 since records began in 1904. | |
| There were 841 babies given the name, making it the 78th most popular in England and Wales. | There were 841 babies given the name, making it the 78th most popular in England and Wales. |
| Ralph was last in the top 100 in 1944. In 2017 it was the 98th most popular and chosen for 669 boys. | Ralph was last in the top 100 in 1944. In 2017 it was the 98th most popular and chosen for 669 boys. |
| Aurora joined the girls' top 100 at number 88. | |
| 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. |
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| Top 10 baby names for boys and girls in England and Wales | Top 10 baby names for boys and girls in England and Wales |
| Number of children given a particular spelling of a name in 2017: | Number of children given a particular spelling of a name in 2017: |
| Boys | Boys |
| Girls | Girls |
| 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 north-east England. | Harry was the most popular boys' name in north-east England. |
| How are the rankings worked out? | |
| The rankings are based on names with the exact same spellings. | |
| That means the 76 baby girls called Khaleesi, after the word for a queen invented for the character Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, are recorded separately to the four girls called Kaleesi. | |
| Muhammad (3,691 boys) and Mohammed (1,982) combined would still not be more popular than the traditional spelling of Oliver. However there are other variations on the name, such as Mohammad (837), Mohamed (269) and Muhammed (450) that would make it more popular if they were all counted as the same name. | |
| Nick Stripe from the ONS said: "Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them. | Nick Stripe from the ONS said: "Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them. |
| "Leo entered the boys' top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904. | "Leo entered the boys' top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78. Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904. |
| "Brand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie." | |
| 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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