ONS have issued details of new trends in baby naming.

Apparently there are an increasing number of Messi’s; thought to be inspired by the footballer although there is some speculation that it might have been an expletive muttered at the wrong time in the registry office.

Game of Thrones queen “Khaleesi ” is an increasingly popular name for girls. How many sovereigns it is possible to have before a war with Wales breaks out, remains to be seen.

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• Oliver and Amelia were the most popular first names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2014. Amelia has been in the top spot since 2011 while Oliver has been in top spot since 2013.
• In England, Amelia was the most popular girls’ name in 8 out of the 9 regions and Oliver was the most popular boys’ name in 7 out of the 9 regions.
• In Wales, Oliver remained the most popular boys’ name, while Amelia has been the most popular girls’ name since 2012.
• Lily replaced Mia in the top 10 most popular girls’ names for England and Wales, climbing from number 12 to 9.
• In Yorkshire the most popular boys names were 

1	OLIVER
2	JACK
3	JACOB
4	MUHAMMAD
5	HARRY

The most popular girls names in our region were 

1	AMELIA
2	ISLA
3	OLIVIA
4	EMILY
5	POPPY

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