The East Midlands is bucking the national trend for girls' names 👶
Noah has become the most popular name for baby boys, replacing Oliver which held the top spot for eight years.
The name Noah has been steadily rising in popularity since it was ranked 225th in 1996, the first year the data on names was published. Regionally, Muhammad was found to be the most popular boy's name in four regions. Olivia was the most popular name in Wales and every English region except the East Midlands, where Amelia came top.
The ONS also found older mums continue to give their babies more traditional names and younger mums go for more modern names or shorter versions of traditional names, part of a long-running trend. Disney Pixar's 2021 film Luca may have helped the name jump to 28th most popular. It was given to 1,807 babies last year, compared to 1,323 in 2020.
And 885 baby girls were called Mabel - with the Finders Keepers singer possibly providing the inspiration.
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