The Office for National Statistics has released its official list of 2021’s most popular baby names in England and Wales.
And they've also revealed the top names for Shropshire where there's change at the top for both boys and girls.
For boys in Shropshire the most popular name is Arthur, with 34, out of 1,284 babies being called that.
As for the girls, first place, with 21 out of 1,355 babies, was Florence.
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This is a change after last year, where Olivia was the most popular name for girls, and Oliver for boys.
Other statistics revealed that popular names for boys include: Jack, Freddie, Teddy, Theo, Oscar and Charlie.
For the girls, babies were also called: Amelia, Rosie, Phoebe, Poppy, Willow and Ada.
These figures were based on the mothers’ usual area of residence.
Other popular girl names in the Shropshire county are:
- Ava
- Bonnie
- Charlotte
- Daisy
- Edith
- Erin
- Freya
- Grace
- Isabella
- Millie
- Olivia
- Nancy
Other popular boys names in Shropshire included:
- Charlie
- Finley
- Harry
- James
- Luca
- Noah
- Ronnie
- Sebastian
- Sonny
- Theodore
- Thomas
- Toby
For more statistics on baby names 2021 in England and Wales you can visit https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2021.
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