Top 10 most popular baby names for boys and girls in London revealed

The Office for National Statistics has produced its latest annual baby names report covering 2014.

Across England and Wales Oliver and Amelia were the most popular first names given to babies.

Oliver Cheshire and Amelia Lily

Amelia has been in the top spot since 2011 while Oliver has been number one for boys since 2013.

Ellis, Joey and Jackson were new entries in the top 100 most popular boys’ names, while Thea, Darcie, Lottie, Harper, Nancy and Robyn broke into the top 100 girls’ names.

The London pattern differed from the national picture again.

Muhammad, the name for the Islamic prophet, was the most popular boys’ moniker, having topped the list in the capital for the first time in 2012.

Spelling variation Mohammed was also in the top 10.

Harry, Jacob, Charlie, Thomas, Oscar and William were popular nationally last year, but not so popular in London – as well as Muhammad and Mohammed, Alexander, Daniel, Joshua and Adam were all in the capital’s top 10 but featured lower down nationally.

For girls’ names, Amelia was the number one choice in London as it was nationally but parents in the capital favoured Sophia and Sofia, Maya and Mia and Chloe over Isla, Poppy, Ava, Jesssica and Lily which were among the most popular choices in England and Wales.

Maisie Williams plays Arya Stark in Game of Thrones

Pop culture influences continue to affect the choice of baby names.

There were 244 girls called Arya last year largely thanks to Game of Thrones and 53 newborns named Khaleesi. For boys, there were 18 Theons and 17 Tyrions.

Top 10 boys' names in London 2014:

1. Muhammad
2. Oliver
3. Alexander
4. Daniel
5. Joshua
6. James
7. Adam
8. George
9. Jack
10. Mohammed

Top 10 girls' names in London 2014:

1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Isabella
5. Emily
6. Maya
7. Sofia
8. Mia
9. Sophie
10. Chloe