Harry and Amelia are South West's most popular baby names

Harry and Amelia were the most popular first names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2012, maintaining the top spots from 2011.

They were also the most popular names in the South West according to records released by the Office for National Statistics.

Riley replaced Joshua in the top ten most popular names for baby boys, climbing five places from number 13 to number eight.

Mia and Isla replaced Ruby and Grace in the top ten most popular names for baby girls, climbing six and seven places from numbers 13 and 15 to numbers seven and eight respectively.

In England, Amelia was the most popular name in all regions and Harry was the most popular name in seven out of nine regions.

In Wales, Jacob was the most popular name for baby boys, replacing Oliver, while Amelia replaced Lily as the most popular name for baby girls.

Top Ten Boys' Names in the South West in 2012 (baby count in brackets)

1. HARRY (746)
2 OLIVER (659)
3 JACK (636)
4 CHARLIE (635)
5 JACOB (571)
6 ALFIE (539)
7 RILEY (502)
8 THOMAS (481)
9 WILLIAM (469)
10 GEORGE (458)

Top Ten Girls' Names in the South West in 2012 (baby count in brackets)

1 AMELIA (646)
2 OLIVIA (422)
3 EMILY (404)
4 LILY (388)
5 POPPY (379)
6 JESSICA (374)
7 ISLA (368)
8 ISABELLA (348)
9 AVA (333)
10 RUBY (329)

Top 100 Girls' Names in England and Wales in 2012

1 AMELIA
2 OLIVIA
3 JESSICA
4 EMILY
5 LILY
6 AVA
7 MIA
8 ISLA
9 SOPHIE
10 ISABELLA
11 EVIE
12 RUBY
13 POPPY
14 GRACE
15 SOPHIA
16 CHLOE
17 ISABELLE
18 ELLA
19 FREYA
20 CHARLOTTE
21 SCARLETT
22 DAISY
23 LOLA
24 EVA
25 HOLLY
26 MILLIE
27 LUCY
28 PHOEBE
29 LAYLA
30 MAISIE
31 SIENNA
32 ALICE
33 LILLY
34 FLORENCE
35 ELLIE
36 ERIN
37 IMOGEN
38 ELIZABETH
39 MOLLY
40 SUMMER
41 MEGAN
42 HANNAH
43 SOFIA
44 ABIGAIL
45 JASMINE
46 LEXI
47 MATILDA
48 ROSIE
49 LACEY
50 EMMA
51 AMELIE
52 GRACIE
53 MAYA
54 HOLLIE
55 GEORGIA
56 EMILIA
57 EVELYN
58 BELLA
59 BROOKE
60 AMBER
61 ELIZA
62 AMY
63 ELEANOR
64 LEAH
65 ESME
66 KATIE
67 HARRIET
68 ANNA
69 WILLOW
70 ELSIE
71 ZARA
72 ANNABELLE
73 BETHANY
73 FAITH
75 MADISON
76 ISABEL
77 MARTHA
78 ROSE
79 JULIA
80 PAIGE
81 MARYAM
82 MADDISON
83 HEIDI
84 MOLLIE
84 NIAMH
86 SKYE
87 AISHA
88 IVY
89 DARCEY
90 FRANCESCA
91 ZOE
92 KEIRA
92 TILLY
94 MARIA
95 SARAH
96 LYDIA
97 CAITLIN
98 ISOBEL
99 SARA
100 VIOLET

Top 100 Boys' Names in England and Wales in 2012

1 HARRY
2 OLIVER
3 JACK
4 CHARLIE
5 JACOB
6 THOMAS
7 ALFIE
8 RILEY
9 WILLIAM
10 JAMES
11 JOSHUA
12 GEORGE
13 ETHAN
14 NOAH
15 SAMUEL
16 DANIEL
17 OSCAR
18 MAX
19 MUHAMMAD
20 LEO
21 TYLER
22 JOSEPH
23 ARCHIE
24 HENRY
25 LUCAS
26 MOHAMMED
27 ALEXANDER
28 DYLAN
29 LOGAN
30 ISAAC
31 MASON
32 BENJAMIN
33 JAKE
34 FINLEY
35 HARRISON
36 EDWARD
37 JAYDEN
38 FREDDIE
39 ADAM
40 ZACHARY
41 SEBASTIAN
42 RYAN
43 LEWIS
44 THEO
45 LUKE
46 HARLEY
47 MATTHEW
48 HARVEY
49 TOBY
50 LIAM
51 CALLUM
52 ARTHUR
53 MICHAEL
54 JENSON
55 TOMMY
56 NATHAN
57 BOBBY
58 CONNOR
59 DAVID
60 MOHAMMAD
61 LUCA
62 CHARLES
63 KAI
64 JAMIE
65 ALEX
66 BLAKE
66 FRANKIE
68 REUBEN
69 AARON
70 DEXTER
71 JUDE
72 LEON
73 OLLIE
74 STANLEY
75 ELLIOT
76 GABRIEL
77 CAMERON
78 OWEN
79 LOUIE
80 AIDEN
81 LOUIS
82 ELIJAH
83 FINLAY
84 RHYS
85 CALEB
86 EVAN
87 FREDERICK
88 HUGO
89 KIAN
90 SONNY
91 SETH
92 KAYDEN
93 TAYLOR
94 KYLE
95 ELLIOTT
96 ROBERT
97 THEODORE
98 BAILEY
99 RORY
100 ELLIS

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