Amelia has been the most popular name for baby girls since 2011, while Oliver has topped the list of boys names since 2013.
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Oliver remained popular for all other regions.
The statistics are “based on the exact spelling of the name given on the birth certificate; grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings”, the ONS said.
“Having held the top spot since 2011 and 2013 respectively”.
The list also included names inspired by TV characters that include those from Game of Thrones and Lord of The Rings.
Check out the lists below to see whether your baby’s name made the top 10.
Among the more unusual names given to boys, 35 were called Rocky, and 21 chose Apollo, potentially setting up a rematch between movie boxing’s most famous duelling duo, Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed.
The top 100 boys’ names accounted for 52% of all boys born in 2015, while the top 100 girls’ names accounted for 43% of all girls born in 2015.
“Ella re-entered the top 10 baby girls’ names in 2015 – Ella was last in the top 10 in 2007”.
Keeping with the fairytale theme, 134 girls were called Pixie.
Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics today show that Poppy made the top ten most popular names West Midland’s parents gave to their daughters past year.
The new statistics show that in the a year ago 649 boys in the West Midlands were named Muhammad and 583 girls were given the name Amelia. Among shortened names, Bobby became more popular than Robert, which dropped outside the top 100 for the first time.
There were 4 new entries in the top 100 most popular boys’ names in 2015 for England and Wales: Jaxon, Roman, Reggie and Carter.
But in the North East, James remained the sixth most popular name.
Royal names including William, Harry and George remain popular as always with all three coming in the top 10 list however Charlotte came in at 25 place despite the nation’s love for the baby princess.
In 2015, there were 697,852 live births across Wales and England, with more than 27,000 different boys’ names and 35,000 different girls’ names registered.
Siobhan Freegard, founder of parenting site ChannelMum, said parents were being influenced by “Americanised monikers”.
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Of the 10 most popular girls’ names in 2015, there were four also in the top 10 in 2005: Olivia, Emily, Ella and Jessica.
