Amelia and Oliver top baby names in Britain

Amelia and Oliver top baby names in Britain | UK | News | Daily Express:
"While Amelia and Oliver were the favourite names nationally, Muhammad topped boys’ names in London.
And when spelling alternatives including Mohammed, Muhamad and Muhammet were combined, the traditionally Muslim name even overhauled Oliver as the national favourite boys’ name.
But Elizabeth McLaren, the author of the Office for National Statistics report, said adding together British variations such as Oliver and Ollie or James and Jim would overtake Mohammed in all its incarnations.
She said: "There are different spellings of Muhammad but that is the same as saying there are different versions of Oliver."
Cultural changes in society may also explain the huge variety of names, which has risen from 48,000 to 62,000.
Though parents wanting to make their child’s name unique by tweaking the spelling of existing names also contributes.
Amelia topped the favourite girls names list in England and Wales for the second year running, followed by Olivia, Isla, Emily and Poppy.