OLIVER and Olivia were amongst the most popular names in South Cumbria in 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

In Barrow, Olivia and Ava were the most popular girls names, with seven babies named, with 13 boys being named Archie.

Jake and Oliver were the favourite boys names in South Lakeland, with Amelia the girl's name of choice.

And in Copeland, George and Oliver were the top names for boys with the Amelia the most popular girls name.

Last year, there were 679,106 live births, with babies being given 63,697 distinct names and with just 73 unique names ranking first across 347 local areas.

The top 10 boys’ names nationally were given to 13 per cent of all boys born last year, whereas the top 10 girls’ names were given to 10 per cent of girls. Since there are so many different names given to babies, even the most popular names are only given to a relatively small proportion of all babies named overall.

Analysis suggests that boys’ names are more homogenous, with there being a comparatively narrower selection of names (7,000 fewer) despite there being 17,000 more boys than girls born in 2017.

But there were some more off-beat names among in the celebrity world

Chris Evans and his wife Natasha Shishmanian have named their new-born twins Boo and Walt, after he had previously referred to them as "Ping and Pong".

According to leading baby name website babycenter.com, Boo could mean beautiful and is of French origin, but is not currently a common name in the UK.

North-west England

Boys

1 Oliver 872

2 Muhammad 758

3 Harry 727

4 George 675

5 Jack 607

6 Jacob 592

7 Noah 586

8 Thomas 552

9 Charlie 533

10 Alfie 515

Girls

1 Olivia 641

2 Amelia 564

3 Isla 489

4 Ava 475

4 Emily 399

6 Isabella 355

7 Charlotte 347

8 Grace 340

9 Ella 327

10 Poppy 326