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SOCIETY / FAMILY and NAMES
List: Top Ten most popular names given to female babies in England and Wales
Date: 2007
Source: Office of National Statistics
Base: Births registered in 2005.
Notes: For girls, the most popular name was Grace followed by Ruby, Olivia and Jessica. Ava, and the slightly more hippy 'Summer' were interesting new arrivals in the top 50. The previously popular 'Britney' dropped 550 places, with just 16 girls given her first name in 2007.
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Rank
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Name
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1
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Grace
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2
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Ruby
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3
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Olivia
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4
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Emily
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5
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Jessica
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6
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Sophie
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7
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Chloe
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8
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Lily
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9
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Ella
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10
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Amelia
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