The Official of National Statistics has published the top one hundred names of baby girls and boys registered in 2024.
The Telegraph reports that ‘Keir’ does not feature but doesn’t mention that ‘Nigel’ doesnt feature either. An exercise in the construction of useless knowledge.
Nigel last seems to have had some popularity in 1964 (the ONS looks at 10 year intervals back to 1904).
Keith (which Starmer is sometimes called) was last popular in 1944. Sad.
Good news however for Michael Rosen who sometimes raises concerns that he doesn’t come across youthful Michaels. Michael is at 86 in the top 100.
Historically babies were named after popular leaders- the Chartist leader in the 1840s Feargus O’Connor being an example
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