Oliver and Olivia have topped the charts as the most popular names in 2016 both in Essex and nationally, according to new statistics.
The figures have also revealed that parents were inspired by royalty when naming their children.
The birth of Charlotte in May 2015 has seen that choice rise 13 places in one year to take the 12th spot nationally, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth, a name shared by the Queen and Princess Charlotte, rose one place to number 38.
Royal fever also hit parents of baby boys. Third in line to the throne, Prince George also saw his position reflected as it moved up the rankings.
George is the second most popular name for Essex.
Young prince George has seen his name surge 11 places since 2006 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Other royal names on the list for the county include Harry, Henry and William.
Harry stands in second place nationally, with almost 5,300 baby boys taking the name.
Essex mainly followed the national picture when it came to baby names for both boys and girls, with Oliver, George and Harry taking the top three spots for boys, and Olivia, Amelia and Emily the favourites for girls.
Nick Stripe, Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, Office for National Statistics, said: "With over 696,000 babies born in England and Wales in 2016, and nearly 64,000 different names chosen for them, it's interesting how relatively stable the top 10 names have been over recent years.
"Olivia replaced Amelia as the most popular name for girls in 2016, returning to the top position it previously held between 2008 and 2010.
"Oliver remained the most popular name for baby boys born in 2016, having held the top spot since 2013.
"It is as you move down the rankings that you begin to notice social and cultural changes being reflected in name choices.
"Harper was the girls’ name in the top 100 in 2016 with the biggest rise in popularity over the previous 10 years, whilst for boys it was Jaxon.”
How popular has your name been over the last 100 years?
The most popular boy's names in the East of England
- OLIVER
- GEORGE
- HARRY
- JACK
- OSCAR
- CHARLIE
- HENRY
- WILLIAM
- NOAH
- FREDDIE
The most popular girl's names in the East of England
- OLIVIA
- AMELIA
- EMILY
- ISLA
- AVA
- JESSICA
- MIA
- LILY
- ISABELLA
- CHARLOTTE
The top 100 boy's names in England
- OLIVER
- HARRY
- GEORGE
- JACK
- JACOB
- NOAH
- CHARLIE
- MUHAMMAD
- THOMAS
- OSCAR
- WILLIAM
- JAMES
- LEO
- ALFIE
- HENRY
- JOSHUA
- FREDDIE
- ARCHIE
- ETHAN
- ISAAC
- ALEXANDER
- JOSEPH
- EDWARD
- SAMUEL
- MAX
- LOGAN
- LUCAS
- ANIEL
- THEO
- ARTHUR
- MOHAMMED
- HARRISON
- BENJAMIN
- MASON
- FINLEY
- SEBASTIAN
- ADAM
- DYLAN
- ZACHARY
- RILEY
- TEDDY
- THEODORE
- DAVID
- ELIJAH
- JAKE
- TOBY
- LOUIE
- REUBEN
- ARLO
- HUGO
- JAXON
- LUCA
- MATTHEW
- HARVEY
- HARLEY
- REGGIE
- TOMMY
- JENSON
- LUKE
- MICHAEL
- JAYDEN
- JUDE
- FRANKIE
- ALBERT
- STANLEY
- ELLIOT
- GABRIEL
- MOHAMMAD
- OLLIE
- RONNIE
- LOUIS
- CHARLES
- BLAKE
- ELLIOTT
- LEWIS
- FREDERICK
- NATHAN
- TYLER
- JACKSON
- RORY
- RYAN
- CARTER
- DEXTER
- ALEX
- AUSTIN
- CALEB
- KAI
- ALBIE
- ELLIS
- BOBBY
- EZRA
- LEON
- ROMAN
- JESSE
- AARON
- IBRAHIM
- LIAM
- JASPER
- FELIX
- FINN
Most popular girl's names in England
- OLIVIA
- AMELIA
- EMILY
- ISLA
- AVA
- ISABELLA
- LILY
- JESSICA
- ELLA
- MIA
- SOPHIA
- CHARLOTTE
- POPPY
- SOPHIE
- GRACE
- EVIE
- ALICE
- SCARLETT
- FREYA
- FLORENCE
- ISABELLE
- DAISY
- CHLOE
- PHOEBE
- MATILDA
- RUBY
- EVELYN
- SIENNA
- SOFIA
- EVA
- ELSIE
- WILLOW
- IVY
- MILLIE
- ESME
- ROSIE
- IMOGEN
- ELIZABETH
- MAYA
- LAYLA
- EMILIA
- LOLA
- LUCY
- HARPER
- ELIZA
- ERIN
- ELEANOR
- ELLIE
- HARRIET
- THEA
- MAISIE
- HOLLY
- EMMA
- GEORGIA
- AMBER
- MOLLY
- HANNAH
- ABIGAIL
- JASMINE
- LILLY
- ANNABELLE
- ROSE
- PENELOPE
- AMELIE
- VIOLET
- BELLA
- ARIA
- ZARA
- MARIA
- NANCY
- DARCIE
- LOTTIE
- ANNA
- SUMMER
- MARTHA
- HEIDI
- GRACIE
- LUNA
- MARYAM
- BEATRICE
- MILA
- DARCEY
- MEGAN
- IRIS
- LEXI
- ROBYN
- AISHA
- CLARA
- FRANCESCA
- SARA
- VICTORIA
- ZOE
- JULIA
- ARABELLA
- MADDISON
- SARAH
- FELICITY
- DARCY
- LEAH
- LYDIA
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