Mothers over 25 are more likely to choose traditional names for their babies than those under 25.

According to new data, older mothers are more likely give their babies traditional names than younger mothers who use modernized versions.

According to the Office for National Statistics, Olivia and Noah were the most-loved names for boys and for girls in 2021.

Oliver dropped to second place, having been the most most popular boys’ name for eight years, while Olivia topped the girls’ list for the sixth year in succession.

According to the ONS: “The long-running trend of older mothers giving their babies more traditional names and younger mothers giving more modern and shortened versions of traditional names continued.”

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Half of the top 10 boys’ names for mothers under the age of 25 were shortened versions of traditional names.

One of the 10 most popular baby names for moms over 35 was a shorter name.

Elijah and Arlo only appeared in the top 10 boys’ names for mothers under 25, while more traditional names such as Alexander and Thomas were popular among those over 35.

Willow, Isabella, Harper and Delilah were girls’ names only seen in the top 10 among mothers under 25, while Charlotte, Grace, Sophie and Sophia were more likely for mothers over 35.

The ONS also said that famous figures and cultural influences were affecting babies’ names.

It suggested the Disney Pixar film Luca may have increased interest in the main character’s name, which went from 1,323 in 2020 to 1,807 in 2021, making it the 28th most popular for boys last year.

The Disney animation Raya And The Last Dragon was released in 2021. This led to an increase of Raya girls, who doubled their number from 110 in 2020 and 251 last year.

The name Boris has fallen down the rankings from 745th place in 2020 to 815th position in 2021.

Data revealed that Henry had replaced Jack in the top ten names for boys while Freya and Florence replaced Isabella and Rosie for girls.

Total, 4,525 babies were named Noah in 2021 and 3,649 baby girls were named Olivia in 2021. This is an increase of 3,640 in 2020.

Noah was the fourth most popular boys’ name in 2020 and has risen 15 places since 2011.

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Olivia was the top girls’ name in every English region and Wales, except in the East Midlands, where Amelia was the most popular girls’ name.

Muhammad was the most popular boys’ name in four out of nine English regions.

Lara, Beatrice, and Sara were the new entries to the top 100, while Blake, Brody and Kai were for girls and Rupert and Tobias for boys.

Since 1996, Jack has never been in the top ten.

For the first time, Rupert and Brody made it to the top 100 names.

Names of Welsh origin featured among the most popular in Wales in 2021 – Alys, Ffion, Seren and Eira were among the top 50 for girls, and Arthur, Osian, Dylan and Elis were among the top 30 for boys.

James Tucker, from the ONS, stated: “While Noah and Olivia are enjoying their places at the top, some names could be in danger of falling out of favour.

“Leslie has had relatively little popularity in recent years with fewer than seven boys named each year since 2018. Others such as Clifford, Nigel and Norman have not fared much better with 10 or fewer boys being named.

“Girls’ names such as Glenda and Kerry, that were more common before, are also becoming endangered and we have seen less than five girls being named each year since 2018.

“Popular culture continues to influence parents’ baby name choices. Today we have also published analysis exploring cultural influences that could be inspiring baby name trends, from hit TV shows to musical icons.”