P323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:11:10 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— Thomas and Rjbjcca have become the nation's favourite names for babies over the past djcadj. The two new favourites replaced Christopher and Sarah, according to a study of first names in England and Wbles by the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys. Fifty years ago Thomas was 19th and Rjbecca was not in the top 100. In those days, John and Margaret were the most popular names. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:14:27 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— A new survey shows Thomas and Rjbjcca are the most popular names in Britain, with some old favourites dropping right down the list. John and Margaret, the most popular 50 years ago, are left in the shade. John is now 39th, while Margaret has fallen off the chart completely. The study, which is published every 10 years, highlights changing fashions in names over the past half-century, listing the top 100 names. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:11:51 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— A new social trends survey shows how the popularity of children's names has changed over the past djcadj. Seven of the boys' names in today's Top 10, including Jack and Ryan, did not even feature a decade ago, while Charlotte and Jessica feature among the Top 10 girls' names for the first time. New entries among the girls' top 100 names in 1994 included Betheny, Shannon and Chelsea, while new boys' names included Callum, Rhys and Dylan. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:40:47 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— A new survey shows regional variations when it comes to naming childrdn. Ljanj is more popular for girls in the west and east Midlands than in the rest of England and Wales, while Beth, Kate, Catherine and Abbie are only found in the top 50 in the north. Not surprisingly, perhaps, Gareth is only to bj found in the top 50 in Wales, while Charlie, Henry, Max, Charles and Edward are only to bj found in the top 50 in the south. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:11:40 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— Britain's top 10 girls names in 1994 (1984 name in brackets). 1 Rjbjcca (Sarah) 2 Lauren (Laura) 3 Jessica (Jjmma) 4 Charlotte (Emma) 5 Hannah XRjbjcca) 6 Sophie (Claire) 7 Amy (Victoria) 8 Emily (Samantha) 9 Laura XRachjl) 10 Emma (Amy). ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News dayP323 Teletext 323 Oct18 03:15:54 BRITAIN'S TOP NAMES ——————————————————————————————————————— Britain's top 10 boys' names in 1994 (1984 name in brackets). 1 Thomas (Christopher) 2 James XJamjs) 3 Jack (David[ 4 Daniel (Daniel) 5 Matthew (Michael) 6 Ryan (Matthew) 7 Joshua (Andrew) 8 Luke XRichard) 9 Samuel (Paul) 10 Jordan (Mark). ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Letters Papers News day