West Midlands' most popular baby names revealed
Muhammed toppled Oliver as the top name for newborn baby boys in the West Midlands last year.
Amelia topped the girls' chart, closely followed by Olivia and Jessica.
The latest figures for the most popular names for newborn bundles of joy were released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics.
In 2014, Muhammed and Mohammed were second and third in the West Midlands region, highlighting the area's strong Asian community.
But last year the former nudged ahead to lead the table. The name is likely to prove popular next year again following the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in June.
Of 36,013 baby boys, 649 were named Muhammed. Olivers were not far behind with 622 given the name, while 544 babies were given the name Charlie, which completed the top three.
Further names making the top 10 were Harry, Jacob, Jack, Mohammad, George, Noah and Thomas.
Amelia topped the table for girls with 583 of 33,790 babies born given the name.
Olivia was also popular again, with 475 newborns given the moniker, while Jessica came in third with 312.
The top 10 was made up of Isla, Ava, Emily, Ella, Poppy, Lily and Isabella.
Nationally, Oliver retained the title of most popular, with 6,566 boys given the name, while Jack and Harry completed the top three.
Amelia remains the top girls name nationally, with 4,877 babies given the name, while Olivia and Emily were also in the nation's top three.
