Top baby names in England and Wales for 2017 revealed: Is your name in or out of fashion?

It's been a funny time for baby names recently with the royals throwing us a curveball in the form of "Louis" and Chris Evans jokingly suggesting he might name his forthcoming twins Ping and Pong.

The Office for National Statistics have now revealed the most popular baby names in England and Wales for last year.

You can search for your name via the interactive tool below to see whether a name is going in or out of fashion - has Chris Evans followed trends by naming his twins Boo and Walt, or is he setting them?

Are there more children named after Game of Thrones characters this year and has there been a surge in people naming their children after the royals?

The British public have, for the past few years, been fairly reliable in their picks for the top names and this year is no different.

Oliver and Olivia have been crowned the most popular baby names in England and Wales for the second year running. Oliver has been the most popular boys' name since 2013 while Olivia replaced Amelia in top place in 2016.

Olivia was the most popular name for baby girls in each of the nine English regions in 2017 as well as in Wales, with Amelia the second favourite everywhere except the South West of England where Isla was in second.

Although Oliver did rank top nationally, unlike Olivia, it was not universally popular. Muhammad was the top boys' name in London, Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands while Harry was top in the North East for boys for the second year running.

There was relatively little movement in the top 10 spots for both boys and girls. Lily replaced Poppy in the top 10 girls’ names for England and Wales in 2017, compared with 2015. Leo replaced Thomas in the top 10 for boys’ names for England and Wales in 2017, compared with 2016.

The statistics, compiled by the ONS, are derived from the names as they appear on the birth certificate of the child and, as such, don't factor in differing or similar pronunciations. Grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings.

The statistics are derived  from the names as they appear on the birth certificate of the child and, as such, don't factor in differing or similar pronunciations. Grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings.

Nick Stripe, Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, Office for National Statistics said: "Although Oliver and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in 2017, some fascinating changes took place beneath them.

"Leo entered the boys’ top 10 for the first time, whilst Hunter rocketed into the top 100, also for the first time, reaching number 78.

"Sarah, the most popular name for baby girls throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since our records began in 1904. Brand new entries into the top 100 for girls include the names Aurora and Hallie"

Which names entered the top 100 this year?

There were only two new entries into the top 100 most popular boys’ names in 2017 for England and Wales: Hunter and Ralph replaced Aaron and Jasper, which were in the top 100 in 2016.

There were six new entries in the top 100 most popular girls’ names in 2017 in England and Wales: Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie replaced Lexi, Zoe, Maddison, Sarah, Felicity and Lydia.

The influence of popular culture continues to seemingly provide inspiration for new parents. Perhaps in honour of Game of Thrones, there were 343 Aryas in 2017, up from 302 in 2016.