THE most popular baby names in Notts this year have been revealed.
Ollie or Oliver topped the chart for boys, closely followed by Harry – the most popular name nationally – and then Alfie. Among the girls, Mia was top of the county's list, with Ellie second and Eve third.
Notts County Council, which issued the lists, is the authority for registering baby names.
Councillor Mick Murphy, chairman of the council's community safety committee, said: "This latest national survey of top baby names shows local trends for Notts are broadly in line with the UK picture. However, there some interesting exceptions, particularly amongst the top boy's names in Nottinghamshire, where many do not feature in the national top ten."
Clare Towsey of Abingdon Road, West Bridgford, called her child Olivia – ranked seventh in Notts and nationally. She said: "I was immediately drawn to the name, and there weren't any other contenders. I just really liked it, there was no special reason as to why I called her that.
"And when I saw her, I thought she looked like an Olivia."
Olivia is now three and is the only Olivia in her Rushcliffe pre-school group.
Pregnancy and parenting website BabyCentre compiled its top 100 names from its 8,400 national members for 2012.
County council registrar Samantha Black said pub landlord Alfie Moon, from hit BBC soap EastEnders, and Prince Harry could be reasons for the popularity of those boys' names.
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