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Babies'
most popular first names
Population
and vital statistics
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Population,
2000 |
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Dependancy
ratios1 |
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Resident
population
(thousands) |
Children
under 16 |
Elderly of
pension
age or
over |
|
United Kingdom |
59,756 |
32.7 |
29.2 |
|
North
East |
2,577 |
32.4 |
30.7 |
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North
West |
6,894 |
33.6 |
29.6 |
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Yorkshire
and the
Humber |
5,058 |
33.2 |
29.9 |
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East
Midlands |
4,208 |
32.5 |
29.9 |
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West
Midlands |
5,335 |
34.0 |
29.8 |
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East |
5,460 |
32.8 |
30.2 |
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London |
7,375 |
30.9 |
21.9 |
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South
East |
8,115 |
32.5 |
30.0 |
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South
West |
4,975 |
31.9 |
35.0 |
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England |
49,997 |
32.6 |
29.2 |
|
Wales |
2,946 |
33.6 |
33.2 |
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Scotland |
5,115 |
31.4 |
29.0 |
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Northern
Ireland |
1,698 |
39.6 |
25.2 |
Notes:
1 As a percentage of
the working-age population (males 16-64, females
16-59). |
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Babies' most popular first names
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(England and Wales) |
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Girls |
1901 |
1951 |
2001 |
Boys |
1901 |
1951 |
2001 |
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1st |
Mary |
Susan |
Chloe |
1st |
John |
David |
Jack |
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2nd |
Florence |
Linda |
Emily |
2nd |
William |
John |
Thomas |
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3rd |
Margaret |
Christine |
Megan |
3rd |
James |
Michael |
Joshua |
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4th |
Elizabeth |
Margaret |
Jessica |
4th |
George |
Peter |
James |
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5th |
Annie |
Patricia |
Sophie |
5th |
Thomas |
Robert |
Daniel |
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Population and vital
statistics |
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|
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2000 |
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|
Population (millions) |
|
Males |
27.2 |
27.4 |
28.2 |
29.5 |
|
Females |
28.8 |
28.9 |
29.6 |
30.3 |
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Total |
55.9 |
56.4 |
57.8 |
59.8 |
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of which, percentage aged: |
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Under 16 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
|
16-59/64 |
58 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
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60/65 or over, of
which: |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
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75
or over |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
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Ethnic minority population (GB)(millions) |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
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White population (GB) (millions) |
- |
51.0 |
51.9 |
53.0 |
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1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2000 |
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Vital statistics (thousands) |
|
Live births |
902 |
731 |
792 |
679 |
|
Deaths |
645 |
658 |
646 |
608 |
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Migrant inflow |
200 |
153 |
267 |
364 |
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Migrant outflow |
240 |
232 |
239 |
278 |
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Net migration |
-40 |
-79 |
28 |
87 |
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Marriages |
459 |
398 |
350 |
.. |
|
Divorces |
79 |
157 |
173 |
155 |
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Average household size (GB) |
|
(number of people) |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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Life expectation at birth
(years)1 |
|
Males |
68.8 |
70.8 |
73.2 |
74.8 |
|
Females |
75.0 |
76.8 |
78.8 |
79.8 |
Notes:
1 Figures for 2000
relate to 1998. |
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2002 |
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