THE most popular baby names in our region have been revealed in brand-new data - and we've broken them down by each council area.

The Northern Echo has today analysed new data from the Office for National Statistics, which reveals the most popular names chosen for babies in 2019.

We've looked at data from County Durham, Darlington, Teesside and North Yorkshire - and have identified the top 20 boys' and top 20 girls' names.

Harry, George and Oliver were among the top 20 in the boys' category, while Olivia, Amelia and Isla topped the region's list of girls' names.

On a national level, Oliver was named most popular with a staggering 4,932 people named that last year - see more here

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This data is based on council areas in County Durham, Darlington, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Sunderland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, Richmondshire and Hambleton.

Top 20 boys' names in the North-East and North Yorkshire

1. Harry - 265

2. Oliver - 258

3. Noah - 222

4. George - 207

5. Jacob - 203

6. Jack - 202

7. Theo - 200

8. Charlie - 194

9. Leo - 189

10. Isaac - 185

11. Alfie - 178

12. James - 177

13. Thomas - 173

14. Freddie - 155

15. Arthur - 150

16. Tommy - 150

17. Archie - 148

18. William - 146

19.Oscar - 144

20. Lucas - 135

Top 20 girls' names in the North-East and North Yorkshire

1. Olivia - 214

2. Isla - 184

3. Amelia - 170

4. Ava - 160

5. Ella - 147

6. Charlotte - 146

7. Grace - 144

8. Emily - 143

9. Freya - 130

10. Isabella - 129

11. Lily - 127

12. Ivy - 125

13. Rosie - 124

14. Poppy - 107

15. Willow - 106

16. Harper - 104

17. Ruby - 103

18. Phoebe - 102

19. Evie - 100

20. Sophia - 95

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What have the ONS said?

David Corps, vital statistics outputs branch at the ONS, said: “Oliver and Olivia continued their reign as the top boys’ and girls’ names in 2019, but analysis shows choices in baby names can differ depending on the mother’s age.

“We found younger mothers opted for more modern girls’ names like Harper, which has seen a rise since the Beckhams named their daughter so in 2011, and shortened boys’ names like Freddie.

“In contrast, older mothers chose more traditional names such as Jack and Charlotte.

“Popular culture continues to influence the baby names landscape.

“Following Dua Lipa’s first UK number one single in 2017, the number of girls named Dua has doubled from 63 to 126 in 2019.”