Last year 1,030 babies were born in the area, 537 boys and 493 girls. Chichester followed the national baby-naming trend for boys, with Oliver coming in as the most popular name. But Olivia, the nation’s favourite name for girls, didn’t top the charts for Chichester parents last year, with Amelia coming out on top. The second most popular name for boys was a two-way tie between Charlie and Harry. Poppy took second place for baby girls, and the third most popular name was Rosie. Nick Stripe, of the 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.” In England and Wales, royal references continue with Harry and George remaining the second and third most popular names respectively since 2016. Amelia was the second most popular name for girls, with Isla moving up to third place. Nearly 700,000 babies were born last year in England and Wales and over 63,000 unique baby names were registered. New entries into the top 100 most popular boys’ names included Hunter and Ralph, Hunter for the first time and Ralph for the first time since 1944. There were six new names in the 100 most popular girls’ names – Aurora, Orla, Edith, Bonnie, Lyla and Hallie. --- Winter opening hours at West Sussex’s rubbish tips will come into effect next week West Sussex firefighters attended almost 400 more calls in 2017/18 than they did the year before Take a look at our handy list of the bonfires taking place across Sussex this autumn