Article: Claudia comes of age

London parents are turning to the past to name their newborn and now Claudia, Daniel, Alexander and Sophie are the Kylies and Traceys of the 1990s.

An Independent London survey of registrar officers found that the most popular choices for boys are Daniel, Alexander, Matthew, James and Thomas - traditional names which have never really disappeared.

For girls, parents are returning to old-fashioned names, Olivias, Claudias, Sophies and Graces. "They're being quite sensible lately,' said Angela Williams of the Westminster Registrar's Office.

Officers agree that there is a greater diversity of names, as parents strive to be original. Leslie Dunkling, author of The Guinness Book of Names ...

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