Harry and Amelia may be the most popular babynames in England but that's not the case in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Official new statistics show that the different countries of the United Kingdom have quite different top babyname lists.

While Harry comes top of the list for most popular boy's name in England in 2012, according to new ONS statistics, Jack is the most popular choice for boy babies in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and Welsh parents are most likely to plump for Jacob.

When it comes to the girls, there's a bit of an English-Welsh alliance, with Amelia coming top in both England and Wales, while the Scots and the Northern Irish both agree on propelling Sophie to the number-one spot.

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