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By George - Shiloh Nouvel is the name of the future 28 May 2006 All the celebrities are at it. Choosing a child's name has become one of the most popular pastimes for the rich and famous. When it comes to popular names, Angelina doesn't make the grade, and nor does Brad. Bupa has found that if the child's a boy, the quickest way to make him fashionable is to give him a name his grandfather would approve of. For little girls, however, parents need to come up with something a little more unusual, as Angelina and Brad demonstrated today. Bupa has compared the 10 most popular names of residents in its 298 care homes with those of children who go to its Teddies nurseries, and has found that the gender divide is alive and well. While fashionable boy's names from the residents' generation have stood the test of time, those for girls have gone out of vogue. Today's boys are just as likely as their grandfathers to be called James, William or Thomas. Indeed, over 300 residents are called William, making it second only to John as the most common men's name at care homes. Meanwhile, a revolution in girl's names has seen favourites of yesteryear consigned to the past. Far and away the leading names for care home residents are Mary and Margaret, which between them occur around 1,500 times. Gladys, Doris and Kathleen also figure prominently. But none of them get a look-in at Teddies, where names like Amelia, Molly and Ella dominate. Maisie, Yasmin, Scarlett and Tia also make an appearance. However, Angelina and Brad’s daughter Shiloh Nouvel doesn’t yet make the list of top 10 names. Dean Cowley, marketing director of Bupa Care Services said: "There seems to be a timelessness with boy's names that means they'll almost never go out of fashion. With girls, however, there is a pressure on parents to come up with something a little more exciting. Mind you, we are still a long way from names like Apple, Suri and Fifi Trixibelle hitting our Top 10 list."
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