The Office of National Statistics, alas, no longer produce the exact number of people who were injured by a garden gnome. They do, however, report on baby naming trends. This year, it would seem ‘Olivia’ is the most popular girl’s name and ‘Jack’ the most popular name for boy. Hidden in the stats however, is an interesting fact:

High climber Ruby (who has risen 69 places since 2001) is fourth.

Now what on earth could make Ruby the fourth most popular girl’s name in the UK? What could possibly have been gaining ground since 2001 to cause such a meteoric rise? I am guessing that there is going to be a rise in females entering the programming industry in the UK in about 20 years or so… :-)

And before you all get confused or worried about how ridiculous some of the chosen names are - I think naming your child ‘Cruz’ should warrant a call from Social Services - just be grateful we haven’t collectively sold our souls completely yet and started choosing brand names for our kids.

In case this is my last post before the weekend, Happy Christmas to you all.