Baby names at risk of becoming extinct in 2019

Baby names are just as subject to the whims of fashion as hairstyles, music and double denim.

There may be an appetite for old-fashioned names this time around - but who knows what the babies of tomorrow will be called?

According to the Office for National Statistics , many solid choices are in danger of going extinct, the Mirror reports .

Interestingly, these aren't super-traditional names - in fact you may very well be called one of these, or know several people whose names are on the list. Let's take a look...

What's your little one called? (Getty Images)

Girls

1. Kirsty
2. Shannon
3. Danielle
4. Gemma
5. Jodie
6. Lauren
7. Jadie
8. Rhiannon
9. Ashleigh
10. Chelsea
11. Leanne
12. Samantha
13. Hayley
14. Rachel/Rachael

Is your name on here? (Getty Images)

Boys

1. Craig
2. Jordan
3. Kieran
4. Scott
5. Ashley
6. Shane
7. Shaun
8. Sean
9. Andrew
10. Christopher
11. Curtis
12. Dean
13. Connor
14. Callum

So are any of these names familiar to you?

The Guardian teamed up with the ONS and together they discovered some drastic changes in baby names has taken place between 1996 and 2017 in England and Wales, with just 25 babies being called Craig in 2017.

Back in 1996, there were 705 Craigs born - that's a 96.5% decrease.

According to academics who've been looking into naming trends, the reason the above names are rapidly declining in popularity is because parents are opting for 'virtue in rarity' – more unusual names with different spellings.

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