Unpopular baby names which are going extinct in 2019 - including Andrew and Gemma

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.

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...

Many of these are very common (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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/Tetra images RF)

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 per cent 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.