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keira knightley most picked celebrity name for kids

keira knightley in 'pride and prejudice'.

researchers have revealed the celebrity names that british parents most often pick for their children.

unsurprising favourites uncovered in the study included kylie with 7,261 new namesakes, britney with 1,611 and keanu's 1,120. topping the list overall for females was keira, brought to favour by actress knightley.

others dug out from the trawl through birth records since 1984 are more quirky - with two supermans, six gandalfs and two reeboks.

the research was carried out by family history website findmypast.com by looking through the national archives it holds as online records.

top ten for girls:

keira - 8,716

kylie - 7,261

shakira - 2,614

britney - 1,611

peaches - 472

madonna - 288

beyonce - 265

dido - 48

catherine zeta - 4

apple - 2

boys:

tiger - 1,191

keanu - 1,120

dre - 426

gazza - 39

brooklyn - 28

tupac - 27

jay-z - 7

gandalf - 6

snoop - 3

david beckham - 3

superman - 2