If you are a political fan and would like to choose a baby name inspired by a Prime Minister, here’s the only list you need.
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Alexander (Douglas-Home)
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Andrew (Bonar Law)
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Anthony (Eden and Blair)
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Arthur (Wellesley, Balfour, and Chamberlain)
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Benjamin (Disraeli)
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Clement (Attlee)
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David (Lloyd George and Cameron)
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Edward (Heath)
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Gordon (Brown)
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Harold (Macmillan and Wilson, although neither of their first names were actually Harold)
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James (Callaghan - although his first name was actually Leonard)
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John (Stuart, Russell, and Major)
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Margaret (Thatcher) - the only baby girl’s name on the list!
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Neville (Chamberlain)
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Ramsay (MacDonald - although his first name was James)
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Spencer (Crompton and Perceval)
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Stanley (Baldwin)
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William (Cavendish, Pitt - elder and younger - Wyndham, Lamb, and Gladstone)
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Winston (Churchill)
William was number 10 on the list of the top baby boys’ names for 2014, while James was number 9 on the list. To find out the top 50 baby boys’ names in 2014 according to the Office of National Statistics, click here.
Picking your baby’s name is a huge task and can take up a lot of your waking thoughts while you’re pregnant. The best thing to do is lots of research - read a baby names book (or 7), search online for baby name ideas, and use our baby name generator for a bit of inspiration.