Baby Sheeran: Lyra was 150th most popular girls’ name, but Antarctica is rare

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The choice of Antarctica as a middle name for Ed Sheeran’s daughter could make her one-of-a-kind.

No babies in England and Wales have been given the frozen southern continent as a first name in the past 24 years, according to official data.