"Alexa, have you packed your lunch?" "Alexa! Stop hitting your brother!" Alexa - put it down, you’re going to break it!"

These are phrases which, official figures predict, are now more likely to be answered by a technology system than a human.

On Thursday morning the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its annual baby name data revealing the most popular names for boys and girls in England and Wales.

Researchers found that the number of baby girls named Alexa has more than halved last year compared with 2017 because of the increased use of the Amazon technology assistant.

Last year there were 118 baby Alexas born, meaning that the name was ranked number 380 out of the most popular baby girl names.

However in 2017, there were far more baby Alexas, with 301 born that year and leaving it ranked 181 out of the most popular girls names