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I recently discovered that Gibraltar, a 2.6-square mile British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of Spain, has its own baby name rankings!
According to the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the most popular baby names in Gibraltar in 2018 were Emma and James and in 2019 were Olivia and Ethan.
Here are all the names given to 3 or more babies in 2018 (during which a total of 402 babies were born):
Girl Names, 2018
Emma, 5 baby girls
Mia, 4
Sophia, 4
Aria, 3
Ava, 3
Boy Names, 2018
James, 6 baby boys
Alexander, 5 (tie)
Ethan, 5 (tie)
Leo, 5 (tie)
Logan, 5 (tie)
Jack, 4 (five-way tie)
Lucas, 4 (five-way tie)
Michael, 4 (five-way tie)
Noah, 4 (five-way tie)
Ryan, 4 (five-way tie)
Evan, 3 (six-way tie)
Jamie, 3 (six-way tie)
Jesse, 3 (six-way tie)
Leon, 3 (six-way tie)
Theo, 3 (six-way tie)
Tiago, 3 (six-way tie)
(If you want to compare these to the equivalent rankings for England and Wales, there’s the link.)
The unique names bestowed just once in Gibraltar in 2018 include…
Girl names: Ainara, Daura, Diae, Nuria, Rharmaini
Boy names: Amitai, Cayetano, Mordechai, Shams, Tzion
And here are all the names given to 3 or more babies in 2019 (during which a total of 423 babies were born):
Girl Names, 2019
Olivia, 9 baby girls
Lucia, 6
Robyn, 4 (tie)
Sofia, 4 (tie)
Ava, 3 (four-way tie)
Celine, 3 (four-way tie)
Lily, 3 (four-way tie)
Maya, 3 (four-way tie)
Boy Names, 2019
Ethan, 6 baby boys
Jamie, 5 (tie)
Thomas, 5 (tie)
Jack, 4 (three-way tie)
Leo, 4 (three-way tie)
Oliver, 4 (three-way tie)
Dylan, 3 (eight-way tie)
George, 3 (eight-way tie)
Jacob, 3 (eight-way tie)
James, 3 (eight-way tie)
Jayden, 3 (eight-way tie)
Kian, 3 (eight-way tie)
Theo, 3 (eight-way tie)
Tyler, 3 (eight-way tie)
The unique names bestowed just once in 2019 include…
Girl names: Ilythia, Lamis, Mirtel, Sirine, Tais
Boy names: Brath, Dimitar, Haron, Levin-Lee, Theon
And I did find one more interesting thing: In May of 2017, local newspaper Panorama conducted a survey to determine “the most popular names among boys and girls aged 12” — so, kids born in or around the year 2005 — and came up with…
According to National Records of Scotland (NRS), the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Olivia and Jack.
Here are Scotland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
Olivia, 394 baby girls
Emily, 388
Isla, 364
Sophie, 308
Ella, 284
Ava, 278
Amelia, 275
Grace, 272
Freya, 260
Charlotte, 243
Boy Names
Jack, 449 baby boys
Oliver, 359
James, 345
Charlie, 306
Harris, 304
Lewis, 280
Leo, 278
Noah, 272
Alfie, 261
Rory, 258
In girls’ top 10, Freya and Charlotte replace Jessica (now 11th) and Aria (now 15th).
In the boys’ top 10, Charlie and Alfie replace Alexander (now 11th) and Logan (now 13th). Charlie’s rise was significant; it shot up to 4th from 13th the year before.
The NRS press release mentioned that the popular British crime drama Peaky Blinders has given a boost to the baby names Cillian, Polly and Chester. (Polly and Chester are characters in the show; Cillian refers to star Cillian Murphy.) It also noted that Ezra has become more popular thanks to English singer/songwriter George Ezra.
Of the nearly 50,000 babies born in Scotland last year, more than 5,000 — over 10% — were given a one-of-a-kind first name. Here are some of the names bestowed just once in Scotland in 2019: