This is the second 2013 list I’ve seen so far.
According to provisional finalized data from Scotland’s General Register Office, the most popular baby names in Scotland are still Sophie and Jack.
Here are Scotland’s projected top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2013:
Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Sophie, 516 baby girls 2. Olivia, 499 3. Emily, 490 4. Isla, 409 5. Lucy, 393 6. Ava, 383 7. Jessica, 374 8. Amelia, 303 9. Ella, 300 10. Millie, 297 11. Lily, 288 12. Chloe, 267 13. Sophia, 266 14. Ellie, 256 15. Eva, 254 16. Emma, 251 17. Mia, 236 18. Freya, 225 (tie) 19. Grace, 225 (tie) 20. Erin, 223 |
1. Jack, 595 baby boys 2. James, 434 3. Lewis, 382 4. Oliver, 361 5. Daniel, 359 6. Logan, 349 7. Alexander, 318 8. Lucas, 313 9. Charlie, 301 10. Harry, 299 11. Mason, 292 12. Ethan, 284 13. Noah, 282 14. Harris, 270 15. Riley, 265 16. Finlay, 259 17. Alfie, 257 18. Jacob, 249 19. Max, 247 20. Adam, 243 |
New to the top 20 girl names are Ella and Erin. Drop-outs are Hannah and Holly.
New to the top 20 boy names are Noah, Harris and Jacob. Drop-outs are Tyler, Aaron, Ryan and Liam. (There’s an extra name on the drop-out list because there was a tie for 20th place on the boys’ list last year.)
Of the 4,396 girl names bestowed last year in Scotland, 55 were given to more than 100 baby girls while 2,872 were used only once.
Of the 3,410 boy names bestowed, 74 were given to more than 100 baby boys while 2,197 were used only once.
Here are some of the names used only once in Scotland last year:
Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
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Anadoo, Ayse-Gul, Bellatrix, Bjelle, Boroka, Calaposha, Claurieli, Comfort, Diorlouise, Dristy, Drooj, Io, Light, Morag, Nellicy, Ruvimbo, Scarlett-Beau, Scotland, Success, Tarannom, Willowmena | Argyll-Sutherland, Bhriclan, Boto, Bright, Cal-El, Dempster, Frew, Gexian, Godsrest, Grave, Hollywood, Johnboy, Jozzel, King-Enoch, Ledley-Lee, Mnelisi, Moray-Geo, Noxx, Success, Timocy, Woodiee |
(Yup, one Success on each side.)
Want to see past lists of popular baby names in Scotland? Check out the 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 lists.
Sources: Babies’ First Names 2013 – GRO Scotland, Baby names: Jack and Sophie again Scotland’s most popular