Scotland’s top baby names have been released!
Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20+ boy names of 2007:
Girl names
- Sophie, 613 baby girls
- Emma, 479
- Lucy, 417
- Katie, 410
- Erin, 401
- Ellie, 392
- Amy, 369
- Emily, 364
- Chloe, 363
- Olivia, 357
- Hannah, 346
- Jessica, 296
- Grace, 279
- Ava, 254
- Rebecca, 251
- Isla, 232
- Brooke, 219
- Megan, 204
- Niamh, 203
- Eilidh, 200
Boy names
- Lewis, 687 baby boys
- Jack, 676
- Ryan, 476
- James, 456
- Callum, 411
- Cameron, 396
- Daniel, 391
- Liam, 375
- Jamie, 350 (3-way tie)
- Kyle, 350 (3-way tie)
- Matthew, 350 (3-way tie)
- Logan, 346
- Finlay, 339
- Adam, 323
- Alexander, 299
- Dylan, 293
- Aiden, 289
- Andrew, 288
- Ben, 286
- Aaron, 279 (tie)
- Connor, 279 (tie)
Approximately 6,500 baby names were bestowed in Scotland in 2007. Of these, about 2,400 girl names and 1,700 boy names were unique (as in, given to only one child). Here’s a sampling of those unique names:
| Unique girl names | Unique boy Names |
| Amberly, Babyjane, Chardonnay, Divine-Grace, Eliska, Fizzah, Gracealexandra, Heaven-Leigh, Irmak, Jasmina, Kiranpreet, Luighsighe, Misty-Blue, Noor-El-Iman, Oluwateniolami, Possum, Queeneffa, Rhythm, Sheignneth, Tianqi, Uxia, VJay, Wezi, Xanthia, Yolwandle, Zalfa | Atom, Brydon-Craig, Crombie, Daood, Eriz, Favour, Gurardass, Heini, Ieuan, Jock, Kurtis-Jae, Loche, Montague, Nader, Olaoluwapolorimi, Promise, Qirui Ruslan, Stephenjunior, Taliesin, Ubayd, Vithujan, Wesley-Scott, Xabier, Yadgor, Zaineddine |
To see more, download the full list directly from the General Registrar Office for Scotland.
Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)
