According to provisional data from National Records of Scotland, the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2014 were Emily and Jack.
The provisional data accounts for the first 11 months of 2014; finalized data will be out on March 11, 2015.
Here are Scotland’s projected top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2014:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emily, 539 baby girls 2. Sophie, 514 3. Olivia, 446 4. Isla, 401 5. Jessica, 392 6. Ava, 349 7. Amelia, 340 8. Lucy, 338 9. Lily, 282 10. Ella, 256 (tie) 10. Sophia, 256 (tie) 12. Ellie, 254 13. Grace, 244 14. Freya, 235 15. Millie, 233 16. Chloe, 228 17. Emma, 216 18. Mia, 213 19. Eilidh, 207 20. Anna, 200 | 1. Jack, 540 baby boys 2. James, 414 3. Lewis, 373 4. Oliver, 362 5. Logan, 328 6. Daniel, 322 7. Noah, 305 8. Charlie, 296 9. Lucas, 292 10. Alexander, 285 11. Mason, 263 12. Finlay, 258 13. Max, 256 14. Adam, 253 15. Harry, 251 16. Harris, 250 17. Aaron, 247 18. Ethan, 241 19. Cameron, 237 20. Jacob, 231 |
The fastest climbers within the top 20 were Noah, Max and Adam for boys and Grace and Freya for girls.
Newbies to the boys’ top 20 were Aaron and Cameron. They replaced Alfie and Riley.
Newbies to the girls’ top 20 were Eilidh and Anna. They replaced Erin and Eva.
(Did you know that Eilidh, in combination with the surname McCorquodale, was determined to be the 10th most Scottish name of all time?)
I won’t go any deeper into this set of data, as the real thing will be released in a matter of months, but if you want to see the full (provisional) top 100 for Scotland check out my sources.
Or, you could take a look at the top baby names in Scotland for 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009.
UPDATE, March 12: The updated data was released yesterday! Click the 2nd source link below and download Table 4 or Table 5 for the full set of names.
Sources: Jack and Emily are Scotland’s top baby names, Babies’ First Names 2014: List of Detailed Tables and Infographic
Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)
