Popular baby names in Orkney (Scotland), 2024

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Last year, the archipelago of Orkney (located about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland) welcomed 146 babies — 64 girls and 82 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Una and Zara were tied at #1 for girls, while “Harry was the most popular name for a peedie boy,” according to data released by the Orkney Islands Council’s Registrar Service.

Here are Orkney’s top girl names and top boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Una, 3 baby girls (tie)
  2. Zara, 3 (tie)
  3. Alba, 2 (tie) – the Scottish-Gaelic name for Scotland.
  4. Ella, 2 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Harry, 3 baby boys
  2. Charlie, 2 (10-way tie)
  3. Ernie, 2 (10-way tie)
  4. Finn, 2 (10-way tie)
  5. Fraser, 2 (10-way tie)
  6. Finlay, 2 (10-way tie)
  7. Harris, 2 (10-way tie)
  8. Noah, 2 (10-way tie)
  9. Ollie, 2 (10-way tie)
  10. Ruben, 2 (10-way tie)
  11. Ronnie, 2 (10-way tie)

I’ve never posted rankings for Orkney before, but here are the most recent rankings for Scotland (2023). Nationally, Zara sits at 35th, Harry at 42nd, and Una at 322nd.

Sources: Orkney’s most popular baby names of 2024 revealed – Orkney Islands Council, Orkney – Wikipedia

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Popular baby names in Fort Bend County (Texas), 2024 & 2023

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The Texas county of Fort Bend, located in the southeastern part of the state, welcomes roughly 9,000 babies per year.

What were the most popular names among last year’s babies specifically? Emma and Noah, according to data released by the Fort Bend County Clerk’s office.

Here are Fort Bend’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:

Girl names, 2024

  1. Emma
  2. Olivia
  3. Isabella
  4. Sophia
  5. Ava
  6. Camila
  7. Amelia
  8. Aria
  9. Mia
  10. Eliana

Boy names, 2024

  1. Noah
  2. Liam
  3. Elijah
  4. Mateo
  5. Sebastian
  6. Daniel
  7. Levi
  8. Oliver
  9. Luke
  10. Ethan

And here are the county’s top baby names of 2023:

Girl names, 2023

  1. Camila
  2. Mia
  3. Olivia
  4. Sofia
  5. Emma
  6. Sophia
  7. Evelyn
  8. Amelia
  9. Gianna
  10. Isabella

Boy names, 2023

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Lucas
  4. Elijah
  5. Sebastian
  6. Mateo
  7. Santiago
  8. Matthew
  9. Oliver
  10. Ethan

It should be noted that these two sets of rankings — which were based on the records of “5,731 registered births” and “6,457 registered births,” respectively — account for most, but not all, of the county’s births in 2024 and 2023.

I’ve never posted rankings for Fort Bend County before, but I did post the 2023 rankings for the city of Houston, a small portion of which is located within Fort Bend. (Most of Houston is located in Harris County.)

Sources:

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Popular baby names in Knox County (Illinois), 2024

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Last year, the Illinois county of Knox welcomed 577 babies — 281 girls and 296 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Elizabeth/Willow (tie) and Asher/Liam (tie).

Here are Knox County’s top 5+ girl names and top 5+ boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Elizabeth, 4 baby girls (tie)
  2. Willow, 4 (tie)
  3. Abigail, 3 (4-way tie)
  4. Amelia, 3 (4-way tie)
  5. Ivy, 3 (4-way tie)
  6. Lillian, 3 (4-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Asher, 4 baby boys (tie)
  2. Liam, 4 (tie)
  3. Benjamin, 3 (9-way tie)
  4. Jackson, 3 (9-way tie)
  5. Kayson, 3 (9-way tie)
  6. Levi, 3 (9-way tie)
  7. Lincoln, 3 (9-way tie)
  8. Mateo, 3 (9-way tie)
  9. Theodore, 3 (9-way tie)
  10. Walker, 3 (9-way tie)
  11. Weston, 3 (9-way tie)

In 2023, the top names in the county were Ava and Isabelle (2-way tie) and Ezra, Liam, Oliver, and Theodore (4-way tie).

Source: Redfern, Jay. “The most popular baby names of 2024 in Knox County have been released.” WGIL 2 Jan. 2025.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Illinois (public domain)

Popular baby names in Peterborough (England), 2024

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Last year, the English city of Peterborough (located 75 miles north of London) welcomed about 3,615 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Mohammad, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Peterborough City Council’s Register Office.

Here are Peterborough’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Sofia
  2. Amelia
  3. Ivy
  4. Olivia
  5. Lily
  6. Ava
  7. Freya
  8. Mia
  9. Daisy
  10. Isla

Boy names

  1. Mohammad
  2. Noah
  3. George
  4. Leo
  5. Theodore
  6. Arthur
  7. Charlie
  8. Henry
  9. Elijah
  10. Oliver

I’ve never posted rankings for Peterborough before, but research reveals that the city’s top names of 2018 were Olivia and Mohammad. In fact, “Mohammad” (which includes Mohammed, Muhammad, and all other spellings) had been the #1 boy name “[f]or the 11th year in a row” at that point.

Here are the most recent rankings for England and Wales (2023), as well as a recent-ish sent set of rankings for the English county of Oxfordshire (located 60 miles north-west of London).

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