Popular Names in Scotland
What names are popular
for babies in Scotland? Here is the top 100 for babies born in 2007
in Scotland, with data gathered from the Central
Statistics Office. Most names are not Scottish in origin; I have
highlighted the Scottish names, or names that refer to places in Scotland
(such as Skye, Harris and Lewis, all Scottish islands) in Blue.
| Top 100 Baby Names in Scotland, 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Boys' Names | Rank | Girls' Names | |
| 1 | Lewis | 1 | Sophie | |
| 2 | Jack | 2 | Emma | |
| 3 | Ryan | 3 | Lucy | |
| 4 | James | 4 | Katie | |
| 5 | Callum | 5 | Erin | |
| 6 | Cameron | 6 | Ellie | |
| 7 | Daniel | 7 | Amy | |
| 8 | Liam | 8 | Emily | |
| 9= | Jamie- short form of James, which is not Scottish, but the pet form Jamie originated in Scotland. | 9 | Chloe | |
| 9= | Kyle | 10 | Olivia | |
| 9= | Matthew | 11 | Hannah | |
| 12 | Logan | 12 | Jessica | |
| 13 | Finlay | 13 | Grace | |
| 14 | Adam | 14 | Ava | |
| 15 | Alexander | 15 | Rebecca | |
| 16 | Dylan | 16 | Isla | |
| 17 | Aiden | 17 | Brooke | |
| 18 | Andrew- not actually scottish in origin, but the patron saint of Scotland | 18 | Megan | |
| 19 | Ben | 19 | Niamh | |
| 20= | Aaron | 20 | Eilidh | |
| 20= | Connor | 21 | Eva | |
| 22 | Thomas | 22 | Abbie | |
| 23 | Joshua | 23 | Skye | |
| 24 | David | 24= | Aimee | |
| 25 | Ross | 24= | Mia | |
| 26 | Luke | 26 | Ruby | |
| 27 | Nathan | 27= | Anna | |
| 28 | Charlie - short form of Charles, which is not Scottish, but the pet form Charlie originated in Scotland. | 27= | Sarah | |
| 29 | Ethan | 29 | Rachel | |
| 30 | Aidan | 30= | Caitlin | |
| 31 | Michael | 30= | Lauren | |
| 32 | John | 32 | Freya | |
| 33 | Calum | 33= | Keira | |
| 34 | Scott | 33= | Lily | |
| 35= | Josh | 35 | Leah | |
| 35= | Samuel | 36 | Holly | |
| 37 | Kieran | 37 | Millie | |
| 38 | Fraser | 38 | Charlotte | |
| 39 | William | 39 | Abigail | |
| 40 | Oliver | 40 | Molly | |
| 41 | Rhys | 41 | Kayla | |
| 42 | Sean | 42 | Zoe | |
| 43= | Harry | 43 | Eve | |
| 43= | Owen | 44 | Iona | |
| 45 | Sam | 45 | Cara | |
| 46= | Christopher | 46 | Ella | |
| 46= | Euan | 47= | Evie | |
| 48 | Robert | 47= | Nicole | |
| 49 | Kai | 49 | Morgan | |
| 50 | Jay | 50 | Jenna | |
| 51 | Jake | 51 | Madison | |
| 52 | Lucas | 52= | Kayleigh | |
| 53 | Jayden | 52= | Summer | |
| 54 | Tyler | 54 | Paige | |
| 55 | Rory | 55 | Daisy | |
| 56 | Reece | 56 | Taylor | |
| 57 | Robbie- short form of Robert, which is not Scottish, but the pet form Robbie originated in Scotland. | 57 | Amelia | |
| 58 | Joseph | 58 | Zara | |
| 59 | Max | 59 | Beth | |
| 60 | Benjamin | 60 | Amber | |
| 61 | Ewan | 61 | Robyn | |
| 62 | Archie | 62 | Georgia | |
| 63= | Evan | 63 | Shannon | |
| 63= | Leo | 64 | Sophia | |
| 65 | Taylor | 65= | Courtney | |
| 66 | Alfie | 65= | Jennifer | |
| 67 | Blair | 67= | Abby | |
| 68 | Arran | 67= | Neve | |
| 69 | Leon | 69 | Carly | |
| 70 | Angus | 70= | Casey | |
| 71 | Craig | 70= | Elizabeth | |
| 72 | Murray | 70= | Kaitlyn | |
| 73= | Declan | 73 | Poppy | |
| 73= | Zak | 74 | Melissa | |
| 75 | Brandon | 75 | Jasmine | |
| 76 | Harris | 76 | Bethany | |
| 77= | Finn | 77= | Abi | |
| 77= | Lee | 77= | Gemma | |
| 77= | Lennon | 77= | Laura | |
| 80= | Cole | 77= | Mya | |
| 80= | George | 81= | Kara | |
| 82 | Jacob | 81= | Orla | |
| 83 | Mark | 83= | Elise | |
| 84 | Hayden | 83= | Hayley | |
| 85 | Kenzie | 83= | Kelsey | |
| 86= | Alex | 86= | Charley | |
| 86= | Shaun | 86= | Imogen | |
| 88 | Louis | 88= | Kirsty | |
| 89= | Caleb | 88= | Rachael | |
| 89= | Mason | 90 | Heather | |
| 91= | Gregor | 91= | Chelsea | |
| 91= | Mohammed | 91= | Layla | |
| 93 | Luca | 91= | Samantha | |
| 94= | Harrison | 94= | Julia | |
| 94= | Kian | 94= | Maya | |
| 94= | Noah | 94= | Natalie | |
| 97 | Paul | 97 | Alice | |
| 98= | Riley | 98= | Libby | |
| 98= | Stuart | 98= | Rhianna | |
| 100= | Joe | 98= | Rosie | |
| 100= | Jonathan | |||
| 100= | Stephen | |||