REVEALED: MOST POPULAR CHOICES FOR YOUR A year of firsts ...it’s all in the
Report from National Records reveals the top names for little cherubs
Oliver James Brodie Jack Mason Finlay
Leo
Alfie Thomas Archie Lewis Alexander Cameron Theodore Angus Theo Nathan Rory William Finn
Blake Charlie Jacob Hamish Kai Ruairidh Tommy Aaron Caleb George David Freddie Luke
Charlotte Amelia Ava Grace Freya
Lily
Alice Olivia Daisy Flora Emily Ellie Harper Eva Jessica Julia Ruby Sophie Isla
Anna Elsie Maisie 16 15 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Harry Fraser Benjamin Logan Michael Ethan Connor Arlo Adam Campbell Jude Fergus Frankie Liam Luca Lucas Innes Noah Max
Olly Oscar Owen Robert Roman Hugo John Ruaridh Struan Daniel Isaac
Blair
Josh Grayson
Rosie Aria Elizabeth Esme Hallie April Aurora Autumn Lexi Lottie Imogen Maria Maya Nadia Pippa Mila Scarlett Sienna Skye Willow 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
The most popular baby names in Perth and Kinross have been unveiled.
National Records of Scotland’s annual report has revealed the region’s top names for wee bundles of joy. Oliver was the most popular boys name and the most popular name in the region overall, being used 16 times. The most popular girls name was Charlotte (14).
Nationally, Isla has replaced Olivia as the most popular girl’s name with 347 baby girls given the forename.
Jack remains the most popular boy’s name in Scotland after 354 parents registered it for their newborn.
And 2020 saw the highest ever level of different names, a trend that has continued for some time now, according to National Records Scotland.
Of the 23,968 girls registered in Scotland last year, there were 4347 different names, whilst more boys shared the same name. Of the 22,387 boys registered, there were 3375 different names. Children nowadays are much less likely to share a name with classmates than their grandparents were.
Julie Ramsay, vital events statistician, said: “We can see from the 2020 names lists that different generations of parents have different preferences for naming their babies.
“Isla, the most popular name for girls in 2020, was the most popular name with mothers aged 35 and over, but it