Jack Makes a Comeback and Sophie Retains Her Crown

20 December 2006

Jack and Sophie head up the lists of the most popular names in Scotland 2006, published today by the Registrar General.

Jack has returned to the top spot after three years in second place, just pushing last year’s winner, Lewis, into second place. Callum remained in third place, with Ryan at fourth and James at fifth swapping places.

For the second year in a row, Sophie is the most popular girls’ name with Emma remaining in second place. Erin, Katie and Lucy all moved up a few places to third, fourth and fifth respectively.

The highest climbers in the 2006 baby name charts were Luca for boys and Imogen for girls.

The top 50 boys’ names accounted for just over half of all boys’ names registered and the top 50 girls' names accounted for 45 per cent of the registrations.

A breakdown of the Top 20 Boys' and Girls' Names 2006 and Detailed Tables is also provided on our website.

Duncan Macniven, Registrar General for Scotland, said:

“As always, the list of Scotland’s favourite baby names is very interesting. Around 26,500 boys and 25,300 girls names have been registered. More than 6,000 different names were chosen this year and around 1,600 boys and 2,200 girls were given unique names.

There is a change at the top for boys, Jack just pipping Lewis, but there are no new entrants to the top ten. However, there are two new entrants to the top 20 - Aaron (up 8 places to 13^th) and Logan (up 8 places to 15^th). Lower down the top 100 there have been large jumps for Robbie (up 16 places to 36^th), Charlie (up 15 places to 34^th), Lucas (up 19 places to 64^th) and Shaun (up 23 places to 69^th). The biggest rise was seen by Luca, a new entrant to the top100 (up 62 places to 90^th). Notable reductions in popularity include Euan (down 14 places to 43^rd), Christopher (down 11 places to 55^th) and Jake (down 11 places to 56^th).

For girls, Sophie remains at the top, with Olivia (up 3 places to 9^th) being the only new entrant to the top ten. There are three new entrants to the top twenty, Grace (up 14 places to 14^th), Isla (up 6 places to joint 19^th) and Sarah (up 3 places to joint 19^th). Names making significant advances in the top 100 include Ava (up 24 places to 28^th), Zara (up 36 places to 59^th), Georgia (up 22 places to 71^st), Poppy (up 35 places to 74^th) and Mya (up 28 places to 81^st). The biggest rise was seen by Imogen (up 54 places to 100^th). Significant falls were registered for Eve (down 15 places to 42^nd), Kaitlyn (down 27 places to 100^th), Alisha (down 20 places to 93^rd) and Demi (down 16 places to 87^th).”