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Girls |
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Change in Ranking |
Rank |
Name |
Count |
2007-2008 |
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Rank |
Name |
Count |
2007-2008 |
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1 |
Jack |
692 |
1 |
|
1 |
Sophie |
632 |
No change |
|
2 |
Lewis |
611 |
-1 |
|
2 |
Emily |
433 |
5 |
|
3 |
Daniel |
475 |
4 |
|
3 |
Olivia |
421 |
7 |
|
4 |
Liam |
448 |
4 |
|
4 |
Chloe |
404 |
5 |
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5= |
James |
444 |
-1 |
|
5 |
Emma |
401 |
-3 |
|
5= |
Ryan |
444 |
-2 |
|
6 |
Lucy |
391 |
-3 |
|
7 |
Callum |
368 |
-2 |
|
7 |
Ava |
383 |
7 |
|
8 |
Logan |
359 |
3 |
|
8 |
Katie |
360 |
-4 |
|
9 |
Matthew |
349 |
No change |
|
9 |
Erin |
355 |
-3 |
|
10 |
Cameron |
332 |
-4 |
|
10 |
Hannah |
344 |
1 |
|
11 |
Alexander |
327 |
4 |
|
11 |
Ellie |
330 |
-6 |
|
12= |
Aiden |
311 |
5 |
|
12 |
Jessica |
321 |
No change |
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12= |
Dylan |
311 |
8 |
|
13 |
Amy |
309 |
-5 |
|
14 |
Aaron |
300 |
7 |
|
14 |
Isla |
305 |
2 |
|
15 |
Ben |
297 |
3 |
|
15 |
Grace |
289 |
-2 |
|
16 |
Kyle |
296 |
-3 |
|
16 |
Eva |
272 |
2 |
|
17 |
Jamie |
291 |
-7 |
|
17 |
Rebecca |
251 |
-2 |
|
18 |
Finlay |
288 |
-6 |
|
18 |
Leah |
250 |
16 |
|
19 |
Adam |
267 |
-5 |
|
19 |
Freya |
212 |
11 |
|
20 |
Andrew |
266 |
-4 |
|
20 |
Holly |
210 |
8 |
The following more detailed information may be downloaded from the List of Detailed Tables page on our website
1. the top 100 boys' and girls' birth names in 2008, together with changes since 2007:
a) in order of popularity; and
b) in alphabetic order;
2. a set of tables giving the top ten boys' and girls' names for each of the 32 Scottish local authority areas;
3. a full list of all first names registered in Scotland in 2008.
Page last updated: 16 December 2008
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