Top 100 baby names in Scotland (2009)

Top 100 baby names in Scotland (2009)
Rank	Baby Boys	Baby Girls
1	Jack (645)	Sophie (678)
2	Lewis (606)	Olivia (443) +1
3	James (438) +2	Ava (442) +4
4	Liam (415)	Emily (426) -2
5	Logan (413) +3	Lucy (406) +1
6	Daniel (410) -3	Chloe (400) -2
7	Aaron (376) +7	Katie (360) +1
8	Ryan (355) -3	Emma (343) -3
9	Cameron (352) +1	Amy (332) +4
10	Callum (338) -3	Erin (329) -1
11	Alexander (321)	Isla (325) +3
12	Finlay (320) +6	Ellie (312) -1
13	Jamie (315) +4	Jessica (293) -1
14	Aiden (310) -2	Hannah (282) -4
15	Dylan (298) -3	Grace (262)
16	Lucas (296) +20	Lily (261) +7
17	Kyle (289) -1	Eva (251) -1
18	Matthew (289) -8	Brooke (242) +3
19	Adam (274)	Leah (228) -1
20	Nathan (268) +5	Mia (220) +6
21	Thomas (266) +2	Millie (210) +9
22	Charlie (245) +6	Megan (208) +9
23	Ethan (245) +9	Holly (207) -3
24	Oliver (233)	Ruby (196) +4
25	Max (223) +7	Freya (192) -6
26	Connor (220) -4	Niamh (191) -1
27	Joshua (218) -6	Anna (190)
28	Jayden (216) -2	Charlotte (185) +12
29	Ben (215) -14	Aimee (182) -7
30	Harry (207) +10	Sarah (174) -6
31	Andrew (206) -11	Eilidh (167) +3
32	Michael (204) +1	Abbie (165) -3
33	Owen (204) +26	Rebecca (163) -16
34	William (201) +12	Lauren (154) -1
35	Jay (181) -1	Skye (152)
36	David (177) -9	Zoe (151) +6
37	Joseph (174) +14	Kayla (141) +6
38	Rhys (174) -7	Summer (138) -6
39	Alfie (170) +6	Evie (137) +12
40	Samuel (170) +3	Molly (135) -2
41	Ross (165) +6	Abigail (133) -5
42	Tyler (165) +13	Ella (126) +5
43	Rory (160) +12	Amelia (120) +9
44	John (159) -3	Amber (119) +5
45	Kai (155) +11	Rachel (119) -6
46	Luke (151) -17	Daisy (117) +11
47	Scott (149) -13	Eve (117) -5
48	Sam (141) +9	Caitlin (113) -11
49	Josh (138) -12	Zara (105)
50	Archie (137) +8	Madison (101) +5
51	Ewan (137) +2	Cara (99) -6
52	Euan (136) -2	Keira (98) -8
53	Aidan (135) -16	Paige (98) +1
54	Calum (134) -15	Morgan (90) -9
55	Fraser (134) -5	Nicole (90) -7
56	Evan (127) +14	Mya (88) +6
57	Robert (127) -13	Taylor (87) +1
58	Leo (119) +21	Maisie (84) +24
59	Leon (119) +4	Sophia (84) +8
60	Benjamin (116) +5	Poppy (81) +9
61	Cole (116) +5	Layla (79) +56*
62	Christopher (115) -10	Beth (77) -6
63	Sean (114) -19	Orla (75) -2
64	Harris (112) +10	Jasmine (73) +41*
65	Jacob (110) +14	Elizabeth (72) +3
66	Riley (109) -2	Lexi (72) +9
67	Arran (108)	Maya (72) +10
68	Kieran (106) -21	Rosie (71) +1
69	Caleb (99) +18	Hollie (68) +10
70	Noah (98) +18	Iona (68) -15
71	Reece (98) -9	Georgia (67) -13
72	Kenzie (97) +22	Kayleigh (67) +27
73	Mason (94) +15	Bethany (63) -9
74	Craig (93) -1	Lexie (62) +31*
75	Angus (91) +4	Imogen (60) +1
76	Robbie (91) -13	Kara (60) +3
77	Jake (90) -17	Melissa (60) -12
78	Kayden (89) +4	Robyn (60) -11
79	Oscar (89) +14	Julia (59) -10
80	Murray (85) +5	Alexandra (57) +58*
81	Blair (81) -5	Hayley (57) +25*
82	Harvey (79) +20*	Isabella (57) -11
83	Brodie (78) +5	Carly (56) +6
84	Finn (76) -7	Neve (56) -17
85	Mark (75) -3	Casey (55) +30*
86	Kian (74)	Amelie (54) -9
87	Alex (73) -20	Cerys (54) -26
88	Mohammed (71) +8	Courtney (54) +38*
89	Taylor (69) -17	Kirsty (53) -7
90	Brandon (67) -19	Libby (52) -11
91	Zak (67) -16	Sienna (52) +36*
92	Corey (66) -14	Abby (51) -13
93	Gregor (66) +8	Gracie (51) +25*
94	Harrison (64) -6	Sofia (51) +21*
95	Muhammad (64) -12	Demi (50) +22*
96	Paul (64) +4	Jennifer (50) -10
97	Calvin (63) +13*	Lucie (50) +57*
98	Hamish (63) +16*	Maria (50) +4
99	Declan (62) -32	Miley (50) +190*
100	George (62) +1*	Jenna (49) -10
		Phoebe (49) -6

Source: General Register Office for Scotland * new entry

Popular baby names in Scotland: 2009
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998

In 2009, Jack has kept its first place as the most popular boys' name for new babies in Scotland. Lewis remained on second place, and James climbed to the 3rd.

Boy names making significant advances in the top 100 this year: Lucas, (+20 places), Owen (+26), William (+12), Joseph (+14), Tyler (+13), Rory (+12), Kai (+11), Evan (+14), Leo (+21), Jacob (+14), Caleb (+18), Noah (+18), Kenzie (+22), Mason (+15), Harvey (+20), Calvin (+13) and Hamish (+16).

Boy names dropping out of the top 100: Hayden, Lee, Luca, Louis and Peter.

By the end of November 2009, around 27,800 boy names had been registered, with almost 3,000 different names being used. The top 50 boy names accounted for 47% of the total registrations.

For the fifth consecutive year, Sophie is the most popular baby girl name. Olivia climbs from the 3rd place to 2nd and Ava climbs 4 places to the 3rd.

Major movers in the top 100 for girls: Charlotte (+12), Evie (+12), Daisy (+11), Maisie (+24), Layla (+56), Jasmine (+41), Kayleigh (+27), Lexie (+31), Alexandra (+58), Hayley (+25), Casey (+30), Courtney (+38), Sienna (+36), Gracie (+25), Sofia (+21), Demi (+22), Lucie (+57) and Miley (+190).

Gemma, Abi, Heather, Lara and Nieve have all dropped out of the top 100.

By the end of November 2009, more than 26,600 girl names had been registered, with nearly 4,000 different names being used. The top 50 girl names accounted for 43% of the total registrations.