Babies First Names This section contains information and data on the most popular first forenames given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland.

Most common first name scotland. Along with Jack Scotlands top boy names include Noah James Leo and Oliver. Alan Ferrier Head of Demographic Statistics at National Records of Scotland said. Rory ROAR-ee Of medieval Irish and Scottish origin Rory is a form of the Gaelic red-haired king and also a character on Doctor Who Scottish baby names for girls.

Tracing your Scottish roots. Its use as a first name arose only in this century and it was the 33rd most common name registered in. These are the most popular boys names in Scotland for 2015.

DUNCAN This is one of the most classic Scottish names meaningdark warrior. Olivia and Jack remain the most popular baby names in Scotland and Smith Brown and Wilson the three top surnames according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland NRS. The top baby names in Scotland for 2020 are Isla and Jack.

Three further names Agnes Catherine and Helen appear in both lists and Annie is replaced by Anne. For girls the similarity is less striking though the top three names are the same albeit in a different order. Isla was the most popular name for baby girls in Scotland for the first time in 2020 according to the National Records of Scotland.

Ainslie AINS-lee Named for the ancient Scottish family from Lanarkshire. The most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2019 publication formerly known as Popular Forenames. In Gaelic mac means son of and so MacDonald means son of Donald.

It has two acceptable spellings--Finlay and Finley the first more popular in its native Scotland where it. FINLAY This very popular name comes from FIONNLAGH which means white warrior It can in fact be used for boys and girls although the boy seems to be more common. Names in the Scottish Top 100 have a lot of overlap with the US Top 100.