Jack has been the most popular boys name for eleven years running.

Most popular baby names scotland. The most popular first names given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in 2020 publication formerly known as Popular Forenames. Olivia and Jack were the most popular first forenames for babies whose births were registered in 2018 National Records of Scotland NRS announced today. Scotlands most popular baby names in 2020 revealed.

Its not all similarities though. It means beautiful friend or fresh green water in the Scottish language. This was also the surname of a very long line of Scottish nobles.

Jack remains the most. Top Scotland names 1. Isla was the most popular name for baby girls in Scotland for the first time in 2020 according to the National Records of Scotland.

Along with Isla the top girl names in Scotland include Olivia Emily Freya and Ava. The top ten names for boys in 1900 and 1950 are remarkably similar. Noah rose by six places to be the second most common name for baby boys.

Along with Jack Scotlands top boy names include Noah James Leo and Oliver. Isla was the most popular. The name Clarion is a regal powerful name for a young boy.

Computerised indexes to the birth registers have been used to analyse chosen first forenames in Scotland in the years 1900 1950 and 1975. The top eight names are the same. The most popular baby names in Scotland in 2020 were once again Jack for boys and for the girls Isla knocked Olivia off the top spot.