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Scottish 2007 Top 100 names released (longish)
Girls:
1 Sophie 613 No change
2 Emma 479 No change
3 Lucy 417 +2
4 Katie 410 No change
5 Erin 401 -2
6 Ellie 392 +1
7 Amy 369 +1
8 Emily 364 +2
9 Chloe 363 -3
10 Olivia 357 -1
11 Hannah 346 No change
12 Jessica 296 +1
13 Grace 279 +1
14 Ava 254 +14
15 Rebecca 251 -3
16 Isla 232 +7
17 Brooke 219 +15
18 Megan 204 -3
19 Niamh 203 +5
20 Eilidh 200 +16
Boys:
1 Lewis 687 +1
2 Jack 676 -1
3 Ryan 476 +1
4 James 456 +1
5 Callum 411 -2
6 Cameron 396 No change
7 Daniel 391 +1
8 Liam 375 +9
9= Jamie 350 -2
9= Kyle 350 +1
9= Matthew 350 No change
12 Logan 346 +2
13 Finlay 339 +8
14 Adam 323 -3
15 Alexander 299 +5
16 Dylan 293 +1
17 Aiden 289 +8
18 Andrew 288 -3
19 Ben 286 -7
20= Aaron 279 -7
20= Connor 279 -4Article here: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/press/2007-news/lewis-and-sophie-favourite-names-in-2007.htmlFull table here:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/press/2007-news/lewis-and-sophie-favourite-names-in-2007.html
Not really any surprises in the top 10, just a few changes of place. I guess Lewis may have beaten Jack to the top spot due to the success of racing driver Lewis Hamilton this year, although I'd like to think there were other reasons. Apparently the biggest climbers were Jayden for a boy (urgh) and Summer for a girl (wishful thinking maybe!)Brooke surprises me at 17, I have no idea why it should be so popular.
Also I don't understand why Abbie, at 22, is so much popular than Abigail, at 39, but maybe that's just because of my personal preference for full names over nicknames. Although in saying that it's better than Abi (61).For me, what's nicer to see is traditionally Scottish names climbing the top 20, including Liam (8), Finlay (13) and Aiden (17) for the boys and Isla (16), Niamh (19) and Eilidh (20) for the girls.
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My younger son is named Calum Joseph(one L is more traditional than two L's.) When we named him, Calum was still a relatively little used name, but it's really caught on again now - with good reason. I love it.
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Summer is the name of Dawn's baby in EastEnders as well as characters in Hollyoaks and Neighbours. I'm wondering if that could have influenced things? I'm not surprised to see Ava climbing the list, I think it's destined to become popular everywhere. And I agree about Lewis Hamilton influencing things too. I also think it's nice to see Scottish names becoming popular in Scotland. Isla is growing on me.One name I like, which surprised me a bit is Rhianna which just makes it into the Top 100. Maybe influenced by the singer Rihanna? She was at number 1 for most of the summer!I love Callum, Matthew, Alexander and Ben.
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