The provisional list for Scotland's Top 100 names of 2012 has been released. The full list is due to be released in March.
Yet again, Jack is the most popular boys' name and Sophie is the most popular girls' name.
For boys, Riley is a new entry to the Top 10, rising 11 places. Amelia, rising 20 places, and Mia, rising 4 places, are new Top 10 entry for the girls. The name that has made the biggest leaps for each gender are Bella (+130 places) for girls, and Shay (+32 places) for boys.
Zac, Alex, George, Blake, Olly, Calvin, Shay, Sebastian, Darcy, Emilia, Bella, Willow, Lois and Scarlett are new entries to the Top 100, replacing Corey, Hamish, Jackson, Kieran, Lennon, Mohammed, Reece, Taylor, Zak, Ayla, Bethany, Jasmine, Laila, Laura, Neve, Phoebe and Sara, which have all dropped out of the Top 100.
Here is a run down of the provisional Top 100 names in Scotland in 2012:
Top 100 Boys' Names 2012
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Top 100 Girls' Names 2012
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Jack |
Lewis |
Riley |
James |
Logan |
Daniel |
Ethan |
Harry |
Alexander |
Oliver |
Max |
Tyler |
Aaron |
Charlie |
Adam |
Finlay |
Alfie |
Mason |
Ryan |
Liam |
Lucas |
Thomas |
Jamie |
Callum |
Cameron |
Kyle |
Dylan |
Matthew |
Harris |
Rory |
Noah |
Connor |
Joshua |
Nathan |
Jacob |
Aiden |
Archie |
William |
Leo |
Jayden |
Luke |
Andrew |
Rhys |
Cole |
David |
Kai |
Joseph |
Michael |
Samuel |
Leon |
Benjamin |
John |
Harrison |
Brodie |
Owen |
Robbie |
Ben |
Josh |
Oscar |
Robert |
Fraser |
Caleb |
Euan |
Jake |
Jay |
Finn |
Blair |
Calum |
Muhammad |
Ross |
Arran |
Ollie |
Evan |
Murray |
Angus |
Christopher |
Scott |
Cooper |
Sam |
Zac |
Alex |
Kayden |
Ewan |
Aidan |
George |
Ruaridh |
Kaiden |
Declan |
Isaac |
Blake |
Cody |
Olly |
Calvin |
Mark |
Luca |
Shay |
Jude |
Sean |
Sebastian |
Kian |
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-2 |
-3 |
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-2 |
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15 |
20 |
-2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
-10 |
5 |
-7 |
5 |
-1 |
-8 |
-13 |
-2 |
-6 |
-13 |
20 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
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-6 |
1 |
-16 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
-10 |
6 |
-7 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
-7 |
7 |
-6 |
-5 |
5 |
1 |
-9 |
20 |
17 |
4 |
9 |
-12 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
-8 |
-11 |
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-9 |
-18 |
13 |
17 |
-2 |
8 |
11 |
-4 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
-3 |
-7 |
-6 |
19 |
-15 |
22 |
23 |
-18 |
-5 |
-26 |
17 |
2 |
-11 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
13 |
19 |
-4 |
2 |
32 |
-11 |
-16 |
22 |
-12 |
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81= |
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Sophie |
Emily |
Olivia |
Ava |
Lucy |
Isla |
Lily |
Jessica |
Amelia |
Mia |
Millie |
Eva |
Ellie |
Chloe |
Freya |
Sophia |
Grace |
Emma |
Hannah |
Holly |
Ruby |
Amy |
Erin |
Leah |
Eilidh |
Ella |
Katie |
Charlotte |
Brooke |
Evie |
Layla |
Kayla |
Anna |
Poppy |
Rebecca |
Orla |
Summer |
Lexi |
Hollie |
Niamh |
Amber |
Lacey |
Maisie |
Molly |
Skye |
Isabella |
Abbie |
Zoe |
Daisy |
Megan |
Aimee |
Abigail |
Lilly |
Sarah |
Lauren |
Julia |
Zara |
Georgia |
Paige |
Caitlin |
Madison |
Sofia |
Iona |
Lola |
Mya |
Rosie |
Keira |
Mollie |
Cara |
Eve |
Darcy |
Robyn |
Elizabeth |
Elise |
Beth |
Alice |
Emilia |
Maya |
Rachel |
Sienna |
Amelie |
Taylor |
Rose |
Nicole |
Faith |
Kara |
Alexis |
Imogen |
Lucie |
Bella |
Carly |
Willow |
Lois |
Alyssa |
Gracie |
Lexie |
Maria |
Scarlett |
Alexandra |
Lara |
Mirren |
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4 |
1 |
-1 |
- |
1 |
-5 |
- |
20 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
-4 |
-4 |
4 |
1 |
-2 |
-7 |
5 |
-5 |
5 |
3 |
-11 |
-2 |
2 |
8 |
-6 |
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-6 |
2 |
6 |
-12 |
-2 |
11 |
-5 |
19 |
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12 |
18 |
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11 |
12 |
-5 |
3 |
4 |
-7 |
-12 |
-6 |
-5 |
-16 |
-3 |
-9 |
-11 |
2 |
-5 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
-1 |
-15 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
-5 |
8 |
-4 |
24 |
-15 |
-5 |
45 |
10 |
-9 |
15 |
-2 |
2 |
35 |
-16 |
-7 |
6 |
-12 |
-5 |
-5 |
-4 |
4 |
-8 |
12 |
-14 |
5 |
130 |
-7 |
24 |
44 |
1 |
-6 |
-25 |
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24 |
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The most popular second forenames (middle names) in Scotland in 2012 were as follows:
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 =12 =12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Boys
James John William David Alexander Thomas Robert Andrew George Michael Joseph Ian Scott Peter Paul Patrick Christopher Alan Daniel Jack
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Girls
Rose Elizabeth Louise Grace Margaret Jane Anne Ann Catherine Mary May Marie Isabella Lily Jean Helen Sarah Mae Maria Christina
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Statistics supplied by the General Register Office for Scotland.