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 -4
Article here:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/press/2007-news/lewis-and-sophie-favourite-names-in-2007.html
Full 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.