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HelpMost popular names SCOTLAND 2021 official list :)
The list of most popular baby names in Scotland for 2021 has been released today:
https://scotland.shinyapps.io/nrs-baby-names/
What are you noticing? Anything unusual?
Mine:
- Olivia is the new #1 for girls, Isla (previous #1) went down to #3. Jack is the #1 for boys and has been the number one since. I am personally super bored by both Jack and Olivia so this gets a big *yawn* from me.
- Connell went up a lot (from 5 births to 27 births), probably due to "Normal People". I am quite mad about this as it is a misspelling of the very old Irish name Conall. I wish people would use Conall instead. Connell looks trendy and the character was actually not even great. Marianne (the name of the female main) didn't rise, it stayed where it was (1 birth).
- Lyra went up by 10 births (from 21 to 31), probably due to "His Dark Materials". I personally think the show isn't that great (the books are among my favorites and it doesn't do them justice) but I love this name and I am really glad it only went up by 10 births because I expected it to go up much more quickly.
- Wondering if Lily and Archie falling out of the top 10 has something to do with the royal family? I don't know whether they are popular in Scotland or not but they have an Archie and a Lilibet "Lily". Lilibet didn't catch on (0 births) it was last used in 2016 with 1 birth. Meghan going down from 4 births in 2020 to 0 births in 2021. Philip went up from 8 to 12 births in 2021. Harry went up a little bit but it's a common name in general and not so associated with a single person as Lilibet or Meghan (this spelling).
- Renesmee still going somewhat strong. I thought it would drop like a rock after the last Twilight film but still being used and up from 1 birth to 4 births in 2021.
The top 10 is:
1 Olivia +1
2 Emily +1
3 Isla -2
4 Freya =
5 Ella +2
6 Amelia +3
7 Ava -2
8 Sophie -2
9 Grace -1
10 Millie +4
Lily fell out.
1 Jack =
2 Noah =
3 Leo +1
4 Oliver +1
5 Harris +1
6 Finlay +3
7 Lewis +8
8 James -5
9 Rory -2
10 Alexander -2
Archie fell out.
I like Finlay which went up, however Finn, Finley and the similar Fionn all went down. I am surprised that Lewis is rising, I thought it had its best time behind it. James' fall is also quite remarkable as it is such as classic.
I personally dislike many nickname names however there are many which I much prefer over Millie therefore I am a bit surprised here. I also expected Amelia and Ella to already have their best times behind them. Guess I was wrong.
Oh also kind of surprised that Isla fell so quickly. It seems way more interesting than Olivia.
What do you think? Let's analyze it :) Anything you noticed?
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
https://scotland.shinyapps.io/nrs-baby-names/
What are you noticing? Anything unusual?
Mine:
- Olivia is the new #1 for girls, Isla (previous #1) went down to #3. Jack is the #1 for boys and has been the number one since. I am personally super bored by both Jack and Olivia so this gets a big *yawn* from me.
- Connell went up a lot (from 5 births to 27 births), probably due to "Normal People". I am quite mad about this as it is a misspelling of the very old Irish name Conall. I wish people would use Conall instead. Connell looks trendy and the character was actually not even great. Marianne (the name of the female main) didn't rise, it stayed where it was (1 birth).
- Lyra went up by 10 births (from 21 to 31), probably due to "His Dark Materials". I personally think the show isn't that great (the books are among my favorites and it doesn't do them justice) but I love this name and I am really glad it only went up by 10 births because I expected it to go up much more quickly.
- Wondering if Lily and Archie falling out of the top 10 has something to do with the royal family? I don't know whether they are popular in Scotland or not but they have an Archie and a Lilibet "Lily". Lilibet didn't catch on (0 births) it was last used in 2016 with 1 birth. Meghan going down from 4 births in 2020 to 0 births in 2021. Philip went up from 8 to 12 births in 2021. Harry went up a little bit but it's a common name in general and not so associated with a single person as Lilibet or Meghan (this spelling).
- Renesmee still going somewhat strong. I thought it would drop like a rock after the last Twilight film but still being used and up from 1 birth to 4 births in 2021.
The top 10 is:
1 Olivia +1
2 Emily +1
3 Isla -2
4 Freya =
5 Ella +2
6 Amelia +3
7 Ava -2
8 Sophie -2
9 Grace -1
10 Millie +4
Lily fell out.
1 Jack =
2 Noah =
3 Leo +1
4 Oliver +1
5 Harris +1
6 Finlay +3
7 Lewis +8
8 James -5
9 Rory -2
10 Alexander -2
Archie fell out.
I like Finlay which went up, however Finn, Finley and the similar Fionn all went down. I am surprised that Lewis is rising, I thought it had its best time behind it. James' fall is also quite remarkable as it is such as classic.
I personally dislike many nickname names however there are many which I much prefer over Millie therefore I am a bit surprised here. I also expected Amelia and Ella to already have their best times behind them. Guess I was wrong.
Oh also kind of surprised that Isla fell so quickly. It seems way more interesting than Olivia.
What do you think? Let's analyze it :) Anything you noticed?
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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