Babies' First Names 2010
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Number of Forenames
Additional names
The number of forenames given in 2010 is summarised in the chart below. Eighty-four per cent of boys and seventy-seven per cent of girls registered in 2010 have more than one forename.
Number of Forenames, Scotland 2010
The following table shows the relative popularity of second names:
Most popular second forenames, Scotland, 2010
|
Boys |
|
Girls |
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Rank |
Name |
Count |
|
Rank |
Name |
Count |
|
1 |
James |
2086 |
|
1 |
Elizabeth |
893 |
|
2 |
John |
1390 |
|
2 |
Louise |
793 |
|
3 |
William |
1030 |
|
3 |
Rose |
774 |
|
4 |
Alexander |
880 |
|
4 |
Grace |
549 |
|
5 |
David |
807 |
|
5 |
Jane |
522 |
|
6 |
Robert |
704 |
|
6 |
Anne |
480 |
|
7 |
Thomas |
677 |
|
7 |
Margaret |
474 |
|
8 |
Andrew |
556 |
|
8 |
Mary |
382 |
|
9 |
Michael |
409 |
|
9 |
Ann |
364 |
|
10 |
George |
406 |
|
10 |
Catherine |
359 |
|
11 |
Joseph |
317 |
|
11 |
May |
294 |
|
12 |
Peter |
237 |
|
12 |
Marie |
293 |
|
13 |
Scott |
235 |
|
13 |
Jean |
203 |
|
14 |
Paul |
206 |
|
14 |
Isabella |
198 |
|
15 |
Ian |
200 |
|
15 |
Helen |
183 |
|
16 |
Jack |
182 |
|
16 |
Sarah |
170 |
|
17= |
Daniel |
181 |
|
17 |
Mae |
151 |
|
17= |
Patrick |
181 |
|
18 |
Christina |
139 |
|
19 |
Christopher |
176 |
|
19 |
Lily |
136 |
|
20 |
Alan |
167 |
|
20 |
Maria |
124 |
It is clear that second names are more 'traditional', reflecting the names of previous generations in many cases. There are few changes in the lists of second names from year to year, with James and John, and Elizabeth and Louise being consistently popular. In 2010 the top ten second names for boys and girls are the same as the previous five years with just a few minor changes in ranking.