Scotland's top 10 baby names for 2017

The final list for all births last year has been published

Author: Rob WallerPublished 20th Mar 2018

Jack and Olivia remained the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2017 last year with Smith, Brown and Wilson the three top surnames as the updated figures are published by the National Records of Scotland.

Oliver replaced James in the number 2 spot and Harris is a new entry in the top 10 at number 7

Sophie and Ava slipped down the rankings but Isla, Amelia and Jessica are getting more popular.

The top 10 for boys

  1. Jack 486 no change
  2. Oliver 380 +1
  3. James 368 -1
  4. Lewis 356 no change
  5. Logan 324 +1
  6. Noah 318 -1
  7. Harris 299 +6
  8. Alexander 297 no change
  9. Leo 289 no change
  10. Harry 282 -3

The top 10 for girls

  1. Olivia 512 no change
  2. Emily 460 no change
  3. Isla 395 +1
  4. Sophie 370 -1
  5. Amelia 321 +1
  6. Jessica 318 +1
  7. Ava 294 -2
  8. Ella 290 no change
  9. Charlotte 280 +1
  10. Aria 254 +2

The full lists of first names given to babies whose births were registered in 2017 replace the top 100 lists published in December, and include the first name of every baby, including those whose births were registered in December.

You can see the full list here.