Looking for popular baby names? Looking for European names? You’ve come to the right blog.

 

Parents often look for names with cultural significance for their family and looking at names popular in other countries is a good place to start.

 

Here are the 2008 Top 20 most popular Scottish baby names, or forenames as they’re called in Scotland.

 

 

GIRLS’ NAMES

 

SOPHIE

EMILY

OLIVIA

CHLOE

EMMA

LUCY

AVA

KATIE

ERIN

HANNAH

ELLIE

JESSICA

AMY

ISLA

GRACE

EVA

REBECCA

LEAH

FREYA

HOLLY

 

 

 

BOYS’ NAMES

 

JACK

LEWIS

DANIEL

LIAM

JAMES (tied for 5^th)

RYAN (tied for 5th)

CALLUM

LOGAN

MATTHEW

CAMERON

ALEXANDER

AIDEN (tied for 12th)

DYLAN (tied for 12th)

AARON

BEN

KYLE

JAMIE

FINLAY

ADAM

ANDREW

 

SOURCE: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/

 

 

 

These lists don’t look drastically different than the U. S. popular names list. However, one thing I noticed is that all the girls’ names have a decidedly feminine feel to them — no unisex or tomboyish names that are popular here in the U. S., like MADISON, ADDISON, RILEY and TAYLOR.

 

I would say the biggest surprise is on the boys’ list though — LEWIS at #2. LEWIS has a bit of an old-fashioned vibe here in the U. S. LOUIS is the more popular spelling here and it hasn’t been popular since the mid-1950s.  LEWIS hasn’t been popular since the turn of the century. Maybe it’s time for a comeback.

 

CALLUM is a cool name and I can see that catching on here. One of my favorite names has always been KYLE, so I’m glad to see it in the Top 20.

 

Which names do you like best?

 

♥  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

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For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES