Miley in top 100 of girls' names in Scotland
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Miley in top 100 of girls' names in Scotland
The name Miley was made popular by the Hannah Montana star
Miley has climbed into the top 100 names for girls born in Scotland this
year, according to new figures.
The name, made popular by the Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, jumped 190
places to number 95 in the list.
Jack and Lewis were the most popular names for boys, with Sophie and Olivia
in second place, the Registrar General for Scotland said.
Owen was the highest climber on the list for boys, moving up 26 places to
number 32.
Between them, Jack and Lewis have been the top two boys' names for the past
11 years. Jack has been number one in seven of those years and Lewis has
been top for the other four.
TOP 10 BOYS' NAMES
1 - Jack
2 - Lewis
3 - James
4 - Liam
5 - Logan
6 - Daniel
7 - Aaron
8 - Ryan
9 - Cameron
10 - Callum
James climbed two places to third while Liam stayed in fourth place. Logan
went up three places to fifth.
There were two new entrants to the top 20 - Lucas and Nathan. And Owen,
Joseph, Tyler, Rory, Kai, Sam and Archie were new in the top 50 this year.
Sophie was the most popular girls' name for the fifth year, with Olivia
climbing one place to second.
Ava rose four places to third and while Emily fell two places to fourth,
Lucy climbed one place to fifth.
Amy joined the top 10 and there were two new entrants in the girls' top 20 -
Lily and Mia.
TOP 10 GIRLS' NAMES
1 - Sophie
2 - Olivia
3 - Ava
4 - Emily
5 - Lucy
6 - Chloe
7 - Katie
8 - Emma
9 - Amy
10 - Erin
The top 50 boys' names accounted for 47% of all boys' names registered and
the top 50 girls' names accounted for 43% of the registrations.
Duncan Macniven, Registrar General for Scotland, said: "As always, the list
of Scotland's favourite baby names is very interesting.
"Around 27,800 boys and 26,600 girls names have been registered in 2009.
Almost 7,000 different names were chosen this year and around 1,900 boys and
2,600 girls were given unique (for 2009) names.
"Some boys' names have become less popular, with Kieran, Taylor, Brandon and
Declan among those to have dropped down the list.
"Rebecca, Caitlin, Iona, Robyn and Cerys were among those less popular than
last year."