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Lisa Hodge

Scotland's most popular baby names of 2020 by council area

The most popular baby names in Scotland in 2020 were, once again Jack for boys and for the girls, Isla knocked Olivia off the top spot.

Of the 46,355 babies registered in Scotland last year, 354 were named Jack and 347 named Isla by their parents.

But while those were the over all most popular names, when broken down in to individual council areas, the results were very different.

The results by council area were very different (Getty Images)

For instance while Isla topped the girls names in the national's capital, the most popular boys names in Edinburgh were Alexander and Oliver.

Similarly in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Isla was top for girls, reflecting the national result, but for the boys, Harris and Daniel joined Jack to be the most favoured boys name.

Further north in the Shetland Islands the results were altogether completely different with Krissi topping the most popular name for girls and for boys, Brodie, Theo and Tommy were joint first place.

Glasgow's baby name choices also did not reflect the national choice with Freya being most picked girls name and Muhammed for boys.

So what were the most popular baby name in your area in 2020?

Here is the list, in alphabetical order of local authority:

Aberdeen City

Girls - Isla

Boys - Daniel

Aberdeenshire

Girls - Isla

Boys - Harris / Jack

Angus

Girls - Isla

Boys - Harris

Argyll and Bute

Girls - Olivia / Rosie

Boys - Alfie / Arran / Harry / Noah/ William

City of Edinburgh

Girls - Isla

Boys - Alexander / Oliver

Clackmannanshire

Girls - Olivia

Boys - Luke

Dumfries and Galloway

Girls - Isla

Boys - Alfie / Harris

Dundee City

Girls - Ava

Boys - Alexander

The mum, who cannot be named, said she thought the child was stillborn (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

East Ayrshire

Girls - Ella

Boys - Alfie

East Dunbartonshire

Girls - Isla

Boys - Jack

East Lothian

Girls - Olivia

Boys - James

East Renfrewshire

Girls - Emily

Boys - Jack

Falkirk

Girls - Emily

Boys - Brodie / Lucas

Fife

Girls - Olivia

Boys - Jack

Glasgow City

Girls - Freya

Boys - Muhammed

Highland

Girls - Emily

Boys - Archie

Inverclyde

Girls - Sophia

Boys - Jack

Midlothian

Girls - Ella

Boys - Harris

Moray

Girls - Ella

Boys - Archie

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Girls - Freya

Boys - Alexander / Lachlan

North Ayrshire

Girls - Freya

Boys - Alexander / Rory

North Lanarkshire

Girls - Olivia

Boys - Jack

Orkney Islands

Girls - Ava / Freya

Boys - Jack

Perth and Kinross

Girls - Charlotte

Boys - Oliver

Renfrewshire

Girls - Emily

Boys - Charlie / Leo / Oliver

Scottish Borders

Girls - Isla

Boys - Archie

Shetland Islands

Girls - Krissi

Boys - Brodie / Theo / Tommy

South Ayrshire

Girls - Ella / Emily

Boys - James

South Lanarkshire

Girls - Sophie

Boys - Jack

Stirling

Girls - Isla

Boys - Archie / Harris / James

West Dunbartonshire

Girls - Olivia

Boys - Noah

West Lothian

Girls - Grace / Olivia

Boys - Oliver

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