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Stuart MacDonald

Scotland's weirdest baby names with Lucifer, Ranger, Sailor and Greatness among most bizarre

Pepper, Greatness, Lucifer, Sailor and Bee were among the unusual names given to babies born in Scotland last year.

A full list of the names of babies born across the country in 2022 has been revealed by the National Records of Scotland(NRS).

While Olivia and Noah were the most popular names for babies, some parents opted for more bizarre and unique names for their children.

READ MORE: Scotland's most popular baby names of 2022 as top spot changes for first time in 14 years

Unique boy names included Aladdin, Bliss, Blossom, Buzz, Duke, Echo, Lazarus, Merlin, Ranger, Lucifer and Oban-Bleu.

Girl names on the list included Ace, Bee, Anointed, Desire, Journey, Lava, Marigold, Melody-Faith and Diamond.

Other baby girls were called Pepper, Posy, Queen, River-Daisy, Story, Victory and Sailor.

Some parents opted to name their children after famous singers with boys called Drake, Jagger and Bowie and girls named Madonna and Lulu.

Other parents went with a sporting theme with three boys called Zidane as a nod to legendary French footballer Zinedine Zidane and another was given the first name of Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Two boys were called Larsson, perhaps as a tribute to Celtic great Henrik Larsson, and three were named Tierney, the surname of Scotland and Arsenal star Kieran Tierney.

Places names also proved popular with girls called Africa, Arizona, Holland and Paisley and boys named London, Leith and Memphis.

On the political front, there were only two baby girls given the first name of Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and two boys given the first name of her successor Humza Yousaf.

Justine Roberts, the founder of parenting website Mumsnet, said: "One of the biggest concerns for parents on our baby name board is picking a name that could lead to a lifetime of teasing.

"On the flip side, life would be incredibly boring if we were all called Mark or Susan - though actually anyone under the age of 40 being called Mark or Susan would be highly unusual these days.

"Whether you prefer top 10 names like Oliver or Olivia or something well outside the top 100, be reassured that Mumsnet users say babies usually grow into their names making it hard to imagine them being called anything else."

Jack had been the most popular boy's name for the last 14 years but it was overtaken by Noah.

For girls, the top name is Olivia, for the second year in a row. The name has been a long-term favourite holding the top spot in six of the previous seven years.

NRS Statistician Daniel Burns said: "NRS is happy to welcome all the new babies of 2022.

"A relative flood of Noahs in the last four years has saw the name leap from 8th to 1st.

"There are now so many more names in use, as parents aim for something more unusual, that it takes far fewer babies to share a name for it to be high up in the charts.

"Back in the 70s when David was the most popular name there were upwards of 1,700 babies a year with the top boys name. Since then fertility has declined, meaning there are fewer births, but with more names in use Noah can claim the top spot with 373 baby boys given the name in 2022."

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