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Top baby names for West Lothian revealed
31.03.2023 - 12:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in West Lothian have been revealed. For girls the top spot was tied between Olivia and Millie and for boys the most popular name is Logan - knocking Oliver from the top of the charts.
Last year Olivia was the top name for a baby girl in West Lothian, while Oliver was the most popular pick for a boy.
Data from the National Records of Scotland revealed Oliver had been the most popular name for boys in West Lothian, taking over from Thomas in 2019.
Nationally, Noah knocked Jack off the top of the baby name chart.
Jack had spent 14 consecutive years at number one but the biblical boat builder’s moniker has sailed into the top spot with 373 baby boys given the name in 2022.
For girls in Scotland, the top name is also 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: “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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