Oliver and Millie are the most well-liked names for girls and boys respectively in West Lothian over the previous 12 months.
Knowledge from the Nationwide Data of Scotland revealed that Millie has changed Olivia as the most well-liked woman’s title within the county.
Oliver stays the most well-liked title for boys in West Lothian, because it has been since 2020, taking on from Thomas’s prime spot in 2019.
Nationwide information present that in West Lothian there have been 20 boys referred to as Oliver, and 14 ladies referred to as Millie. The highest 5 boys names for West Lothian in 2021 have been Oliver (20), Mason (15), Leo (15), Noah (10), and Harris (10).
Oliver retains its place as prime boy’s title for the second 12 months operating, Leo and Noah keep their third and fourth area whereas Daniel and Jacob have been knocked off by Mason and Harris.
The highest 5 woman’s names for West Lothian in 2021 have been Millie (14), Lily (13), Sophia (11), Amelia (11), and Olivia (11).
Olivia has dropped from the most well-liked woman’s title to the fifth hottest and the remainder of final 12 months’s prime 5 (Isla, Ava, Emily, and Ella) all dropped off the highest 5, changed by Millie, Lily, Sophia, and Amelia.
Throughout Scotland as an entire nonetheless, Olivia has overtaken Isla to turn out to be Scotland’s hottest title for child ladies for the second time. Jack stays the most well-liked title for child boys in Scotland for the 14th 12 months in succession, adopted by Noah and Leo.
Lyla shot up 56 locations within the prime 100 ladies’ names to 74th general, whereas Blake rose 46 locations and Rowan 41.
Carson has seen the biggest enhance within the prime 100 boy’s’names in 2021, rising 42 locations to 83rd, whereas Struan has jumped 37 locations and Myles is up by 35.
Director of Statistical Companies, Pete Whitehouse stated: “Nearly 12 per cent of child ladies got a reputation that no different woman was registered with in 2021. Nearly 9 per cent of boys had distinctive names for births final 12 months. Along with the rising vary of names getting used this implies it’s far much less widespread for kids to share their title with their classmates than it was for his or her mother and father or grandparents.”
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