Most popular baby names in Scotland

The official top 100 baby names in Scotland for 2025: Freya and Noah lead. Each name's count and how it moved since the year before.

The most popular names given to babies in Scotland in 2025 were Freya for girls (268 babies) and Noah for boys (318 babies).

2025 is the newest list National Records of Scotland has published. The 2026 list usually comes out around May 2027, and this page is updated when it does.

How this list is counted. Births registered in Scotland in the year. Every spelling is its own name, but accents are ignored, and names given to 2 or fewer babies are left out.

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Top girls' names 2025

  • 1. Freya (268)
  • 2. Isla (253)
  • 3. Olivia (251)
  • 4. Amelia (204)
  • 5. Grace (200)
  • 6. Emily (196)
  • 7. Millie (195)
  • 8. Lily (193)
  • 9. Sophia (181)
  • 10. Rosie (177)
  • 11. Maisie (169)
  • 12. Sophie (168)
  • 13. Ava (166)
  • 14. Charlotte (164)
  • 14. Ella (164)
  • 16. Ivy (144)
  • 17. Sofia (142)
  • 18. Evie (141)
  • 19. Hallie (137)
  • 20. Maya (136)
  • 21. Elsie (135)
  • 22. Orla (134)
  • 23. Harper (130)
  • 23. Maeve (130)
  • 25. Aria (127)
  • 26. Daisy (126)
  • 27. Willow (125)
  • 28. Eilidh (119)
  • 29. Lottie (116)
  • 30. Ruby (115)
  • 31. Isabella (114)
  • 32. Bonnie (112)
  • 32. Gracie (112)
  • 34. Mia (111)
  • 35. Poppy (109)
  • 36. Sienna (101)
  • 37. Lucy (100)
  • 38. Esme (98)
  • 39. Georgia (97)
  • 40. Mila (95)
  • 41. Ayla (93)
  • 42. Arabella (92)
  • 43. Layla (91)
  • 44. Robyn (90)
  • 45. Aurora (89)
  • 46. Remi (88)
  • 47. Phoebe (87)
  • 48. Ellie (85)
  • 49. Jessica (81)
  • 50. Lyla (77)
  • 51. Ada (76)
  • 52. Alice (75)
  • 52. Zoe (75)
  • 54. Anna (74)
  • 54. Florence (74)
  • 56. Molly (71)
  • 56. Zara (71)
  • 58. Mabel (70)
  • 59. Sadie (69)
  • 60. Skye (67)

Top boys' names 2025

  • 1. Noah (318)
  • 2. Luca (302)
  • 3. Rory (301)
  • 4. Muhammad (291)
  • 5. Oliver (269)
  • 6. Theo (243)
  • 7. Leo (236)
  • 8. Archie (222)
  • 9. Finlay (216)
  • 10. Harris (211)
  • 11. Jude (206)
  • 12. Freddie (201)
  • 13. Jack (200)
  • 14. James (199)
  • 15. Brodie (194)
  • 16. Alfie (167)
  • 16. Charlie (167)
  • 18. Finn (159)
  • 19. Arthur (158)
  • 20. Oscar (157)
  • 21. Thomas (155)
  • 22. Alexander (151)
  • 22. Lewis (151)
  • 24. Arlo (146)
  • 25. Max (143)
  • 26. Harrison (137)
  • 26. Sonny (137)
  • 26. Tommy (137)
  • 29. Lucas (131)
  • 30. Albie (123)
  • 31. Harry (120)
  • 32. Adam (114)
  • 33. Angus (112)
  • 33. Roman (112)
  • 35. Logan (111)
  • 36. Callan (109)
  • 37. Louie (107)
  • 37. Reuben (107)
  • 39. Theodore (102)
  • 40. Kai (101)
  • 41. Blake (100)
  • 41. Mason (100)
  • 43. Daniel (99)
  • 43. Myles (99)
  • 45. Jacob (98)
  • 46. Hudson (96)
  • 47. Rowan (94)
  • 48. Cameron (92)
  • 49. Caleb (91)
  • 50. George (88)
  • 51. Liam (81)
  • 52. Ruaridh (80)
  • 52. William (80)
  • 54. Hunter (79)
  • 55. Ethan (78)
  • 56. Isaac (77)
  • 56. Nathan (77)
  • 56. Ollie (77)
  • 59. Elijah (76)
  • 60. Arran (75)