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Scotland's most popular baby names by council as one dominates seven areas - full list

The most popular baby names for boys and girls by Scottish council have been revealed - with one showing up in seven different areas.

It comes after the 100 most popular baby names in Scotland saw Jack knocked from the top spot after nearly a decade-and-a-half.

From Aberdeen City to West Lothian, the new rankings have seen some hugely popular names pop up, with Noah and Olivia grabbing top spots for boys' name and girls' name in seven and five council areas respectively..

The annual report by the National Records of Scotland showed that some areas stuck to traditional names as South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire had a majority of Jacks - an old favourite.

Meanwhile, Freya and Millie have risen in popularity, appearing as top or joint top spot in numerous council areas.

Notably, Orkney and Shetland did not have a top girls' name as there had to be at least three instances of the name registered to be included on the list, which wasn't the case in both areas.

Daniel Burns, National Records of Scotland statistician, commented: "NRS is happy to welcome all the new babies of 2022."

Most popular baby names by Scottish council

Here are last year's most popular names in Scotland by area (Getty Images)

Aberdeen City

Girl: Olivia

Boy: Leo

Aberdeenshire

Girl: Isla

Boy: Brodie

Angus

Girl: Daisy

Boy: Rory

Argyll and Bute

Girl: Emily

Boy: Alfie

City of Edinburgh

Girl: Isla

Boy: Noah

Clackmannanshire

Girl: Olivia

Boy: Archie, Harris, Tommy

Dumfries and Galloway

Girl: Olivia, Millie

Boy: Archie

Dundee City

Girl: Olivia, Millie

Boy: Leo

East Ayrshire

Girl: Freya

Boy: Harris

East Dunbartonshire

Girl: Emily

Boy: Jack

East Lothian

Girl: Isla, Ivy

Boy: Finlay

East Renfrewshire

Girl: Sophie

Boy: Rory

Falkirk

Girl: Amelia, Sophie

Boy: Leo

Fife

Girl: Emily

Boy: Noah

Glasgow City

Girl: Grace

Boy: Muhammad

Highland

Girl: Isla

Boy: Angus

Inverclyde

Girl: Millie

Boy: Leo, Noah

Midlothian

Girl: Freya

Boy: Leo

Moray

Girl: Ava

Boy: Brodie

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Girl: Annie, Ella, Freya

Boy: Leo, Finlay, Noah

North Ayrshire

Girl: Emily, Freya

Boy: Noah

North Lanarkshire

Girl: Millie

Boy: Noah

Orkney Islands

Girl: N/A

Boy: Jack, Tommy

Perth and Kinross

Girl: Charlotte

Boy: Alexander

Renfrewshire

Girl: Evie

Boy: Jack

Scottish Borders

Girl: Olivia, Freya

Boy: Archie

Shetland Islands

Girl: N/A

Boy: Theo

South Ayrshire

Girl: Amelia

Boy: Noah

South Lanarkshire

Girl: Ava

Boy: Jack

Stirling

Girl: Sophie

Boy: Lewis

West Dunbartonshire

Girl: Ava

Boy: Jack

West Lothian

Girl: Olivia, Millie

Boy: Logan

Would you chose any of these names? Let us know in the comments below.

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