Scotland Popularity by Year
Follow Scotland across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Scotland birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 12 | #6,803 | Down 899 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 90 | #2,076 | Up 74 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 15 | #5,904 | Up 4,917 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 88 | #2,150 | Up 786 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 6 | #10,821 | Down 3,053 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 57 | #2,936 | Up 284 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 10 | #7,768 | Up 1,946 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 50 | #3,220 | Down 262 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 891 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 56 | #2,958 | Up 649 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Up 198 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 41 | #3,607 | Up 316 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 6 | #10,803 | Down 3,667 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 37 | #3,923 | Down 134 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 11 | #7,136 | Up 2,560 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 39 | #3,789 | Up 688 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 7 | #9,696 | Down 1,550 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 31 | #4,477 | Down 700 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 9 | #8,146 | Down 1,080 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 40 | #3,777 | Up 711 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 11 | #7,066 | Down 434 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 31 | #4,488 | Down 385 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 12 | #6,632 | Up 2,157 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 36 | #4,103 | Up 319 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 8 | #8,789 | Up 3,498 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 32 | #4,422 | Up 6,007 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 10 | #10,429 | Up 4,395 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 1,521 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 6 | #14,824 | Down 1,376 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 6 | #10,766 | Down 3,530 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 7 | #13,448 | Up 3,846 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 11 | #7,236 | Up 1,783 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 5 | #17,294 | Down 5,695 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 8 | #9,019 | Up 1,902 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 9 | #11,599 | Up 2,325 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 6 | #10,921 | Down 3,494 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Down 2,507 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 10 | #7,427 | Up 3,929 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 9 | #11,417 | Up 3,085 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 6 | #14,502 | Down 1,741 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 3,525 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 7 | #12,761 | Up 1,083 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 8 | #7,831 | Down 776 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 6 | #13,844 | Down 249 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 9 | #7,055 | Down 120 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 6 | #13,595 | Down 5,399 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 9 | #6,935 | Up 3,414 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 12 | #8,196 | Up 4,958 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 5 | #10,349 | Down 3,210 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 6 | #13,154 | — |
| 1999 | Boys | 8 | #7,139 | Down 296 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 8 | #6,843 | Up 2,422 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 250 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 5 | #9,015 | Down 1,223 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 6 | #7,792 | Down 2,132 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 9 | #5,660 | Up 755 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 7 | #6,415 | Down 326 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Up 226 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 847 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 6 | #5,468 | Down 4 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 5 | #5,464 | — |