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The most popular names in Scotland, 2004
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Boys' names
For the second year, Lewis is the most popular boys’ name for new babies.
Jack remains in second place whilst James (up 1 place to 3rd) has continued to
climb the top five, following last year’s progress from 5th to 4th place. Liam
(up 8 places to 6th) has returned to the top ten after falling last year from
7th to 14th. Names making significant advances in the top 50 are Aiden (up 25
places to 32nd) and Sam (up 24 places to 34th).
The biggest jump into the top 100 has been Leo (up 39
places to 83rd). MacKenzie (up 35 places to 93rd), Archie (up 22 places to
81st) and Harris (up 5 places to 98th) have also made advances into the top
100. Charles and Joe have both re-entered the top 100 (joint 90th) after
falling to 105 and 108 respectively last year. After entering the top five
last year, Kyle has fallen 4 places to 9th; and Matthew (down 2 places to
11th) and Adam (down 4 places to 14th) have both dropped out of the top ten.
Girls' names Emma has also
retained its position as the most popular girl’s name for new babies. The top
five names are the same as in 2003, but Sophie has moved up from 4th to 2nd
place.
The only new entrant to the top ten is Hannah (up 1 place
to 10th) replacing Rachel (down 5 places from 7th to 12th). The most
significant climber in the top 50 is Keira, (up 79 places to 32nd). Other
significant climbers are Millie (up 26 places to 42nd) and Amber (up 13 places
to 45th). Leah, Zoe, Isla and Brooke all move up 10 places, to 19th, 27th,
30th and 39th places respectively. Abi (up 168 places to 87th), Madison (up 65
places to 85th), and Evie (up 51 places to 94th) are the major movers into the
top 100.
Alice (up 17 places to 87th) has re-entered the
top 100 after falling to 104th last year. There were no major fallers in the
top 50 but in the lower reaches of the top 100 there were large drops for Kate
(down 29 places to 94th), Bethany (down 24 places to 65th), Stephanie (down 24
places to 93rd), Georgia (down 23 places to 79th), Jennifer (down 22 places to
52nd), Ciara (down 22 places to 74th) and Carly (down 20 places to 94th).
Hayley, Rhiannon, Claire, Jade, Catherine, Orla, Katherine and Alicia have all
dropped out of the top 100. Sinead fell 80 places to 172nd after climbing 69
places the previous year.
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Top 50 boys names in Scotland 2004, showing rank in 2003
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2004
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2003
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Rank
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Name
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Count
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Rank
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Count
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1
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Lewis
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694
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1
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818
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2
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Jack
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667
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2
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759
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3
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James
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502
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4
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507
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4
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Cameron
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496
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3
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623
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5
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Ryan
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488
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6
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460
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6
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Liam
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452
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14
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391
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7
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Jamie
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450
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11
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407
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8
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Ben
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441
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7
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432
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9
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Kyle
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434
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5
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479
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10
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Callum
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427
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8
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427
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11
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Matthew
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409
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9
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424
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12
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Daniel
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402
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12
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406
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13
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Connor
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341
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13
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404
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14
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Adam
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335
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10
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418
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15
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Dylan
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332
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16
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360
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16
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Andrew
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329
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17
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346
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17=
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Aidan
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310
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18
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312
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17=
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Ross
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310
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15
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373
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19
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Scott
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304
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26
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280
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20
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Nathan
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285
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19
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308
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21
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Thomas
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267
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27=
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266
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22
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Kieran
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264
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20
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306
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23
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Alexander
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260
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25
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284
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24
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Aaron
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258
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27=
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266
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25
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Joshua
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254
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23
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289
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26
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David
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253
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21
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297
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27
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Finlay
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232
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32
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213
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28
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Michael
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226
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22
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295
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29
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Logan
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224
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31
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227
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30=
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Josh
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221
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29
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248
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30=
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Luke
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221
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30
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234
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32
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Aiden
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218
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57
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132
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33
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William
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205
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37=
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187
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34=
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Euan
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204
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35
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203
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34=
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Sam
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204
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58
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131
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36
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Sean
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197
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33
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210
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37=
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Ethan
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187
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36
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202
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37=
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John
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187
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24
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285
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39
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Samuel
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185
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43
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162
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40=
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Christopher
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177
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37=
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187
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40=
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Joseph
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177
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46
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158
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42
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Fraser
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174
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39
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182
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43
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Robert
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167
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40
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179
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44
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Robbie
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166
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44
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161
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45
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Jay
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165
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42
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167
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46
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Calum
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160
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34
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208
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47=
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Benjamin
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155
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49
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144
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47=
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Owen
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155
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45
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159
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49
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Craig
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152
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41
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175
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50
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Mark
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144
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51=
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140
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Top 50 girls' names, Scotland, 2004, together with changes since 2003
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2004
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2003
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Rank
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Name
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Count
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Rank
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Count
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1
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Emma
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627
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1
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672
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2
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Sophie
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544
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4
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496
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3
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Ellie
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540
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2
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561
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4
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Amy
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511
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3
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504
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5
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Chloe
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432
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5
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452
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6
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Katie
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428
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9
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358
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7
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Erin
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407
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