Retro baby names making a comeback in Scotland in 2019
By Crystal Chesters
Published 16th Aug 2019, 15:54 BST
Updated 16th Aug 2019, 16:54 BST
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While many of the baby names that were popular in the 1970s in Scotland have died out, some surprising ones have actually increased in popularity over the past five decades.
These 15 boys’ names and three girls’ names shot up in popularity between 1974 and 2018. Here's a full list with their rankings for each year.
James went from number 5 in 1974 to number 2 in 2018.
Daniel went from number 51 in 1974 to number 22 in 2018.
Thomas went from number 24 in 1974 to number 14 in 2018.
Zoe went from number 85 in 1974 to number 55 in 2018.
Matthew went from number 53 in 1974 to number 40 in 2018.
Alexander went from number 31 in 1974 to number 7 in 2018.
Ryan went from number 64 in 1974 to number 59 in 2018.
Jamie went from number 72 in 1974 to number 37 in 2018.
