Here is the official list of top boys' names for 2012 from the National Record of Scotland office.
1 Jack (503 babies given the name. No change to its 2011 ranking)
2 Lewis (409 babies given that name. No change to its 2011 ranking)
3 Riley (398 babies given that name. Up 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
4 James (393 babies given that name. Down 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
5 Logan (363 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
6 Daniel (359 babies given that name. Down 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
7 Ethan (336 babies given that name. Down 3 places on its 2011 ranking)
8 Harry (306 babies given that name. No change on its 2011 ranking)
9 Alexander (298 babies given that name. Down 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
10 Oliver (285 babies given that name. No change on its 2011 ranking)
11 Max (282 babies given that name. Up 15 places on its 2011 ranking)
12 Tyler (278 babies given that name. Up 20 places on its 2011 ranking)
13= Aaron (274 babies given that name. Down 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
13= Charlie (274 babies given that name. Up 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
15 Adam (272 babies given that name. Up 3 places on its 2011 ranking)
16 Finlay (271 babies given that name. Up 3 places on its 2011 ranking)
17 Alfie (268 babies given that name. Up 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
18 Mason (262 babies given that name. Up 13 places on its 2011 ranking)
19 Ryan (258 babies given that name. Down 10 places on its 2011 ranking)
20= Liam (253 babies given that name. Up 5 places on its 2011 ranking)
20= Lucas (253 babies given that name. Down 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
22 Thomas (246 babies given that name. Up 5 places on its 2011 ranking)
23 Jamie (244 babies given that name. Down 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
24 Callum (243 babies given that name. Down 8 places on its 2011 ranking)
25 Cameron (240 babies given that name. Down 13 places on its 2011 ranking)
26 Kyle (237 babies given that name. Down 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
27 Dylan (228 babies given that name. Down 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
28 Matthew (226 babies given that name. Down 13 places on its 2011 ranking)
29 Harris (224 babies given that name. Up 20 places on its 2011 ranking)
30 Rory (222 babies given that name. Up 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
31 Noah (218 babies given that name. Up 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
32= Connor (214 babies given that name. Down 3 places on its 2011 ranking)
32= Joshua (214 babies given that name. No change on its 2011 ranking)
34 Nathan (203 babies given that name. Down 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
35 Jacob (192 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
36 Aiden (188 babies given that name. Down 16 places on its 2011 ranking)
37 Archie (186 babies given that name. Up 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
38 William (184 babies given that name. Down 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
39 Leo (182 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
40= Jayden (173 babies given that name. Down 10 places on its 2011 ranking)
40= Luke (173 babies given that name. Up 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
42 Andrew (167 babies given that name. Down 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
43 Rhys (151 babies given that name. Up 12 places on its 2011 ranking)
44= Cole (149 babies given that name. Up 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
44= David (149 babies given that name. Up 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
46 Kai (140 babies given that name. Down 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
47 Joseph (139 babies given that name. Up 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
48 Michael (137 babies given that name. Down 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
49 Samuel (135 babies given that name. Down 5 places on its 2011 ranking)
50 Leon (133 babies given that name. Up 5 places on its 2011 ranking)
51 Benjamin (130 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
52 John (125 babies given that name. Down 9 places on its 2011 ranking)
53 Harrison (123 babies given that name. Up 20 places on its 2011 ranking)
54 Brodie (121 babies given that name. Up 17 places on its 2011 ranking)
55 Owen (117 babies given that name. Up 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
56 Robbie (116 babies given that name. Up 9 places on its 2011 ranking)
57= Ben (115 babies given that name. Down 12 places on its 2011 ranking)
57= Josh (115 babies given that name. Up 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
59 Oscar (114 babies given that name. Up 9 places on its 2011 ranking)
60 Robert (113 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
61 Fraser (109 babies given that name. Down 8 places on its 2011 ranking)
62= Caleb (107 babies given that name. Down 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
62= Euan (107 babies given that name. No change on its 2011 ranking)
64 Jake (105 babies given that name. Down 9 places on its 2011 ranking)
65 Jay (103 babies given that name. Down 18 places on its 2011 ranking)
66 Finn (99 babies given that name. Up 13 places on its 2011 ranking)
67 Blair (95 babies given that name. Up 17 places on its 2011 ranking)
68= Calum (94 babies given that name. Down 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
68= Muhammad (94 babies given that name. Up 8 places on its 2011 ranking)
68= Ross (94 babies given that name. Up 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
71= Arran (92 babies given that name. Down 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
71= Ollie (92 babies given that name. Up 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
73= Evan (90 babies given that name. Up 12 places on its 2011 ranking)
73= Murray (90 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
75 Angus (89 babies given that name. Down 3 places on its 2011 ranking)
76= Christopher (88 babies given that name. Down 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
76= Scott (88 babies given that name. Down 6 places on its 2011 ranking)
78 Cooper (86 babies given that name. Up 19 places on its 2011 ranking)
79 Sam (85 babies given that name. Down 15 places on its 2011 ranking)
80 Zac (82 babies given that name. Up 22 places on its 2011 ranking)
81= Alex (81 babies given that name. Up 23 places on its 2011 ranking)
81= Kayden (81 babies given that name. Down 18 places on its 2011 ranking)
83 Ewan (79 babies given that name. Down 5 places on its 2011 ranking)
84 Aidan (77 babies given that name. Down 26 places on its 2011 ranking)
85= George (76 babies given that name. Up 17 places on its 2011 ranking)
85= Ruaridh (76 babies given that name. Up 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
87 Kaiden (75 babies given that name. Down 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
88= Declan (73 babies given that name. Up 7 places on its 2011 ranking)
88= Isaac (73 babies given that name. Up 1 place on its 2011 ranking)
90 Blake (72 babies given that name. Up 18 places on its 2011 ranking)
91= Cody (70 babies given that name. Up 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
91= Olly (70 babies given that name. Up 13 places on its 2011 ranking)
93= Calvin (69 babies given that name. Up 19 places on its 2011 ranking)
93= Mark (69 babies given that name. Down 4 places on its 2011 ranking)
95= Luca (67 babies given that name. Up 2 places on its 2011 ranking)
95= Shay (67 babies given that name. Up 32 places on its 2011 ranking)
97= Jude (66 babies given that name. Down 11 places on its 2011 ranking)
97= Sean (66 babies given that name. Down 16 places on its 2011 ranking)
97= Sebastian (66 babies given that name. Up 22 places on its 2011 ranking)
100 Kian (64 babies given that name. Down 12 places on its 2011 ranking)
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