Further evidence of the creeping effects of Americanisation and celebrity culture on Scotland is provided today by the top 100 league tables of new baby names in 2012.
Jack is still the most popular boys' name, with Lewis in second place - both for a fifth consecutive year. And Sophie is the most popular girls' name for the eighth year in a row.
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