The National Records of Scotland have released data on the most popular baby names in Scotland in 2024 - we took a look to see what the X most popular baby girl names were in South Lanarkshire.
Olivia became the most popular girls' name for the seventh time in 2024 replacing Isla. Olivia has been in first or second place since 2016. Olivia first entered top 100 in the early 1990s and has been steadily gaining popularity every year until it entered top five in 2008.
NRS chief executive Alison Byrne said: "I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all the new babies on behalf of NRS.
"Noah and Olivia are the comeback kids, returning to the top of the charts.
"We had a record number of different boys’ names used in registrations in 2024.
"Some of those climbing quickly are Reggie, Myles, and Callan for boys, while Eliza, Romy, and Nora jumped up the rankings for girls.
"Muhammad also enters the top ten for the first time, rising nine places to second in the boys’ list."
Here are the 11 most popular baby girl names in South Lanarkshire in 2024.
9. Lily
Lily was the joint eighth most popular baby girl name in South Lanarkshire. Photo: Pixabay
10. Millie
The name Millie can be interpreted to mean "gentle path" or "gentle way." It was the joint eighth most popular baby girls name in South Lanarkshire in 2024. Photo: Pixabay
11. Rosie
Across South Lanarkshire, 15 new-borns were called Rosie making it the eighth most popular baby girls name in 2024. Photo: Pixabay