What were some popular/commonly used Scottish Baby Names in the 1920s?

Writing a story and have a few - Elspeth for sure, and toying with Duncan and Kenneth for boys - but I've been searching for popular names in the 1920s or 1930s for children and haven't been able to find anything.





Almost everything that comes up is for England/Wales or the US, and I know from current baby name lists the names tend to differ drastically. Any suggestions?

What were some popular/commonly used Scottish Baby Names in the 1920s?
Wow! This was really hard to find. It seems like all the baby name sites only list the most popular Scottish names from 2000 on.





Okay, so here's a list of the 100 most common Scottish first names from 1900:


http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/st...





Here's a list from 1950:


http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files1/st...





Compare both lists -- if a name appears on both, it's pretty safe to say it was popular in the 1920's. These lists are from the General Registrar Office for Scotland, so they're very official.





Good luck with your story, and I hope this helps!
Reply:Scottish people back then also used the same names that were popular in England. Biblical names like Thomas, John, Paul, James, Andrew, Elizabeth, Mary, Ruth etc have always been very popular. Don't go looking for obviously Scottish names or your story will end up sounding like a Disney version of Brigadoon. Think traditional names and you won't go far wrong.
Reply:From the names I found on the above answerer's website, my favorites were:


Elsie


Maggie


Benjamin


Betsy


Joan





I don't think it matters as much what the very most realistic name is from statistics and stuff; the names above sound most realistic for both the time period and region, even though some of them were only around #60.
Reply:Girl:


Eara


Beathas


Gilbarta


Artis


Colina


Jamey


Alpina


Cadha


Edine





Boy:


Davis


Norval


Colin


Rodrick


Fionn


Cormag


Ellar


Chalmer


Douglas


Athol





EDIT:


Oh. Kaitlyn beat me to the site.
Reply:Oliver.
Reply:check Scotland General Registry Office





www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/groswe...
Reply:http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names...