Statistics count the spelling “Alasdair” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million use the matching published total for this region, recorded category and year; years without a compatible denominator remain gaps.
- Universe
- metadata.csv (zip), verbatim: « Baby name statistics are compiled from first names recorded in the ‘child’s forename(s)’ part of the entry of the registration of the birth » « The statistics are based only on births which were registered up to 9 April 2026. » « Baby name statistics refer to the births registered in Scotland. » « All births which occur in Scotland should be registered in Scotland, even if the people involved are residents of other countries. » « These figures do not include any names that were given to babies who were stillborn. » « Baby names statistics do not include names given to babies of Scottish residents where the birth occurred outwith Scotland. » Publication date: « The data table was originally published at 9.30am on Tuesday 26 May 2026 »
- Rounding
- No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
- Suppression
- metadata.csv, verbatim: « Names with a count of 2 or less in total within Scotland have been suppressed (an exemption applies under Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002) in order to protect the confidentiality of individuals. » Methodology PDF: « As of 2024, we have reviewed the baby names methodology and no longer release names given to fewer than three babies. » Absence of a name means 2 or fewer (or not registered by the cut-off), never 0.
- Ranking
- Rank as published in the Rank column, preserved verbatim; never recomputed. metadata.csv: « Births where the name of the baby is not stated are excluded from all the ranks. » Tie handling is not described in words; the notes record the observed pattern.
Released 2026-05-26 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-UK-3.0
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