Scotland: names ending in -ie are 19 times as common among boys as in 1974
In 2025, names ending in -ie, such as Archie, made up 9% of published boys’ names; in 1974, 0.5%. Names given to one or two babies are excluded.
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Exact spellings ending in ie are summed case-insensitively. This describes spelling; similar sounds and variants ending in y are separate.
One percentage scale relative to 1974: 0% is the starting value, +100% is a doubling, −50% is a halving. Lines show the yearly path; on a short screen, bars show the change to 2025. Equal distances mean equal relative changes. For shares, this is relative change, not percentage points. Gaps are not filled; original values and units are below.
- Names ending -ie % of published-name birth registrations
0.477 (1974) → 8.965 (2025)
Published values for the selected period without interpolation. The headline describes an observation, not a causal effect.
Scotland, not the entire UK. Counts cover registered live births and exact first-name spellings. NRS suppresses counts 1–2; absence is not zero. Accents are combined under source rules; variants such as Ben and Benjamin are separate.
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Which individual names drive the increase?