Re-posting: Isla and Finlay/Finley

[rouge]

@rollo

[name]Hi[/name] I have done a little research through the Scottish Government Dept who records the statistics for births in [name]Scotland[/name].

I was able to find out the most popular names in 1900,1950,1975.

I could find no record of a [name]Finley[/name] in these years.

In 1900 the name [name]Finlay[/name] was ranked #75.

In the years 1950 and 1975 there was NO record of a [name]Finlay[/name] or [name]Finley[/name].

Therefore one can only assume that [name]Finlay[/name] is a rarely used name in [name]Scotland[/name].

[name]Finlay[/name] was the 12th most popular boys’ name in [name]Scotland[/name] last year

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/popular-names/babies-first-names-09/detailed-tables.html

[rollo]

I should have said in the years from 1900-1975, I was looking for historicity in [name]Scotland[/name].

[rouge]

Yes, [name]Finlay[/name] was a name used in Victorian times (and remember number 75 those days would equal many more births than a 75 position name would today) that is back in fashion today. Much like [name]George[/name], [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Arthur[/name] (in UK) which would not have been in the top 100 in the 70s either. This doesn’t mean that they are rarely used names in [name]England[/name]. Quite the opposite!

[rouge]

I really don’t know what you are trying to achieve? You can argue till the cows come home, [name]Finlay[/name] is the correct spelling, end of.