Love him or hates him, Elon Musk has made himself a household name around the world.
And it has now emerged that he made an impression on Scottish, because three babies were named after him in the past year.
And as his popularity grows, the shares of his boss Donald Trump appear to have blurred because only seven children are named after him, by 12 years last year.
The couple are accompanied by stars Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa to inspire a growing number of new parents according to the latest baby name graph.
Noah and Olivia are the most popular baby names of 2024, according to data released yesterday by the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
It is a return to the top for the two names.
Noah had taken first place in 2022, while Olivia's return to number one marks her seventh time there and has stayed in the top three since 2008.
And for the first time in Scottish history, Muhammad entered the top ten, with the popular name last year being the second most popular boy's name.
Three babies were named last year after tech billionaire Elon Musk in Scotland
Alison Byrne, NRS Chief Executive, said: 'Noah and Olivia are the comeback children and return to the top of the charts.
'We had a record number of different boy names used in registrations in 2024.
'Some of those climbing are Reggie, Myles and Callan for boys, while Eliza, Romy and Nora jumped in the ranking for girls.
“Muhammad also comes in the top ten for the first time and rises nine places to second in the boy's list.”
Although he has been a well -known businessman for years, the fame of Elon Musk increased enormously in 2024 when he hit the campaign path for Donald Trump.
The controversial Tesla owner seems to have inspired the parents of three Scottish children to name their baby boy Elon last year.
It is an increase compared to 2023 when no newborn boys were called Elon, NRS data revealed.
Last year Mr. Trump saw success in the polls in the United States and has since claimed that his mandate to rule the country was 'massive'.
But while he definitely won the American elections in 2024, parents seemed to shield away from the name.
Last year seven Baby Donalds were born, making it the 432nd most popular name.
And while the hit by Sabrina Carpenter Espresso reached number one, they called more parents their baby girl Sabrina than the year before.
The NRS said in 2024 that there were seven Sabrina's, while the year before was only four.
Dua Lipa surprised crowds when she led in Glastonbury in 2024 – and in the same year there were 18 girls named Dua in Scotland, making it the 207th most popular name.
The year before it was the 395th most popular, with only eight Baby Duas.
While those two pop stars saw their names rise in Scotland, one saw their name sliding down the ranking.
The number of Sabrinas also rose from four to seven, which it is believed to be fed by the popularity of singer Sabrina Carpenter
During the year Taylor Swift performed with a sold -out performance in Murrayfield, eight girls were born given the name Taylor – in 2023 there were 11.
This year, the NRS has also released the top names for the past five decades, with the current records started in 1974.
David is the name of the best guys in the past half century, with more than 40,000 babies who have given that name. In the meantime, Emma leads for girls, with more than 24,000.
The names have also changed over the years. Andrew, Patron Saint of Scotland, has been the third most popular in the last 50 years, but was not in the top 100 in 2024.
Mrs Byrne said: 'It is fascinating to view the data from the past five decades to the data and see the growing series of names used.
'It is now much easier to rise a name in the graphs compared to previous generations.
“In 1974, more than 1,700 baby boys were called David, but 50 years later Noah was at the top of the map with only 366.”
Trends that continue are the use of natural names such as Ivy and violent – but during the 50 years some names have remained popular in every decade, such as James, Thomas, George, Alexander, Anna and Emma.
