Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1974

The top girls’ name was Nicola, given to 935 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,794 babies.

The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Nicola	935
2	Karen	825
3	Fiona	793
4	Susan	763
5	Claire	727
6	Sharon	720
7	Angela	660
8	Gillian	577
9	Julie	576
10	Michelle	531
11	Jacqueline	505
12	Amanda	502
13	Tracy	498
14	Louise	491
15	Jennifer	470
16	Alison	453
17	Sarah	402
18	Donna	398
19	Caroline	396
20	Elaine	390
21	Lynn	376
22	Margaret	375
23	Elizabeth	346
24	Lesley	341
25	Deborah	340
26	Pauline	338
27	Lorraine	336
28	Laura	335
29	Lisa	334
29	Tracey	334
31	Carol	319
32	Linda	316
33	Lorna	314
34	Catherine	298
35	Wendy	290
36	Lynne	284
36	Yvonne	284
38	Pamela	282
39	Kirsty	281
40	Jane	274
41	Emma	264
42	Joanne	262
43	Heather	253
43	Suzanne	253
45	Anne	238
46	Diane	229
47	Helen	219
48	Victoria	215
49	Dawn	210
50	Mary	200
50	Samantha	200
52	Marie	190
53	Kerry	187
54	Ann	180
55	Hazel	178
56	Christine	175
57	Gail	169
58	Andrea	158
59	Clare	157
60	Sandra	150
61	Shona	148
62	Kathleen	143
63	Paula	137
64	Shirley	135
65	Denise	128
66	Melanie	126
67	Patricia	123
68	Audrey	119
68	Ruth	119
70	Jill	114
71	Lee	109
71	Leigh	109
73	Catriona	107
74	Rachel	106
75	Morag	102
76	Kirsten	98
77	Kirsteen	97
78	Katrina	96
79	Joanna	94
80	Lynsey	92
81	Cheryl	91
81	Debbie	91
83	Maureen	90
84	Janet	88
85	Aileen	87
85	Arlene	87
85	Zoe	87
88	Lindsay	86
89	Stephanie	84
90	Judith	82
91	Mandy	79
92	Jillian	78
92	Mhairi	78
94	Barbara	75
94	Carolyn	75
96	Gayle	74
96	Maria	74
96	Valerie	74
99	Christina	73
99	Marion	73

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1974

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,794
2	John	1,528
3	Paul	1,260
4	Mark	1,234
5	James	1,202
6	Andrew	1,067
7	Scott	1,060
8	Steven	1,020
9	Robert	885
10	Stephen	866
11	William	777
12	Craig	749
13	Michael	735
14	Stuart	710
15	Christopher	702
16	Alan	685
17	Colin	634
18	Brian	623
19	Kevin	598
20	Gary	570
21	Richard	558
22	Derek	500
23	Martin	473
24	Thomas	458
25	Neil	446
26	Barry	427
27	Ian	421
28	Jason	389
29	Iain	386
30	Gordon	369
31	Alexander	359
32	Graeme	354
33	Peter	353
34	Darren	333
35	Graham	325
36	George	302
36	Kenneth	302
38	Allan	284
39	Simon	281
40	Douglas	225
41	Keith	223
42	Lee	209
43	Anthony	204
44	Grant	187
44	Ross	187
46	Jonathan	184
47	Gavin	179
48	Nicholas	173
49	Joseph	172
50	Stewart	171
51	Daniel	169
52	Edward	160
53	Matthew	151
54	Donald	146
55	Fraser	140
56	Garry	139
57	Malcolm	137
58	Charles	131
59	Duncan	130
60	Alistair	128
61	Raymond	120
62	Philip	112
63	Ronald	111
64	Ewan	98
64	Ryan	98
66	Francis	97
67	Bruce	96
67	Patrick	96
69	Alastair	94
69	Bryan	94
71	Marc	92
72	Jamie	88
73	Hugh	86
74	Euan	81
74	Gerard	81
76	Sean	77
77	Wayne	76
78	Adam	75
78	Calum	75
80	Alasdair	72
81	Robin	70
82	Greig	69
83	Angus	67
84	Russell	64
85	Cameron	58
86	Roderick	56
87	Norman	54
88	Murray	52
89	Gareth	50
90	Dean	49
90	Eric	49
92	Adrian	46
92	Gregor	46
94	Samuel	44
95	Gerald	42
96	Henry	39
97	Justin	38
98	Benjamin	37
99	Shaun	36
100	Callum	35

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Campbell	35
100	Frank	35
100	Roy	35
100	Timothy	35

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1974