Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1976

The top girls’ name was Nicola, given to 839 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,744 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	839
2	Karen	767
3	Claire	759
4	Angela	672
5	Fiona	664
6	Susan	551
7	Jennifer	540
8	Julie	538
9	Gillian	524
10	Michelle	494
11	Sharon	486
12	Sarah	477
13	Louise	458
14	Donna	454
15	Laura	445
16	Amanda	376
17	Alison	366
17	Lisa	366
19	Caroline	358
20	Kirsty	347
21	Jacqueline	344
22	Elaine	343
23	Lesley	323
24	Lynn	321
25	Deborah	319
26	Elizabeth	316
27	Joanne	311
28	Emma	301
29	Tracy	283
30	Lorraine	275
31	Lynne	264
31	Margaret	264
33	Heather	262
34	Carol	252
35	Lorna	249
36	Pauline	242
37	Kelly	240
38	Helen	238
39	Catherine	232
40	Linda	221
41	Victoria	219
42	Suzanne	217
43	Kerry	216
44	Pamela	210
45	Lee	209
46	Wendy	204
47	Jane	201
48	Yvonne	193
49	Tracey	187
50	Anne	185
51	Clare	171
52	Mary	163
53	Diane	162
54	Christine	156
55	Lynsey	153
56	Samantha	150
57	Shona	149
58	Andrea	147
59	Marie	145
60	Gail	136
61	Melanie	135
62	Dawn	128
63	Ann	127
64	Paula	122
65	Jill	119
65	Ruth	119
67	Leigh	118
68	Hazel	117
69	Debbie	110
70	Joanna	109
71	Denise	108
72	Lindsay	106
73	Gayle	104
73	Patricia	104
75	Catriona	99
76	Kathleen	96
77	Sandra	92
78	Leanne	91
78	Stephanie	91
80	Rachel	88
81	Katrina	85
81	Shirley	85
83	Kirsteen	82
84	Janet	81
85	Arlene	80
85	Zoe	80
87	Jillian	79
88	Anna	74
88	Judith	74
88	Mhairi	74
88	Natalie	74
92	Audrey	72
93	Carolyn	71
93	Morag	71
95	Aileen	70
96	Cheryl	69
96	Rebecca	69
98	Allison	68
99	Barbara	66
100	Mandy	65

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1976

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,744
2	John	1,374
3	Paul	1,146
4	James	1,136
5	Andrew	983
6	Steven	975
7	Scott	964
8	Mark	893
9	Robert	757
10	Stephen	732
11	Craig	720
12	Christopher	695
13	Stuart	693
14	Alan	689
15	William	647
16	Michael	645
17	Kevin	605
18	Colin	565
19	Brian	527
20	Derek	519
21	Neil	485
22	Richard	481
23	Martin	450
24	Gary	418
25	Ross	403
26	Thomas	377
27	Ian	376
28	Iain	373
29	Barry	363
30	Gordon	362
31	Graeme	348
32	Graham	341
33	Alexander	330
34	Peter	323
35	Kenneth	303
36	Simon	285
37	Allan	261
37	Darren	261
39	George	259
40	Douglas	245
41	Jason	223
42	Lee	221
43	Gavin	217
44	Anthony	207
45	Jonathan	191
46	Stewart	189
47	Jamie	177
48	Keith	174
49	Matthew	172
50	Joseph	164
51	Daniel	155
52	Edward	148
53	Nicholas	145
54	Grant	144
55	Ryan	142
56	Philip	140
57	Alistair	134
58	Donald	132
59	Charles	130
60	Duncan	122
61	Garry	120
62	Malcolm	119
63	Raymond	115
64	Bryan	105
64	Ewan	105
66	Fraser	98
67	Alastair	96
67	Euan	96
69	Patrick	94
70	Bruce	89
71	Ronald	86
72	Greig	81
73	Hugh	77
74	Francis	74
74	Gerard	74
76	Russell	73
77	Alasdair	72
78	Adam	68
78	Marc	68
78	Sean	68
81	Benjamin	67
82	Gregor	64
83	Calum	63
84	Wayne	60
85	Robin	59
85	Roderick	59
87	Murray	56
88	Greg	55
89	Angus	54
90	Cameron	53
91	Gerald	52
92	Shaun	51
93	Samuel	47
94	Timothy	45
95	Liam	44
96	Campbell	43
97	Gareth	41
97	Niall	41
99	Dean	40
99	Justin	40

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1976