Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1977

The top girls’ name was Claire, given to 733 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,761 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	Claire	733
2	Nicola	689
3	Karen	663
4	Angela	643
5	Gillian	590
6	Fiona	582
7	Jennifer	552
8	Laura	526
9	Susan	518
10	Julie	502
11	Michelle	478
12	Lisa	460
13	Sharon	444
14	Louise	442
15	Sarah	435
16	Tracy	416
17	Donna	411
18	Kelly	397
19	Kirsty	369
20	Amanda	336
21	Alison	333
22	Joanne	313
23	Caroline	307
24	Emma	302
25	Jacqueline	298
26	Elaine	281
27	Elizabeth	279
28	Lynne	275
29	Lesley	271
30	Deborah	269
31	Kerry	256
31	Victoria	256
33	Carol	252
34	Catherine	242
34	Lynn	242
36	Pauline	222
37	Margaret	221
38	Lorna	208
39	Lynsey	206
40	Lorraine	201
41	Linda	199
41	Suzanne	199
41	Tracey	199
44	Heather	193
45	Yvonne	188
46	Jane	180
47	Dawn	171
47	Mary	171
49	Helen	169
50	Anne	168
51	Wendy	163
52	Lee	162
53	Pamela	153
54	Jill	149
55	Lindsay	139
56	Clare	138
57	Christine	132
57	Diane	132
59	Leigh	129
59	Samantha	129
61	Shona	126
62	Joanna	125
62	Ruth	125
64	Debbie	123
65	Gail	122
66	Marie	120
67	Andrea	114
68	Paula	113
69	Kathleen	112
70	Catriona	108
71	Katrina	107
72	Denise	105
73	Melanie	100
74	Ann	99
75	Sandra	97
76	Gayle	96
76	Hazel	96
76	Jillian	96
79	Stephanie	95
80	Rachel	89
81	Kim	85
81	Natalie	85
83	Katherine	83
83	Patricia	83
85	Leanne	81
86	Cheryl	79
87	Mhairi	72
88	Morag	70
89	Arlene	69
90	Zoe	68
91	Kathryn	67
92	Aileen	64
92	Ashley	64
92	Judith	64
95	Anna	61
95	Frances	61
95	Janet	61
95	Lucy	61
99	Vicky	60
100	Christina	59

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Kirsten	59
100	Rebecca	59

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1977

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,761
2	John	1,258
3	Paul	1,230
4	James	1,068
5	Andrew	1,042
6	Steven	884
7	Scott	816
8	Mark	775
9	Robert	757
10	Christopher	747
11	Craig	705
12	Stuart	683
13	Kevin	676
14	Alan	661
15	Michael	659
16	Stephen	633
17	William	597
18	Colin	495
19	Brian	477
20	Neil	463
21	Richard	451
22	Ross	433
23	Thomas	407
24	Gary	406
25	Derek	394
26	Iain	379
27	Gordon	364
28	Graeme	363
29	Martin	352
30	Barry	342
31	Gavin	329
31	Ian	329
33	Kenneth	327
34	Alexander	322
35	Peter	308
36	Graham	265
37	Allan	241
38	Darren	238
39	Jamie	223
40	Simon	212
41	Lee	207
42	George	199
42	Keith	199
44	Stewart	191
45	Douglas	186
46	Jonathan	175
47	Matthew	168
48	Daniel	160
49	Grant	158
50	Joseph	155
51	Jason	148
52	Anthony	147
53	Ryan	141
54	Edward	140
55	Fraser	135
56	Donald	127
57	Charles	123
58	Garry	122
59	Duncan	120
60	Nicholas	116
61	Raymond	109
62	Alistair	105
63	Bryan	103
64	Philip	102
65	Alastair	101
66	Malcolm	95
67	Alasdair	87
68	Russell	86
69	Patrick	82
70	Euan	81
70	Ewan	81
72	Gareth	79
73	Bruce	77
74	Adam	74
75	Gerard	73
76	Greig	68
76	Marc	68
78	Sean	67
79	Robin	66
80	Ronald	64
81	Benjamin	63
82	Francis	62
83	Gregor	60
84	Greg	55
84	Hugh	55
86	Calum	50
86	Shaun	50
88	Cameron	47
89	Roderick	45
90	Angus	41
90	Gerald	41
92	Rory	40
92	Samuel	40
94	Wayne	39
95	Murray	38
96	Norman	37
96	Timothy	37
98	Dean	36
99	Martyn	34
100	Roy	33

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Wesley	33

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1977