Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1978

The top girls’ name was Nicola, given to 797 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,861 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	797
2	Claire	722
3	Laura	707
4	Karen	629
5	Michelle	585
6	Louise	575
7	Jennifer	566
8	Fiona	564
8	Lisa	564
10	Gillian	548
11	Angela	543
12	Julie	502
13	Susan	494
14	Sarah	466
15	Kelly	459
16	Donna	424
17	Sharon	422
18	Emma	414
19	Caroline	382
20	Alison	355
21	Joanne	354
22	Tracy	343
23	Kirsty	337
24	Lynne	332
25	Amanda	318
26	Elaine	298
27	Jacqueline	287
28	Lesley	285
29	Kerry	279
30	Elizabeth	278
31	Lynn	267
32	Margaret	237
33	Deborah	235
34	Catherine	226
35	Heather	222
36	Lorna	219
37	Yvonne	214
38	Carol	212
38	Lorraine	212
40	Suzanne	211
41	Lynsey	204
41	Victoria	204
43	Helen	193
44	Linda	184
44	Pauline	184
46	Dawn	178
47	Anne	165
48	Jane	164
49	Tracey	163
50	Clare	153
50	Mary	153
52	Diane	147
53	Jill	143
54	Denise	142
54	Lee	142
56	Leanne	141
57	Christine	134
58	Shona	133
59	Pamela	132
59	Samantha	132
61	Paula	131
62	Joanna	130
63	Debbie	125
64	Stacey	124
65	Hazel	118
66	Cheryl	116
66	Lindsay	116
68	Gail	115
69	Rachel	112
70	Marie	111
71	Ann	101
71	Catriona	101
73	Andrea	100
73	Ruth	100
75	Kathryn	99
76	Katrina	97
77	Mhairi	96
77	Wendy	96
79	Leigh	94
80	Gayle	93
80	Melanie	93
82	Sandra	92
82	Stephanie	92
84	Anna	88
84	Jillian	88
86	Amy	83
87	Carolyn	82
87	Patricia	82
89	Carrie	80
89	Natalie	80
91	Kathleen	78
91	Lyndsey	78
93	Ashley	70
93	Rebecca	70
93	Vicky	70
96	Christina	69
96	Lindsey	69
98	Katherine	67
99	Arlene	65
99	Sara	65

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1978

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,861
2	John	1,374
3	Andrew	1,182
4	Paul	1,147
5	James	1,067
6	Scott	906
7	Christopher	860
8	Steven	854
9	Michael	769
10	Mark	766
11	Robert	715
12	Craig	711
13	Kevin	678
14	Stuart	671
15	Alan	629
16	Stephen	619
17	William	576
18	Ross	514
19	Colin	475
20	Brian	462
21	Richard	461
22	Barry	456
23	Neil	446
24	Derek	433
25	Gordon	430
26	Thomas	417
27	Graeme	406
28	Martin	402
29	Peter	388
30	Gary	362
31	Iain	340
32	Graham	319
33	Ian	314
34	Kenneth	283
35	Alexander	278
36	Allan	272
37	Jamie	266
38	Gavin	255
39	Darren	226
40	George	222
41	Douglas	202
42	Simon	197
43	Stewart	190
44	Daniel	189
45	Keith	183
46	Lee	179
47	Ryan	177
48	Joseph	172
49	Matthew	156
50	Grant	151
51	Anthony	139
51	Jason	139
53	Jonathan	136
54	Duncan	127
55	Fraser	125
56	Donald	123
57	Garry	121
58	Nicholas	116
59	Alistair	115
60	Bryan	114
60	Charles	114
62	Raymond	110
63	Philip	106
64	Marc	100
65	Euan	96
66	Edward	95
66	Gareth	95
68	Sean	93
69	Adam	92
69	Alasdair	92
71	Alastair	91
72	Greig	87
72	Ronald	87
74	Malcolm	86
75	Patrick	84
76	Ewan	78
77	Russell	76
78	Greg	70
79	Gregor	66
79	Robin	66
81	Benjamin	65
81	Bruce	65
83	Gerard	64
84	Francis	61
85	Hugh	56
86	Calum	55
87	Cameron	52
88	Shaun	48
88	Wayne	48
90	Samuel	46
91	Murray	44
91	Roderick	44
93	Barrie	43
94	Callum	41
95	Angus	39
95	Liam	39
95	Rory	39
98	Niall	38
99	Timothy	37
100	Antony	36

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1978