Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1979

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 909 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,024 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	Laura	909
2	Claire	825
3	Nicola	713
4	Lisa	708
5	Louise	693
6	Michelle	633
7	Fiona	622
8	Karen	618
9	Gillian	563
10	Jennifer	562
11	Emma	485
12	Angela	466
13	Susan	456
14	Kelly	453
15	Julie	447
16	Donna	446
17	Sarah	435
18	Kirsty	429
19	Sharon	387
20	Joanne	369
21	Amanda	348
22	Tracy	334
23	Alison	327
24	Elizabeth	302
25	Caroline	300
25	Elaine	300
27	Jacqueline	298
28	Lynne	289
29	Leanne	287
30	Deborah	285
31	Lesley	256
32	Lorraine	252
33	Victoria	248
34	Lynn	243
34	Pamela	243
36	Kerry	239
37	Lynsey	236
38	Lorna	235
39	Carol	213
39	Margaret	213
41	Heather	211
41	Helen	211
43	Catherine	206
44	Suzanne	192
45	Tracey	189
46	Yvonne	185
47	Cheryl	180
47	Linda	180
49	Pauline	171
50	Debbie	166
50	Jane	166
52	Dawn	163
53	Clare	151
53	Lindsay	151
55	Mary	148
55	Shona	148
57	Anne	146
58	Rachel	145
59	Jill	136
60	Christine	132
60	Natalie	132
62	Samantha	131
63	Diane	130
63	Lee	130
65	Wendy	126
66	Joanna	125
66	Paula	125
68	Marie	124
69	Ann	121
70	Denise	118
71	Catriona	116
72	Gayle	114
73	Hazel	106
73	Kathleen	106
75	Stacey	105
76	Gail	104
77	Ashley	100
78	Andrea	99
78	Ruth	99
80	Anna	97
80	Jillian	97
80	Leigh	97
83	Katrina	94
83	Stephanie	94
85	Mhairi	92
86	Katherine	90
87	Sandra	88
88	Lyndsey	86
89	Christina	85
89	Lucy	85
91	Patricia	82
92	Carrie	81
93	Rebecca	79
94	Kathryn	77
94	Lyndsay	77
96	Melanie	76
97	Amy	75
98	Sara	73
99	Arlene	72
99	Kirsten	72

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1979

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,024
2	John	1,470
3	Andrew	1,327
4	Paul	1,149
5	James	1,108
6	Christopher	978
7	Steven	937
8	Scott	875
9	Mark	825
10	Robert	803
11	Craig	784
12	Kevin	773
13	Michael	722
14	Stuart	721
15	Stephen	676
16	Alan	668
17	Colin	583
18	William	560
19	Brian	521
20	Barry	502
20	Ross	502
22	Gary	492
23	Martin	488
24	Thomas	467
25	Richard	448
26	Graeme	437
27	Neil	434
28	Peter	395
29	Iain	392
30	Gordon	379
31	Derek	367
31	Ian	367
33	Alexander	355
34	Kenneth	325
35	Graham	308
36	Allan	273
37	Darren	272
38	Gavin	262
39	Jamie	260
40	Douglas	248
41	Ryan	242
42	Simon	239
43	George	215
44	Matthew	211
45	Lee	200
46	Stewart	192
47	Keith	187
48	Daniel	185
49	Anthony	181
50	Grant	178
51	Gareth	177
52	Jonathan	173
53	Joseph	157
54	Alistair	143
55	Charles	135
56	Edward	132
57	Fraser	127
58	Duncan	124
59	Garry	123
60	Bryan	122
60	Ewan	122
60	Nicholas	122
63	Donald	119
64	Philip	118
65	Alastair	107
66	Adam	105
66	Jason	105
68	Euan	103
69	Russell	91
69	Sean	91
71	Malcolm	87
71	Patrick	87
71	Raymond	87
74	Alasdair	85
75	Liam	84
76	Greig	80
77	Gregor	73
77	Ronald	73
79	Greg	72
80	Shaun	70
81	Wayne	67
82	Bruce	65
83	Marc	63
83	Robin	63
85	Cameron	62
86	Francis	60
87	Angus	58
87	Gerard	58
87	Kris	58
90	Calum	57
91	Benjamin	54
91	Rory	54
93	Dean	51
94	Timothy	48
95	Samuel	47
96	Niall	45
97	Hugh	43
97	Lewis	43
99	Murray	42
100	Justin	38

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Roderick	38

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1979