Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1980

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,023 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,988 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	1,023
2	Claire	852
3	Lisa	741
4	Nicola	737
5	Louise	707
6	Karen	653
7	Fiona	615
8	Jennifer	612
9	Michelle	609
10	Emma	548
11	Sarah	545
12	Gillian	531
13	Kelly	467
14	Susan	459
15	Angela	454
16	Donna	429
17	Kirsty	390
18	Julie	386
19	Pamela	376
20	Joanne	350
21	Caroline	339
22	Amanda	316
23	Tracy	310
24	Sharon	305
25	Lynne	298
26	Elaine	294
27	Deborah	293
28	Jacqueline	288
29	Alison	286
30	Lynsey	283
31	Victoria	280
32	Kerry	277
33	Leanne	273
34	Lorraine	258
35	Lesley	249
36	Elizabeth	247
37	Lorna	238
38	Catherine	224
39	Lynn	209
40	Suzanne	208
41	Heather	193
42	Helen	187
42	Lindsay	187
42	Margaret	187
45	Clare	185
46	Cheryl	182
46	Debbie	182
48	Pauline	175
49	Dawn	174
50	Carol	167
51	Mary	159
52	Natalie	156
53	Linda	154
54	Jane	151
55	Diane	150
55	Stacey	150
57	Carrie	149
58	Yvonne	144
59	Rebecca	143
60	Christine	142
61	Marie	138
62	Charlene	134
63	Rachel	133
64	Anne	131
65	Tracey	130
66	Jill	121
66	Samantha	121
68	Ashley	120
69	Paula	119
70	Joanna	118
71	Stephanie	112
72	Andrea	111
72	Shona	111
74	Denise	109
75	Anna	107
75	Hazel	107
77	Katrina	105
78	Ruth	102
79	Gayle	100
80	Lee	97
80	Sara	97
82	Catriona	96
83	Kathryn	94
83	Leigh	94
83	Mhairi	94
86	Wendy	93
87	Amy	92
88	Jillian	89
89	Katherine	88
90	Gail	87
91	Linsey	84
92	Christina	83
93	Lucy	82
93	Melanie	82
95	Sandra	79
96	Ann	78
96	Kathleen	78
98	Shelley	77
99	Kirsten	76
100	Kim	75

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Lyndsey	75

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1980

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,988
2	John	1,478
3	Andrew	1,293
4	James	1,194
5	Christopher	1,071
6	Paul	1,045
7	Steven	954
8	Kevin	825
9	Robert	813
9	Scott	813
11	Craig	805
12	Michael	775
13	Mark	738
14	Stuart	700
15	Stephen	693
16	Alan	664
17	William	601
18	Gary	559
19	Ross	545
20	Colin	542
21	Brian	479
22	Barry	471
23	Richard	464
24	Martin	458
25	Thomas	450
26	Neil	425
27	Peter	394
28	Iain	374
29	Graeme	368
30	Ian	361
31	Gordon	359
32	Alexander	351
33	Ryan	336
34	Derek	335
35	Kenneth	319
36	Allan	286
37	Jamie	279
38	Graham	277
39	Gavin	271
40	Darren	270
41	Stewart	231
42	Gareth	222
43	Jonathan	214
44	Daniel	207
45	Douglas	203
46	Grant	199
47	Lee	196
48	George	189
49	Joseph	176
50	Simon	172
51	Matthew	170
52	Keith	166
53	Anthony	163
54	Fraser	159
55	Garry	152
56	Alistair	142
57	Bryan	133
58	Philip	128
59	Adam	125
60	Sean	124
61	Duncan	119
62	Edward	113
63	Charles	109
64	Ewan	108
65	Russell	105
66	Donald	104
67	Patrick	103
68	Alastair	101
68	Euan	101
70	Jason	99
70	Nicholas	99
72	Marc	96
73	Raymond	95
74	Malcolm	88
75	Greig	87
76	Alasdair	85
77	Greg	80
77	Liam	80
79	Shaun	75
80	Francis	69
81	Ronald	65
82	Benjamin	60
82	Cameron	60
82	Dean	60
85	Niall	57
86	Gerard	56
87	Murray	54
87	Robin	54
87	Timothy	54
90	Bruce	53
90	Hugh	53
92	Calum	52
93	Kris	51
93	Wayne	51
95	Roderick	50
95	Samuel	50
97	Martyn	45
98	Angus	43
98	Gregor	43
100	Jon	40

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Rory	40

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1980