Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1981

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,181 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,965 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	1,181
2	Claire	917
3	Lisa	844
4	Nicola	786
5	Emma	690
6	Louise	682
7	Jennifer	675
8	Michelle	666
9	Sarah	628
10	Fiona	591
11	Karen	561
12	Gillian	525
13	Kirsty	440
14	Donna	430
15	Kelly	413
16	Pamela	386
17	Susan	384
18	Julie	373
19	Angela	358
20	Amanda	339
21	Lynsey	322
22	Sharon	313
23	Lynne	296
24	Deborah	288
25	Joanne	285
25	Victoria	285
27	Caroline	276
28	Alison	265
29	Leanne	263
30	Gemma	259
31	Elaine	258
32	Jacqueline	256
33	Lesley	251
34	Elizabeth	250
35	Lorraine	229
36	Kerry	222
37	Heather	219
38	Debbie	215
39	Catherine	214
40	Lynn	213
41	Lorna	212
42	Tracy	203
43	Suzanne	199
44	Yvonne	188
45	Cheryl	184
46	Natalie	180
47	Margaret	174
48	Lindsay	167
49	Diane	166
50	Helen	163
50	Pauline	163
52	Ashley	160
53	Rachel	157
54	Clare	155
55	Carol	153
56	Christine	151
56	Linda	151
58	Dawn	144
59	Rebecca	143
60	Stephanie	142
61	Jill	137
62	Tracey	133
63	Jane	132
64	Stacey	130
65	Paula	129
66	Shona	128
67	Anna	126
68	Charlene	124
69	Anne	123
70	Marie	121
71	Catriona	118
72	Samantha	116
73	Joanna	114
74	Ruth	113
75	Andrea	110
76	Mary	109
77	Denise	104
78	Kim	101
79	Mhairi	98
80	Hazel	97
81	Lauren	96
82	Amy	94
82	Kathryn	94
84	Carrie	92
84	Lyndsey	92
86	Lucy	91
87	Gail	90
87	Katherine	90
89	Christina	89
89	Linsey	89
89	Wendy	89
92	Katrina	86
92	Kimberley	86
94	Ann	83
95	Lee	82
95	Sara	82
97	Jillian	81
97	Melanie	81
99	Kathleen	80
100	Lindsey	78

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1981

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,965
2	John	1,422
3	Andrew	1,289
4	Christopher	1,143
5	James	1,105
6	Paul	1,039
7	Steven	920
8	Craig	887
9	Michael	853
10	Scott	843
11	Kevin	790
12	Robert	786
13	Mark	775
14	Stuart	681
15	Stephen	618
16	Gary	617
17	Alan	604
18	William	586
19	Ross	557
20	Colin	519
21	Martin	509
22	Thomas	472
23	Barry	455
24	Brian	431
25	Neil	427
26	Richard	422
27	Graeme	417
28	Peter	379
29	Iain	368
30	Gordon	359
31	Ian	345
32	Alexander	301
33	Darren	300
34	Derek	299
35	Graham	294
35	Ryan	294
37	Jamie	287
38	Kenneth	286
39	Allan	285
40	Gavin	244
41	Jonathan	241
42	Daniel	235
43	George	215
44	Douglas	195
45	Stewart	191
46	Matthew	189
47	Anthony	177
47	Keith	177
49	Grant	176
50	Sean	170
51	Simon	162
52	Gareth	160
53	Garry	157
53	Lee	157
55	Fraser	156
56	Alistair	148
57	Adam	145
58	Joseph	143
59	Nicholas	142
60	Bryan	137
61	Charles	134
62	Duncan	125
63	Philip	117
63	Russell	117
65	Donald	114
66	Edward	108
66	Marc	108
68	Alastair	106
68	Greg	106
70	Euan	104
71	Raymond	102
72	Shaun	100
73	Ewan	91
74	Jason	88
75	Patrick	87
76	Alasdair	78
77	Gerard	77
77	Malcolm	77
79	Calum	76
80	Liam	73
81	Bruce	71
81	Ronald	71
83	Kris	70
84	Hugh	67
84	Lewis	67
86	Dean	62
86	Greig	62
88	Benjamin	61
88	Wayne	61
90	Martyn	60
91	Niall	59
92	Callum	55
93	Francis	54
94	Cameron	52
95	Gregor	51
96	Angus	50
97	Aaron	49
98	Blair	44
98	Dale	44
100	Samuel	41

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Timothy	41

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1981