Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1984

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,185 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,785 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	1,185
2	Claire	917
3	Jennifer	850
4	Nicola	730
5	Lisa	727
6	Sarah	693
7	Louise	623
8	Michelle	594
9	Emma	528
10	Gemma	508
11	Kirsty	486
12	Fiona	470
13	Gillian	462
14	Karen	398
15	Donna	340
16	Lynsey	330
17	Victoria	307
18	Natalie	291
19	Kelly	280
20	Leanne	273
21	Julie	260
22	Susan	257
23	Amanda	249
24	Pamela	247
25	Lauren	246
26	Joanne	245
27	Angela	244
28	Alison	240
29	Jenna	237
30	Stephanie	235
31	Cheryl	234
32	Catherine	228
32	Stacey	228
34	Elizabeth	226
35	Caroline	223
36	Heather	222
36	Suzanne	222
38	Jacqueline	212
39	Samantha	211
40	Amy	210
41	Deborah	207
42	Lindsay	196
43	Charlene	194
44	Rachel	189
45	Kerry	180
45	Lesley	180
47	Sharon	177
48	Lorna	176
49	Clare	172
50	Ashley	170
51	Elaine	158
52	Kimberley	152
53	Lorraine	151
54	Lynne	150
55	Lynn	148
56	Debbie	140
57	Rebecca	136
58	Helen	135
59	Yvonne	133
60	Diane	126
60	Joanna	126
60	Paula	126
63	Danielle	124
63	Margaret	124
65	Dawn	119
66	Tracy	116
67	Christine	114
68	Linda	112
69	Tracey	108
70	Catriona	107
71	Ruth	106
72	Siobhan	103
73	Jane	98
74	Pauline	97
75	Eilidh	96
75	Hayley	96
75	Mary	96
78	Hazel	95
79	Anna	94
80	Melissa	93
81	Alana	92
81	Katie	92
81	Shona	92
84	Carol	90
84	Jill	90
86	Katherine	88
86	Kathleen	88
86	Kathryn	88
86	Lyndsay	88
90	Andrea	87
90	Lyndsey	87
92	Kim	85
93	Jillian	81
94	Katrina	79
95	Marie	78
96	Anne	76
96	Sara	76
98	Christina	73
98	Lucy	73
98	Melanie	73

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1984

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,785
2	Christopher	1,369
3	Andrew	1,187
4	John	1,153
5	James	1,090
6	Craig	956
7	Steven	949
8	Paul	898
9	Michael	840
10	Mark	817
11	Scott	777
12	Robert	688
13	Stuart	669
14	Kevin	616
15	William	613
16	Stephen	576
17	Gary	572
18	Alan	514
19	Ross	509
20	Richard	461
21	Thomas	403
22	Neil	402
23	Colin	396
24	Martin	393
25	Ryan	381
26	Graeme	347
27	Peter	345
28	Jamie	341
29	Iain	317
30	Darren	314
31	Gordon	303
32	Ian	291
33	Graham	289
34	Brian	287
35	Daniel	278
36	Alexander	276
37	Sean	263
38	Matthew	249
39	Barry	248
40	Allan	226
41	Kenneth	221
42	Lee	220
43	Derek	214
44	Jonathan	207
45	Gavin	204
46	Joseph	190
47	Adam	185
47	Stewart	185
49	Fraser	183
50	George	168
51	Grant	153
52	Nicholas	152
53	Anthony	149
54	Douglas	147
55	Simon	132
56	Marc	128
57	Alistair	127
57	Liam	127
59	Keith	125
60	Philip	108
61	Shaun	106
62	Garry	105
63	Edward	104
63	Greg	104
65	Euan	102
66	Alastair	100
67	Alasdair	99
68	Callum	96
69	Patrick	94
70	Calum	93
70	Duncan	93
70	Jason	93
73	Bryan	89
74	Raymond	86
75	Charles	85
76	Donald	82
76	Ewan	82
78	Russell	80
79	Lewis	77
80	Cameron	72
81	Dean	71
82	Benjamin	67
83	Gareth	60
83	Malcolm	60
85	Samuel	58
86	Niall	56
87	Gerard	55
88	Aaron	54
88	Greig	54
90	Ben	50
90	Martyn	50
92	Bruce	49
92	Jordan	49
94	Kieran	48
95	Francis	47
96	Wayne	46
97	Kris	45
98	Mohammed	44
98	Murray	44
98	Rory	44

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1984