Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1985

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,266 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,769 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	1,266
2	Claire	956
3	Nicola	826
4	Jennifer	765
5	Michelle	669
6	Sarah	620
7	Lisa	598
8	Emma	573
8	Louise	573
10	Kirsty	571
11	Fiona	468
12	Gemma	448
13	Gillian	400
14	Karen	394
15	Samantha	371
16	Amanda	346
17	Ashley	342
18	Lynsey	313
19	Stacey	309
20	Natalie	307
21	Stephanie	301
22	Victoria	296
23	Donna	277
24	Kelly	269
25	Alison	260
26	Cheryl	258
27	Pamela	253
28	Amy	252
28	Rachel	252
30	Lauren	249
31	Charlene	238
31	Heather	238
31	Joanne	238
34	Angela	234
35	Julie	233
36	Jenna	229
37	Susan	224
38	Leanne	221
39	Deborah	214
40	Catherine	204
41	Kimberley	195
41	Suzanne	195
43	Jacqueline	190
43	Kerry	190
45	Elizabeth	173
46	Danielle	164
47	Debbie	162
48	Caroline	161
49	Nicole	149
50	Lesley	148
51	Paula	145
52	Lynne	144
53	Elaine	143
54	Clare	142
55	Sharon	140
56	Lorna	136
57	Lindsay	135
58	Yvonne	133
59	Lorraine	130
60	Dawn	127
61	Helen	122
61	Rebecca	122
61	Siobhan	122
64	Tracy	117
65	Katie	116
66	Margaret	114
67	Catriona	112
68	Christine	109
69	Joanna	108
69	Lynn	108
71	Alana	101
72	Hayley	99
73	Hazel	96
74	Anna	95
74	Kathryn	95
76	Hannah	93
76	Katherine	93
76	Lyndsey	93
76	Tracey	93
80	Diane	92
80	Natasha	92
82	Christina	91
82	Lucy	91
84	Katrina	89
84	Rachael	89
86	Zoe	88
87	Pauline	87
88	Carol	86
89	Kirsten	85
89	Lyndsay	85
89	Ruth	85
92	Stacy	83
93	Kim	81
94	Holly	80
95	Ashleigh	79
96	Sara	78
96	Shona	78
98	Melissa	77
99	Jillian	76
99	Linda	76

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1985

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,769
2	Christopher	1,355
3	Andrew	1,230
4	John	1,188
5	James	1,122
6	Steven	947
7	Craig	944
8	Paul	932
9	Michael	912
10	Mark	838
11	Scott	794
12	Robert	674
13	Stuart	662
14	Stephen	624
15	Gary	602
16	William	599
17	Kevin	547
18	Ross	516
19	Ryan	455
20	Jamie	442
21	Richard	439
22	Alan	413
23	Thomas	407
24	Darren	383
25	Martin	377
26	Colin	375
27	Graeme	366
28	Daniel	359
29	Brian	328
30	Alexander	323
31	Gordon	311
32	Peter	307
33	Iain	304
34	Sean	297
35	Ian	289
36	Matthew	259
37	Barry	258
38	Jonathan	256
39	Graham	245
39	Lee	245
41	Adam	234
42	Neil	232
43	Kenneth	218
44	Derek	213
45	Allan	208
46	Gavin	197
47	Stewart	190
48	Grant	187
49	Fraser	186
50	Nicholas	177
51	George	172
52	Joseph	166
53	Anthony	159
54	Douglas	156
55	Shaun	155
56	Liam	152
57	Jason	150
58	Calum	139
58	Marc	139
60	Callum	129
61	Greg	125
62	Duncan	122
63	Alistair	117
63	Philip	117
65	Bryan	113
65	Keith	113
67	Simon	111
68	Euan	105
69	Garry	102
70	Donald	101
71	Cameron	99
72	Edward	96
73	Ewan	95
74	Charles	93
75	Lewis	87
76	Alasdair	84
77	Gareth	82
77	Raymond	82
79	Alastair	79
79	Dean	79
79	Patrick	79
82	Benjamin	74
83	Russell	69
84	Kieran	60
84	Martyn	60
86	Samuel	58
87	Gerard	57
87	Malcolm	57
89	Bruce	51
89	Greig	51
91	Jordan	50
91	Kyle	50
93	Ben	48
93	Gregor	48
95	Rory	47
96	Blair	46
97	Aaron	45
98	Murray	44
98	Niall	44
98	Wayne	44

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1985