Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1986

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,038 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,623 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	1,038
2	Claire	876
3	Nicola	813
4	Jennifer	782
5	Sarah	698
6	Emma	667
7	Kirsty	633
8	Lisa	555
9	Michelle	519
10	Louise	513
11	Ashley	467
12	Amanda	463
13	Samantha	425
14	Stephanie	418
15	Fiona	386
16	Stacey	370
17	Karen	360
18	Gemma	349
19	Lauren	336
20	Gillian	329
21	Natalie	296
22	Kerry	271
23	Victoria	264
24	Cheryl	263
25	Amy	262
26	Heather	259
27	Kelly	249
28	Rachel	240
29	Lynsey	238
30	Leanne	232
31	Donna	227
32	Charlene	219
33	Rebecca	218
34	Alison	217
35	Julie	215
36	Susan	205
37	Angela	197
38	Joanne	195
39	Pamela	193
40	Deborah	189
41	Nicole	188
42	Catherine	185
43	Danielle	184
44	Elizabeth	175
45	Jenna	169
46	Jacqueline	165
47	Caroline	159
47	Suzanne	159
49	Kimberley	154
50	Elaine	150
51	Debbie	149
52	Katie	148
53	Siobhan	146
54	Natasha	140
55	Clare	134
55	Lesley	134
57	Helen	133
58	Hannah	127
58	Sharon	127
60	Lindsay	126
61	Lynn	121
62	Ashleigh	116
63	Jade	115
64	Lucy	112
65	Christine	110
65	Dawn	110
65	Lynne	110
68	Kayleigh	105
68	Lorna	105
70	Hayley	102
70	Rachael	102
70	Tracy	102
73	Paula	99
74	Christina	95
74	Margaret	95
76	Melissa	94
77	Catriona	90
78	Lorraine	89
79	Holly	87
79	Shona	87
81	Jillian	85
82	Nikki	84
83	Hazel	83
83	Kathryn	83
83	Stacy	83
86	Joanna	82
87	Mhairi	81
87	Tracey	81
89	Sara	80
90	Jemma	79
90	Kirsten	79
92	Lyndsay	78
93	Katherine	77
94	Kim	76
94	Vicky	76
94	Yvonne	76
97	Alana	75
97	Kathleen	75
99	Anna	74
99	Katrina	74

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1986

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,623
2	Christopher	1,292
3	Andrew	1,178
4	James	1,100
5	John	1,090
6	Craig	984
7	Steven	946
8	Michael	891
9	Scott	842
10	Mark	832
11	Paul	816
12	Robert	652
13	Stuart	626
14	Ross	591
15	Stephen	580
16	Gary	577
17	Kevin	567
18	William	552
19	Jamie	465
20	Martin	456
21	Ryan	444
22	Alan	422
23	Graeme	419
23	Thomas	419
25	Daniel	415
26	Darren	371
27	Richard	367
28	Sean	336
29	Colin	314
30	Alexander	305
31	Peter	296
32	Iain	291
33	Lee	276
34	Ian	269
35	Brian	268
36	Graham	260
37	Matthew	258
38	Gordon	252
39	Barry	247
40	Adam	241
41	Gavin	236
42	Jonathan	234
43	Neil	226
44	Allan	209
45	Marc	206
46	Kenneth	196
47	Kyle	194
48	Fraser	189
49	Shaun	187
50	Jason	183
51	Derek	180
51	Grant	180
53	Liam	176
54	Anthony	162
55	Joseph	161
56	Stewart	153
57	Greg	146
58	Douglas	137
59	Nicholas	135
60	Calum	132
61	George	127
61	Simon	127
63	Duncan	122
64	Alistair	119
65	Callum	116
65	Dean	116
67	Bryan	114
68	Keith	109
69	Euan	108
70	Garry	106
70	Philip	106
72	Patrick	103
73	Donald	96
74	Edward	94
75	Jordan	89
76	Cameron	88
77	Charles	85
78	Gareth	84
79	Martyn	81
80	Lewis	77
81	Ewan	76
82	Aaron	73
82	Benjamin	73
84	Alastair	72
85	Raymond	70
86	Kieran	67
87	Rory	65
88	Alasdair	62
89	Mohammed	59
89	Samuel	59
91	Malcolm	58
92	Murray	55
93	Blair	54
93	Niall	54
95	Kristopher	53
95	Wayne	53
97	Bruce	51
97	Gerard	51
97	Kris	51
100	Russell	50

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1986