Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1987

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,119 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,552 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	1,119
2	Claire	810
3	Nicola	799
4	Jennifer	724
5	Sarah	698
6	Emma	697
7	Kirsty	665
8	Stephanie	588
9	Lisa	565
10	Ashley	545
11	Louise	514
12	Amanda	442
13	Samantha	418
14	Michelle	407
15	Stacey	399
16	Fiona	377
17	Gillian	371
18	Lauren	368
19	Natalie	330
20	Karen	319
21	Gemma	303
22	Amy	291
23	Kelly	285
24	Cheryl	274
25	Rachel	252
26	Kimberley	239
27	Danielle	236
28	Kerry	233
29	Victoria	232
30	Heather	231
31	Donna	225
32	Leanne	223
33	Charlene	212
34	Alison	206
35	Rebecca	201
36	Siobhan	198
37	Deborah	197
38	Joanne	190
39	Angela	185
40	Julie	183
41	Catherine	180
42	Lynsey	170
42	Pamela	170
44	Susan	166
45	Jacqueline	163
45	Kayleigh	163
47	Jenna	157
48	Nicole	155
49	Hannah	149
50	Suzanne	147
51	Ashleigh	145
52	Debbie	143
53	Natasha	138
54	Elizabeth	135
54	Paula	135
56	Lindsay	133
57	Melissa	132
58	Caroline	126
58	Katie	126
60	Lorna	124
60	Rachael	124
62	Elaine	122
62	Hayley	122
62	Lucy	122
65	Lesley	120
66	Dawn	119
67	Christine	115
68	Sharon	108
69	Alana	106
70	Catriona	105
71	Christina	98
71	Clare	98
71	Sara	98
74	Eilidh	97
74	Lynne	97
74	Nikki	97
77	Jade	96
78	Helen	95
79	Katherine	94
80	Kathryn	91
81	Ruth	88
82	Kim	87
83	Margaret	85
83	Mhairi	85
83	Zoe	85
86	Lynn	84
87	Lyndsay	83
87	Megan	83
89	Tracy	81
90	Joanna	80
90	Stacy	80
92	Kathleen	79
93	Charlotte	78
93	Yvonne	78
95	Kirsten	77
96	Emily	75
96	Katrina	75
98	Anna	74
99	Mary	72
99	Shona	72

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Tracey	72

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1987

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,552
2	Christopher	1,268
3	Andrew	1,249
4	James	1,022
5	John	1,018
6	Scott	978
7	Craig	935
8	Michael	875
9	Mark	862
10	Steven	844
11	Paul	781
12	Ross	662
13	Robert	652
14	Stuart	615
15	Ryan	569
16	Gary	567
16	Stephen	567
18	William	547
19	Jamie	526
20	Kevin	510
21	Martin	496
22	Thomas	461
23	Daniel	427
23	Graeme	427
25	Sean	412
26	Alan	391
26	Darren	391
28	Richard	363
29	Colin	334
30	Matthew	296
31	Lee	279
32	Iain	277
33	Graham	268
34	Alexander	267
35	Peter	264
36	Brian	255
37	Ian	249
38	Neil	248
39	Gordon	238
40	Kyle	233
41	Adam	224
42	Jonathan	207
43	Marc	203
44	Shaun	200
45	Fraser	199
46	Jason	197
47	Liam	196
48	Gavin	195
49	Grant	185
50	Joseph	184
51	Anthony	175
52	Kenneth	172
53	Stewart	167
54	Barry	162
55	Callum	158
56	Allan	156
57	Derek	154
58	George	152
59	Nicholas	146
60	Greg	144
61	Alistair	137
62	Dean	136
63	Calum	133
64	Simon	132
65	Philip	120
66	Douglas	112
67	Duncan	108
68	Lewis	105
69	Jordan	104
70	Bryan	103
71	Patrick	102
72	Garry	100
73	Cameron	95
74	Edward	89
74	Keith	89
76	Euan	86
77	Martyn	83
78	Samuel	80
79	Benjamin	79
79	Donald	79
81	Aaron	76
81	Alasdair	76
83	Ewan	70
84	Charles	68
85	Gareth	67
86	Alastair	64
87	Kieran	62
88	Ben	60
88	Rory	60
90	Blair	58
90	Raymond	58
92	Jack	57
93	Dale	54
94	Bruce	53
95	Murray	51
96	Kristopher	50
96	Mohammed	50
98	Greig	49
98	Kris	49
100	Gregor	44

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1987