Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1988

The top girls’ name was Laura, given to 1,095 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,577 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	1,095
2	Emma	830
3	Claire	775
4	Nicola	686
5	Sarah	680
6	Kirsty	677
7	Jennifer	663
8	Stephanie	580
9	Lisa	534
10	Lauren	513
11	Ashley	494
12	Louise	460
13	Stacey	414
14	Natalie	413
15	Samantha	351
16	Fiona	346
17	Amanda	343
18	Danielle	334
18	Kelly	334
20	Michelle	305
21	Rachel	295
22	Gillian	292
23	Amy	284
24	Gemma	278
25	Charlene	274
26	Kimberley	260
27	Rebecca	249
28	Karen	241
29	Cheryl	238
30	Leanne	234
31	Donna	226
32	Heather	225
33	Kayleigh	224
34	Siobhan	222
35	Victoria	217
36	Ashleigh	216
36	Jade	216
38	Kerry	211
39	Alison	190
40	Lynsey	187
41	Joanne	181
41	Nicole	181
43	Hannah	177
44	Julie	164
45	Deborah	161
46	Elizabeth	160
47	Natasha	158
48	Catherine	157
49	Rachael	151
50	Jacqueline	149
51	Susan	147
52	Pamela	146
53	Debbie	139
53	Katie	139
55	Jenna	138
56	Lindsay	133
57	Suzanne	130
58	Caroline	129
59	Lucy	123
59	Megan	123
61	Hayley	119
62	Lesley	118
63	Catriona	115
64	Clare	108
65	Christine	107
66	Angela	105
66	Paula	105
68	Kylie	104
69	Melissa	101
70	Dawn	100
70	Zoe	100
72	Kathryn	98
73	Joanna	96
73	Lorna	96
75	Ruth	92
76	Eilidh	91
77	Christina	90
77	Katherine	90
79	Nikki	89
80	Helen	88
80	Linzi	88
82	Alana	87
83	Elaine	86
83	Holly	86
83	Sharon	86
86	Kirsten	85
87	Sara	83
88	Charlotte	81
88	Hazel	81
90	Jane	80
90	Kimberly	80
92	Anna	76
92	Mhairi	76
92	Yvonne	76
95	Carly	75
96	Diane	73
96	Lynne	73
96	Tracey	73
99	Erin	72
99	Lynn	72

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1988

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,577
2	Christopher	1,248
3	Scott	1,210
4	Andrew	1,083
5	James	1,036
6	John	924
7	Craig	894
8	Michael	867
9	Mark	846
10	Steven	772
11	Paul	760
12	Ross	754
13	Robert	604
14	Stuart	572
15	Ryan	569
15	Stephen	569
17	Gary	532
18	Jamie	528
19	Kevin	522
20	William	482
21	Sean	462
22	Darren	457
23	Martin	433
24	Daniel	431
25	Thomas	429
26	Graeme	419
27	Alan	331
28	Jonathan	324
29	Richard	313
30	Lee	297
31	Alexander	292
32	Colin	290
33	Jason	279
34	Iain	272
35	Liam	270
36	Matthew	259
37	Adam	230
37	Calum	230
39	Peter	223
40	Graham	222
41	Shaun	219
42	Brian	218
43	Gavin	217
44	Ian	214
45	Marc	212
46	Neil	199
47	Grant	195
47	Kyle	195
49	Fraser	188
49	Gordon	188
51	Callum	185
52	Dean	182
53	Nicholas	172
54	Allan	171
55	Joseph	161
56	Lewis	156
57	Kenneth	152
58	Stewart	148
59	Barry	146
60	Anthony	145
61	Greg	141
62	Euan	130
63	Derek	126
64	George	119
64	Simon	119
66	Alistair	114
66	Garry	114
68	Douglas	112
68	Jordan	112
70	Duncan	107
71	Patrick	97
71	Samuel	97
73	Aaron	96
73	Charles	96
75	Bryan	91
75	Ewan	91
75	Philip	91
78	Benjamin	84
79	Martyn	83
80	Kieran	81
81	Donald	80
82	Jack	79
83	Alasdair	78
84	Cameron	76
85	Rory	74
86	Keith	70
87	Gareth	67
88	Blair	66
89	Edward	64
90	Alastair	62
91	Luke	61
92	Dale	59
93	Kristopher	54
94	Greig	48
94	Raymond	48
96	Gregor	47
96	Malcolm	47
98	Ben	45
98	Niall	45
100	Sam	43

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1988