Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1991

The top girls’ name was Emma, given to 1,033 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,148 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	Emma	1,033
2	Laura	780
3	Stephanie	735
4	Sarah	678
5	Lauren	600
6	Rebecca	591
7	Kirsty	586
8	Rachel	542
9	Claire	525
10	Nicole	522
11	Jennifer	507
12	Amy	501
13	Danielle	494
14	Samantha	473
15	Nicola	450
16	Lisa	406
16	Louise	406
18	Gemma	387
19	Natalie	365
20	Stacey	326
21	Jade	319
22	Ashley	311
23	Megan	306
24	Hannah	289
25	Ashleigh	266
26	Amanda	259
27	Rachael	254
28	Fiona	252
29	Heather	232
30	Victoria	227
31	Natasha	221
32	Kayleigh	214
33	Melissa	210
34	Michelle	207
35	Kerry	202
36	Katie	194
37	Gillian	193
38	Kimberley	185
39	Chloe	183
40	Siobhan	172
41	Kelly	171
42	Hayley	164
43	Caitlin	163
43	Cheryl	163
45	Sophie	158
45	Zoe	158
47	Leanne	153
48	Robyn	152
49	Eilidh	142
50	Holly	141
51	Chelsea	139
52	Erin	138
53	Elizabeth	137
53	Emily	137
55	Karen	136
56	Jodie	135
57	Joanne	129
58	Catherine	127
59	Kirsten	121
60	Jenna	118
61	Catriona	117
62	Lucy	115
63	Lynsey	113
64	Jessica	111
65	Alison	110
65	Clare	110
67	Charlotte	105
68	Anna	100
69	Kathryn	98
70	Paula	90
70	Ruth	90
72	Deborah	89
73	Aimee	88
73	Mhairi	88
75	Julie	87
76	Christina	85
77	Jacqueline	84
78	Donna	82
78	Jemma	82
80	Alexandra	81
80	Suzanne	81
82	Alana	80
82	Lindsay	80
84	Nikki	78
85	Caroline	77
86	Joanna	76
87	Dawn	75
87	Pamela	75
89	Katherine	74
89	Kirstie	74
91	Helen	73
91	Leigh	73
93	Kerri	72
93	Lorna	72
95	Shona	71
96	Hazel	70
96	Shannon	70
98	Naomi	69
99	Sara	67
100	Cara	66

All girls’ names in Scotland, 1991

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,148
2	Christopher	1,105
3	Andrew	988
4	Craig	969
5	Scott	963
6	Michael	955
7	James	925
8	Daniel	872
9	Ryan	790
10	Steven	728
11	John	701
12	Ross	694
13	Jamie	627
14	Mark	620
15	Sean	610
16	Paul	567
17	Robert	495
18	Stephen	493
19	Stuart	461
20	Matthew	452
21	Gary	444
22	Darren	417
23	Thomas	395
24	William	393
25	Liam	377
26	Jordan	374
27	Kevin	358
28	Callum	326
29	Grant	311
30	Martin	307
31	Calum	300
32	Alexander	299
33	Lewis	296
34	Adam	294
35	Jonathan	274
36	Shaun	265
37	Kyle	262
38	Fraser	259
39	Lee	230
40	Graeme	226
41	Marc	217
42	Peter	216
43	Dean	212
44	Alan	205
44	Richard	205
46	Greg	196
47	Kieran	188
48	Gavin	187
48	Iain	187
50	Cameron	186
51	Euan	174
52	Colin	171
53	Neil	169
54	Graham	157
55	Ian	155
55	Joseph	155
57	Gordon	148
58	Nicholas	145
59	Jack	142
59	Jason	142
61	Aaron	141
62	Connor	139
63	Samuel	138
64	Stewart	137
65	Ewan	136
66	Anthony	131
67	Joshua	123
68	Brian	120
68	Conor	120
68	Nathan	120
71	Kenneth	118
72	Allan	116
73	Alistair	115
73	Douglas	115
75	Blair	109
76	Benjamin	105
77	Duncan	101
77	Rory	101
79	Barry	100
80	Patrick	96
81	Alasdair	93
81	Dale	93
81	Sam	93
84	Declan	86
85	Ben	85
85	Derek	85
87	George	83
88	Charles	81
89	Simon	80
90	Gregor	78
91	Edward	76
91	Garry	76
93	Greig	74
94	Owen	68
95	Donald	66
95	Keith	66
97	Alastair	63
97	Philip	63
99	Daryl	62
99	Luke	62

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Robbie	62

All boys’ names in Scotland, 1991