In 1974 the table records 67,460 babies given a first name, spread across 938 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,794 babies; for girls it is Nicola, given to 935 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1974 only, as published in the National Records of Scotland babies' first names table for 1974 to 2025. Names with a total count of 2 or less in Scotland are suppressed by the publisher.

1974 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy34,825345David1,794
Girl32,635593Nicola935

Every row for 1974

Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names table, 1974 to 2025, fetched 2026-11-05.

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,7941
JohnBoy1,5282
PaulBoy1,2603
MarkBoy1,2344
JamesBoy1,2025
AndrewBoy1,0676
ScottBoy1,0607
StevenBoy1,0208
RobertBoy8859
StephenBoy86610
WilliamBoy77711
CraigBoy74912
MichaelBoy73513
StuartBoy71014
ChristopherBoy70215
AlanBoy68516
ColinBoy63417
BrianBoy62318
KevinBoy59819
GaryBoy57020
RichardBoy55821
DerekBoy50022
MartinBoy47323
ThomasBoy45824
NeilBoy44625
BarryBoy42726
IanBoy42127
JasonBoy38928
IainBoy38629
GordonBoy36930
AlexanderBoy35931
GraemeBoy35432
PeterBoy35333
DarrenBoy33334
GrahamBoy32535
GeorgeBoy30236
KennethBoy30236
AllanBoy28438
SimonBoy28139
DouglasBoy22540
KeithBoy22341
LeeBoy20942
AnthonyBoy20443
GrantBoy18744
RossBoy18744
JonathanBoy18446
GavinBoy17947
NicholasBoy17348
JosephBoy17249
StewartBoy17150
DanielBoy16951
EdwardBoy16052
MatthewBoy15153
DonaldBoy14654
FraserBoy14055
GarryBoy13956
MalcolmBoy13757
CharlesBoy13158
DuncanBoy13059
AlistairBoy12860
RaymondBoy12061
PhilipBoy11262
RonaldBoy11163
EwanBoy9864
RyanBoy9864
FrancisBoy9766
BruceBoy9667
PatrickBoy9667
AlastairBoy9469
BryanBoy9469
MarcBoy9271
JamieBoy8872
HughBoy8673
EuanBoy8174
GerardBoy8174
SeanBoy7776
WayneBoy7677
AdamBoy7578
CalumBoy7578
AlasdairBoy7280
RobinBoy7081
GreigBoy6982
AngusBoy6783
RussellBoy6484
CameronBoy5885
RoderickBoy5686
NormanBoy5487
MurrayBoy5288
GarethBoy5089
DeanBoy4990
EricBoy4990
AdrianBoy4692
GregorBoy4692
SamuelBoy4494
GeraldBoy4295
HenryBoy3996
JustinBoy3897
BenjaminBoy3798
ShaunBoy3699
CallumBoy35100
CampbellBoy35100
FrankBoy35100
RoyBoy35100
TimothyBoy35100
GlenBoy32105
MarcusBoy32105
HamishBoy31107
NiallBoy31107
BarrieBoy30109
LiamBoy29110
BrendanBoy28111
TerenceBoy28111
GregBoy26113
LeslieBoy26113
LindsayBoy26113
TrevorBoy26113
VincentBoy26113
ChristianBoy25118
LewisBoy25118
RoryBoy25118
AntonyBoy24121
FergusBoy24121
RogerBoy24121
ArthurBoy23124
DominicBoy23124
EwenBoy23124
JonBoy23124
OwenBoy22128
GregoryBoy21129
JeffreyBoy21129
TerryBoy20131
DamianBoy19132
GeoffreyBoy19132
HarryBoy19132
WalterBoy19132
BernardBoy18136
DesmondBoy18136
JackBoy18136
AaronBoy17139
ArchibaldBoy17139
BlairBoy17139
JeremyBoy17139
NathanBoy17139
AlisterBoy16144
DaleBoy16144
DylanBoy16144
GlennBoy16144
JulianBoy16144
LeonBoy16144
AllenBoy15150
MartynBoy15150
NigelBoy15150
AlisdairBoy14153
DenisBoy14153
DrewBoy14153
EvanBoy14153
PhillipBoy14153
FrazerBoy13158
GuyBoy13158
LaurenceBoy13158
LawrenceBoy13158
MagnusBoy13158
CrawfordBoy12163
FinlayBoy12163
FrederickBoy12163
GreggBoy12163
KarlBoy12163
KerrBoy12163
MohammedBoy12163
RodneyBoy12163
VictorBoy12163
CarlBoy11172
DarylBoy11172
DonBoy11172
EdwinBoy11172
ErikBoy11172
GrahameBoy11172
IvanBoy11172
KyleBoy11172
LeighBoy11172
LorneBoy11172
MauriceBoy11172
MurdoBoy11172
NicolasBoy11172
SteveBoy11172
AllisterBoy10186
ClarkBoy10186
DarranBoy10186
DennisBoy10186
ElliotBoy10186
LeonardBoy10186
NairnBoy10186
ScotBoy10186
StefanBoy10186
TobyBoy10186
WarrenBoy10186
BillyBoy9197
CliveBoy9197
DamienBoy9197
LouisBoy9197
MohammadBoy9197
NeillBoy9197
NoelBoy9197
RalphBoy9197
SandyBoy9197
AlbertBoy8206
AlunBoy8206
BrettBoy8206
CliffordBoy8206
EoinBoy8206
GlynBoy8206
ImranBoy8206
IvorBoy8206
JohnathanBoy8206
KevanBoy8206
NealBoy8206
OliverBoy8206
RobbieBoy8206
RolandBoy8206
StanleyBoy8206
AidanBoy7221
AntonioBoy7221
AustinBoy7221
BradleyBoy7221
CorneliusBoy7221
DarrinBoy7221
DerrickBoy7221
InnesBoy7221
KristianBoy7221
LachlanBoy7221
MathewBoy7221
MorayBoy7221
NicolBoy7221
ShaneBoy7221
TonyBoy7221
BrentBoy6236
FindlayBoy6236
ForbesBoy6236
GilbertBoy6236
GilesBoy6236
JayBoy6236
KelvinBoy6236
LeightonBoy6236
MarcoBoy6236
OmarBoy6236
RoddyBoy6236
TomBoy6236
AbdulBoy5248
AlfredBoy5248
AlickBoy5248
AshleyBoy5248
BryceBoy5248
ConradBoy5248
DarrylBoy5248
EugeneBoy5248
HaroldBoy5248
HarveyBoy5248
HectorBoy5248
JodyBoy5248
KieranBoy5248
KirkBoy5248
KrisBoy5248
MarshallBoy5248
MuhammadBoy5248
RamsayBoy5248
RayBoy5248
RodgerBoy5248
SeumasBoy5248
TommyBoy5248
WaiBoy5248
AlexBoy4271
AliBoy4271
AndreaBoy4271
ArchieBoy4271
DarenBoy4271
DerickBoy4271
GideonBoy4271
JanBoy4271
JuanBoy4271
KerryBoy4271
KieronBoy4271
LukeBoy4271
LyallBoy4271
ManusBoy4271
MarvinBoy4271
MorganBoy4271
MuirBoy4271
MylesBoy4271
RonnieBoy4271
RowanBoy4271
RupertBoy4271
SpencerBoy4271
StephanBoy4271
StruanBoy4271
TorquilBoy4271
WallaceBoy4271
AftabBoy3297
AlainBoy3297
AlecBoy3297
AlvinBoy3297
AntonBoy3297
ArranBoy3297
ArronBoy3297
AustenBoy3297
AynsleyBoy3297
BenedictBoy3297
ChadBoy3297
ChunBoy3297
ClarkeBoy3297
DamonBoy3297
DannyBoy3297
DarronBoy3297
DeclanBoy3297
DeryckBoy3297
EdmondBoy3297
EdmundBoy3297
JacobBoy3297
JohnstonBoy3297
KeironBoy3297
KennedyBoy3297
KhalilBoy3297
KristoferBoy3297
LaurieBoy3297
LloydBoy3297
MarioBoy3297
MaxBoy3297
MaxwellBoy3297
MitchellBoy3297
MorrisBoy3297
NathanielBoy3297
NaveedBoy3297
NevilleBoy3297
NickolasBoy3297
PiersBoy3297
QuentinBoy3297
RennieBoy3297
ReubenBoy3297
RiccardoBoy3297
RobertoBoy3297
RuaraidhBoy3297
RuaridhBoy3297
StefanoBoy3297
SymonBoy3297
TobiasBoy3297
ToddBoy3297
NicolaGirl9351
KarenGirl8252
FionaGirl7933
SusanGirl7634
ClaireGirl7275
SharonGirl7206
AngelaGirl6607
GillianGirl5778
JulieGirl5769
MichelleGirl53110
JacquelineGirl50511
AmandaGirl50212
TracyGirl49813
LouiseGirl49114
JenniferGirl47015
AlisonGirl45316
SarahGirl40217
DonnaGirl39818
CarolineGirl39619
ElaineGirl39020
LynnGirl37621
MargaretGirl37522
ElizabethGirl34623
LesleyGirl34124
DeborahGirl34025
PaulineGirl33826
LorraineGirl33627
LauraGirl33528
LisaGirl33429
TraceyGirl33429
CarolGirl31931
LindaGirl31632
LornaGirl31433
CatherineGirl29834
WendyGirl29035
LynneGirl28436
YvonneGirl28436
PamelaGirl28238
KirstyGirl28139
JaneGirl27440
EmmaGirl26441
JoanneGirl26242
HeatherGirl25343
SuzanneGirl25343
AnneGirl23845
DianeGirl22946
HelenGirl21947
VictoriaGirl21548
DawnGirl21049
MaryGirl20050
SamanthaGirl20050
MarieGirl19052
KerryGirl18753
AnnGirl18054
HazelGirl17855
ChristineGirl17556
GailGirl16957
AndreaGirl15858
ClareGirl15759
SandraGirl15060
ShonaGirl14861
KathleenGirl14362
PaulaGirl13763
ShirleyGirl13564
DeniseGirl12865
MelanieGirl12666
PatriciaGirl12367
AudreyGirl11968
RuthGirl11968
JillGirl11470
LeeGirl10971
LeighGirl10971
CatrionaGirl10773
RachelGirl10674
MoragGirl10275
KirstenGirl9876
KirsteenGirl9777
KatrinaGirl9678
JoannaGirl9479
LynseyGirl9280
CherylGirl9181
DebbieGirl9181
MaureenGirl9083
JanetGirl8884
AileenGirl8785
ArleneGirl8785
ZoeGirl8785
LindsayGirl8688
StephanieGirl8489
JudithGirl8290
MandyGirl7991
JillianGirl7892
MhairiGirl7892
BarbaraGirl7594
CarolynGirl7594
GayleGirl7496
MariaGirl7496
ValerieGirl7496
ChristinaGirl7399
MarionGirl7399
FrancesGirl72101
MicheleGirl67102
LyndaGirl66103
EileenGirl65104
JaniceGirl65104
KathrynGirl61106
KimGirl61106
AllisonGirl60108
JuliaGirl60108
AlexandraGirl59110
MairiGirl59110
IreneGirl58112
RhonaGirl57113
CaroleGirl55114
KatherineGirl55114
KellyGirl54116
NicholaGirl54116
AnnaGirl53118
JeanGirl52119
LucyGirl52119
RebeccaGirl52119
SallyGirl52119
TeresaGirl52119
AdeleGirl50124
LindseyGirl50124
NatalieGirl50124
SaraGirl50124
LynGirl48128
AshleyGirl47129
BrendaGirl45130
MoiraGirl45130
RosemaryGirl44132
DianneGirl43133
KayGirl43133
EleanorGirl42135
JuneGirl42135
GeraldineGirl40137
MarianneGirl40137
BeverleyGirl39139
EvelynGirl39139
LeanneGirl38141
KirstieGirl37142
TheresaGirl37142
AgnesGirl36144
CharlotteGirl36144
JoanGirl36144
SheilaGirl36144
ClairGirl34148
HilaryGirl34148
JayneGirl34148
SoniaGirl34148
VivienneGirl34148
CarlaGirl33153
EllenGirl33153
EmilyGirl33153
MorvenGirl33153
DebraGirl32157
JanetteGirl32157
GaynorGirl31159
RachaelGirl31159
VeronicaGirl31159
VickyGirl31159
ColetteGirl30163
LyndsayGirl30163
MaxineGirl30163
NicoleGirl30163
SonyaGirl30163
SusanneGirl30163
AliceGirl29169
GeorginaGirl29169
SheenaGirl29169
LeonaGirl28172
TanyaGirl28172
AnnetteGirl27174
JoyceGirl27174
AilsaGirl26176
AvrilGirl26176
IonaGirl26176
IsobelGirl26176
JosephineGirl26176
KimberleyGirl26176
SylviaGirl26176
LaraGirl24183
LinziGirl24183
SiobhanGirl24183
VanessaGirl24183
BernadetteGirl23187
NatashaGirl23187
MonicaGirl22189
EstherGirl21190
HayleyGirl21190
IsabellaGirl21190
RoseGirl21190
RoslynGirl21190
TaraGirl21190
AdrienneGirl20196
CarrieGirl20196
IsabelGirl20196
JanGirl20196
JanineGirl20196
JustineGirl20196
KirstinGirl20196
NormaGirl20196
RonaGirl20196
ShelleyGirl20196
Anne-MarieGirl19206
CaraGirl19206
EilidhGirl19206
GraceGirl19206
GwenGirl19206
IslaGirl19206
VikkiGirl19206
DeirdreGirl18213
ElspethGirl18213
FayeGirl18213
JoyGirl18213
KaraGirl18213
LouisaGirl18213
NaomiGirl18213
RosalindGirl18213
VickiGirl18213
AmyGirl17222
HannahGirl17222
HeidiGirl17222
LeahGirl17222
Lee-AnnGirl17222
LyndseyGirl17222
RhondaGirl17222
AnitaGirl16229
AnnieGirl16229
AprilGirl16229
CharmaineGirl16229
DorothyGirl16229
LynsayGirl16229
NadineGirl16229
PennyGirl16229
SharronGirl16229
StaceyGirl16229
CharleneGirl15239
ColletteGirl15239
CorinneGirl15239
KateGirl15239
KatharineGirl15239
KerriGirl15239
KerrieGirl15239
LinseyGirl15239
MarjorieGirl15239
MelissaGirl15239
HelenaGirl14249
JeanetteGirl14249
MarleneGirl14249
MirandaGirl14249
RoseannGirl14249
AlanaGirl13254
AntheaGirl13254
MornaGirl13254
AndrinaGirl12257
Carol-AnnGirl12257
DoreenGirl12257
JulietGirl12257
LaurenGirl12257
NinaGirl12257
NyreeGirl12257
Sarah-JaneGirl12257
SharleneGirl12257
SimoneGirl12257
BeverlyGirl11267
CindyGirl11267
DianaGirl11267
DionneGirl11267
JacquelynGirl11267
JennyGirl11267
JohanneGirl11267
MargoGirl11267
MarinaGirl11267
NancyGirl11267
TrudyGirl11267
VivienGirl11267
WilmaGirl11267
AbigailGirl10280
AlexisGirl10280
AlysonGirl10280
AngieGirl10280
Ann-MarieGirl10280
AnnmarieGirl10280
BelindaGirl10280
CarolannGirl10280
CarolanneGirl10280
EvaGirl10280
EveGirl10280
GlendaGirl10280
JohannaGirl10280
KarinGirl10280
KellieGirl10280
LoraineGirl10280
LynetteGirl10280
NadiaGirl10280
PenelopeGirl10280
RobertaGirl10280
TinaGirl10280
GaelGirl9301
GinaGirl9301
IngridGirl9301
LeaGirl9301
MarjoryGirl9301
MiriamGirl9301
PhilippaGirl9301
SengaGirl9301
ShonaghGirl9301
SophieGirl9301
CatrinaGirl8311
ClaudineGirl8311
ConstanceGirl8311
EdithGirl8311
EricaGirl8311
KatrionaGirl8311
KeliGirl8311
KeriGirl8311
KristinaGirl8311
LaurieGirl8311
LucindaGirl8311
MariGirl8311
MarlynGirl8311
OliviaGirl8311
PauleneGirl8311
SelinaGirl8311
SeonaidGirl8311
VivianGirl8311
WilliaminaGirl8311
AlexandriaGirl7330
AngelineGirl7330
AntoniaGirl7330
BridgetGirl7330
CandiceGirl7330
CarolyneGirl7330
CherieGirl7330
ColleenGirl7330
ConnieGirl7330
DaniellaGirl7330
FrancescaGirl7330
GwendolineGirl7330
JessieGirl7330
JocelynGirl7330
JudyGirl7330
KarinaGirl7330
KayeGirl7330
KimberlyGirl7330
Lee-AnneGirl7330
LillianGirl7330
MarianGirl7330
MarthaGirl7330
MayGirl7330
RoisinGirl7330
ShelaghGirl7330
SophiaGirl7330
SusannaGirl7330
AimeeGirl6357
Amanda-JaneGirl6357
AmberGirl6357
BethGirl6357
CarenGirl6357
ClaudiaGirl6357
CorrineGirl6357
EuphemiaGirl6357
JessicaGirl6357
KatieGirl6357
LeeanneGirl6357
LeilaGirl6357
LilianGirl6357
LizaGirl6357
MadeleineGirl6357
MarciaGirl6357
MareeGirl6357
MarilynGirl6357
MarisaGirl6357
MyraGirl6357
OlgaGirl6357
SashaGirl6357
SharleenGirl6357
SianGirl6357
SonjaGirl6357
TammyGirl6357
TaniaGirl6357
TeriGirl6357
TessaGirl6357
ToniGirl6357
TriciaGirl6357
YasminGirl6357
AlexaGirl5389
AmeliaGirl5389
AndrenaGirl5389
AnnabelGirl5389
AnnemarieGirl5389
ArleenGirl5389
CarmenGirl5389
CeciliaGirl5389
ChloeGirl5389
CorrieGirl5389
DanaGirl5389
DanielleGirl5389
DavinaGirl5389
DeanneGirl5389
ElisabethGirl5389
EliseGirl5389
EstelleGirl5389
FlorenceGirl5389
FrancineGirl5389
GeorgiaGirl5389
HenriettaGirl5389
JadeGirl5389
JeanieGirl5389
Jo-AnneGirl5389
JodyGirl5389
Julie-AnnGirl5389
JulietteGirl5389
KareenGirl5389
KirstineGirl5389
KristeenGirl5389
LanaGirl5389
Leigh-AnnGirl5389
Lesley-AnnGirl5389
LeslieGirl5389
LinsayGirl5389
LoisGirl5389
LucieGirl5389
LucilleGirl5389
MadelineGirl5389
MarnieGirl5389
NoraGirl5389
NoreenGirl5389
RaeGirl5389
RhodaGirl5389
RobynGirl5389
SachaGirl5389
SandieGirl5389
SherylGirl5389
ShionaGirl5389
SineadGirl5389
StellaGirl5389
UnaGirl5389
VariGirl5389
VioletGirl5389
ZaraGirl5389
AilieGirl4444
AlaineGirl4444
AlannaGirl4444
AllysonGirl4444
AndriaGirl4444
BiancaGirl4444
BillieGirl4444
CaireenGirl4444
Carol-AnneGirl4444
CaronGirl4444
CathleenGirl4444
ChristianGirl4444
ColeenGirl4444
DenniseGirl4444
DonaldaGirl4444
EvonneGirl4444
FayGirl4444
HarrietGirl4444
HollyGirl4444
JanieGirl4444
JanisGirl4444
JeniferGirl4444
JodiGirl4444
JohannGirl4444
KaranGirl4444
KariGirl4444
KatyGirl4444
KeiraGirl4444
KristineGirl4444
LaylaGirl4444
LeeannGirl4444
Leigh-AnneGirl4444
LeonoraGirl4444
LianneGirl4444
LindyGirl4444
LynnetteGirl4444
MarissaGirl4444
MarshaGirl4444
MeganGirl4444
MoniqueGirl4444
NicoletteGirl4444
NorahGirl4444
PhyllisGirl4444
RhianGirl4444
RosaleenGirl4444
RosalynGirl4444
RosemarieGirl4444
RowanGirl4444
SairaGirl4444
ShaunaGirl4444
ShaziaGirl4444
StacyGirl4444
SusannahGirl4444
TamaraGirl4444
TerriGirl4444
TerryGirl4444
ThereseGirl4444
TrudiGirl4444
VandaGirl4444
VerityGirl4444
VickieGirl4444
WandaGirl4444
YvetteGirl4444
ZoeyGirl4444
AdelineGirl3508
AimiGirl3508
AinsleyGirl3508
AinslieGirl3508
AlexandrinaGirl3508
AnastasiaGirl3508
Anna-MarieGirl3508
AnnabellGirl3508
CamillaGirl3508
CarinaGirl3508
CarlyGirl3508
CatherinaGirl3508
CathrynGirl3508
CharisGirl3508
CharlaineGirl3508
CorinnaGirl3508
CorrinaGirl3508
CristinaGirl3508
DarleneGirl3508
DeboraGirl3508
DeliaGirl3508
DellaGirl3508
DonaGirl3508
ElenaGirl3508
ElinorGirl3508
Emma-JaneGirl3508
EuniceGirl3508
FelicityGirl3508
FionnualaGirl3508
GabrielleGirl3508
GloriaGirl3508
GreerGirl3508
IleneGirl3508
ImogenGirl3508
IrisGirl3508
IshbelGirl3508
JeannetteGirl3508
JemimaGirl3508
JillyGirl3508
JoannGirl3508
JohanGirl3508
Julie-AnneGirl3508
KarlaGirl3508
KarraGirl3508
KarynGirl3508
KatrineGirl3508
KelleyGirl3508
KelliGirl3508
Kerry-AnneGirl3508
KirstaGirl3508
KirstienGirl3508
KristaGirl3508
KristenGirl3508
KristiGirl3508
KristianGirl3508
KrysiaGirl3508
KyraGirl3508
LeannGirl3508
LeannaGirl3508
LenaGirl3508
LezaGirl3508
LianaGirl3508
Lisa-MarieGirl3508
LoretteGirl3508
LydiaGirl3508
MaireadGirl3508
MartinaGirl3508
MurielGirl3508
ParveenGirl3508
PauleenGirl3508
PollyGirl3508
RaniaGirl3508
RitaGirl3508
RosanneGirl3508
Samantha-JaneGirl3508
ShaneGirl3508
SharlynGirl3508
SheelaghGirl3508
SheonaGirl3508
ShereeGirl3508
SuzannaGirl3508
SuzyGirl3508
TheaGirl3508
TonyaGirl3508
VeraGirl3508
YuenGirl3508

Names recorded in 1974