In 1975 the table records 65,312 babies given a first name, spread across 957 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,793 babies; for girls it is Nicola, given to 907 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1975 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.

1975 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy34,024346David1,793
Girl31,288611Nicola907

Every row for 1975

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,7931
JohnBoy1,4812
PaulBoy1,2073
JamesBoy1,1934
MarkBoy1,1325
ScottBoy1,0816
AndrewBoy1,0327
StevenBoy9968
RobertBoy8429
StephenBoy74610
CraigBoy74011
ChristopherBoy72012
AlanBoy71513
MichaelBoy70814
StuartBoy70715
WilliamBoy68516
KevinBoy64217
ColinBoy61818
BrianBoy58819
DerekBoy53820
NeilBoy52021
RichardBoy48922
GaryBoy46923
BarryBoy45424
MartinBoy44025
ThomasBoy43626
IanBoy42827
GordonBoy41128
KennethBoy38729
AlexanderBoy37030
GraemeBoy36531
PeterBoy36531
IainBoy35433
GrahamBoy32734
JasonBoy29935
GeorgeBoy29636
AllanBoy25937
KeithBoy25638
DarrenBoy24739
SimonBoy23840
DouglasBoy21841
RossBoy21442
StewartBoy20443
LeeBoy19744
GrantBoy19145
NicholasBoy18646
JosephBoy18447
GavinBoy18248
AnthonyBoy18149
JonathanBoy17150
DanielBoy15451
FraserBoy14752
MatthewBoy14752
DonaldBoy14254
MalcolmBoy14055
AlistairBoy13956
EdwardBoy13557
RaymondBoy13058
CharlesBoy12959
PhilipBoy12360
BruceBoy11861
GarryBoy11861
JamieBoy11861
RyanBoy11464
BryanBoy11065
FrancisBoy10966
AlastairBoy10267
DuncanBoy10267
PatrickBoy9869
RonaldBoy9370
AlasdairBoy8571
EwanBoy8072
MarcBoy7573
WayneBoy7374
HughBoy7275
RobinBoy7076
SeanBoy7076
CalumBoy6878
EuanBoy6679
AdamBoy6380
RussellBoy6281
CameronBoy5882
GerardBoy5882
MurrayBoy5882
NormanBoy5882
AngusBoy5686
GreigBoy5587
JustinBoy5188
GregorBoy5089
GeraldBoy4890
RoderickBoy4791
RoyBoy4791
BenjaminBoy4693
TimothyBoy4494
DeanBoy4295
SamuelBoy3996
GregBoy3897
ShaunBoy3897
AdrianBoy3799
CampbellBoy3799
EricBoy36101
NiallBoy36101
GlenBoy35103
TrevorBoy35103
AntonyBoy33105
GarethBoy33105
BarrieBoy31107
FrankBoy31107
LeslieBoy31107
LiamBoy30110
HenryBoy29111
BernardBoy28112
CallumBoy28112
DaleBoy27114
BrendanBoy26115
DominicBoy26115
OwenBoy26115
VincentBoy26115
DamianBoy24119
RogerBoy24119
DesmondBoy23121
JonBoy23121
AaronBoy22123
GregoryBoy21124
HamishBoy21124
ChristianBoy20126
MohammadBoy20126
EwenBoy19128
GreggBoy19128
TerenceBoy19128
ArthurBoy18131
DerrickBoy18131
FergusBoy18131
JackBoy18131
LewisBoy18131
LindsayBoy18131
MohammedBoy18131
ClarkBoy17138
LaurenceBoy17138
MartynBoy17138
WalterBoy17138
AlisdairBoy16142
BenBoy16142
DenisBoy16142
FrazerBoy16142
JeremyBoy16142
NigelBoy16142
TerryBoy16142
BlairBoy15149
InnesBoy15149
JeffreyBoy15149
NathanBoy15149
PhillipBoy15149
RoryBoy15149
CrawfordBoy14155
GlennBoy14155
KarlBoy14155
LawrenceBoy14155
MarcusBoy14155
NeillBoy14155
ScotBoy14155
SteveBoy14155
TonyBoy14155
DennisBoy13164
GuyBoy13164
JayBoy13164
BrettBoy12167
KieranBoy12167
LeonardBoy12167
MurdoBoy12167
OliverBoy12167
AlisterBoy11172
ArchibaldBoy11172
BillyBoy11172
ElliotBoy11172
GeoffreyBoy11172
GilbertBoy11172
HarryBoy11172
LorneBoy11172
StanleyBoy11172
VictorBoy11172
JulianBoy10182
KrisBoy10182
RalphBoy10182
RodneyBoy10182
ShaneBoy10182
AlexBoy9187
AustinBoy9187
DarrylBoy9187
KirkBoy9187
LeighBoy9187
MagnusBoy9187
NealBoy9187
SandyBoy9187
WarrenBoy9187
BradleyBoy8196
CliffordBoy8196
DonBoy8196
DrewBoy8196
EvanBoy8196
FinlayBoy8196
GilesBoy8196
IvanBoy8196
KeirBoy8196
LeonBoy8196
MorayBoy8196
MorganBoy8196
RobbieBoy8196
SamBoy8196
AllenBoy7210
ChiBoy7210
DugaldBoy7210
DylanBoy7210
FrederickBoy7210
GerrardBoy7210
IvorBoy7210
MylesBoy7210
NicolBoy7210
NicolasBoy7210
RickyBoy7210
RonnieBoy7210
AidanBoy6222
AlbertBoy6222
AlunBoy6222
CarlBoy6222
ChrisBoy6222
DarrinBoy6222
EdmundBoy6222
FindlayBoy6222
JodyBoy6222
KevanBoy6222
LachlanBoy6222
LloydBoy6222
LukeBoy6222
MarcoBoy6222
MarioBoy6222
MuhammadBoy6222
NoelBoy6222
TristanBoy6222
AlfredBoy5240
AntonioBoy5240
ArranBoy5240
ArronBoy5240
BoydBoy5240
BrentBoy5240
DamienBoy5240
DarranBoy5240
DougalBoy5240
ErikBoy5240
ForbesBoy5240
GrahameBoy5240
ImranBoy5240
JimBoy5240
JohnnieBoy5240
KristianBoy5240
KyleBoy5240
LaurieBoy5240
LouisBoy5240
MarcelBoy5240
MathewBoy5240
MurdochBoy5240
NadeemBoy5240
RoddyBoy5240
WaiBoy5240
ZacharyBoy5240
BenedictBoy4266
CarloBoy4266
DannyBoy4266
DarylBoy4266
HendryBoy4266
HowardBoy4266
JohnathanBoy4266
JoseBoy4266
JoshuaBoy4266
KeiranBoy4266
KieronBoy4266
MitchellBoy4266
MuirBoy4266
NairnBoy4266
NielBoy4266
NolanBoy4266
OmarBoy4266
RayBoy4266
RodgerBoy4266
StephanBoy4266
StruanBoy4266
WilsonBoy4266
AhmadBoy3288
AllisterBoy3288
AngeloBoy3288
ArchieBoy3288
AsifBoy3288
BobbyBoy3288
ChadBoy3288
ChristieBoy3288
CiaranBoy3288
ClintonBoy3288
ConradBoy3288
CorneliusBoy3288
DaronBoy3288
DarrynBoy3288
DeryckBoy3288
DiarmidBoy3288
EdwinBoy3288
EoinBoy3288
ErlendBoy3288
FaisalBoy3288
FrancescoBoy3288
GarrieBoy3288
GiovanniBoy3288
GiuseppeBoy3288
GlynBoy3288
HectorBoy3288
HugoBoy3288
IrvineBoy3288
JackieBoy3288
John-PaulBoy3288
JohnnyBoy3288
JohnstonBoy3288
KeironBoy3288
KerrBoy3288
KristofferBoy3288
KristoforBoy3288
LyallBoy3288
MarshallBoy3288
MauriceBoy3288
NathanielBoy3288
QuintinBoy3288
RamonBoy3288
RamsayBoy3288
RanaldBoy3288
RikkiBoy3288
RitchieBoy3288
RowanBoy3288
RuairidhBoy3288
RuaraidhBoy3288
SalvatoreBoy3288
SidneyBoy3288
SimeonBoy3288
SinclairBoy3288
StefanBoy3288
StevanBoy3288
TobyBoy3288
TomBoy3288
TroyBoy3288
WallaceBoy3288
NicolaGirl9071
KarenGirl8262
SusanGirl6763
ClaireGirl6644
FionaGirl6455
AngelaGirl6356
SharonGirl6287
GillianGirl5628
JulieGirl5469
JenniferGirl53010
MichelleGirl50311
LouiseGirl49312
LisaGirl46513
AmandaGirl45714
DonnaGirl45315
TracyGirl43916
AlisonGirl42417
ElaineGirl42318
JacquelineGirl42219
SarahGirl41520
CarolineGirl35621
ElizabethGirl35222
LauraGirl35023
LynnGirl33524
DeborahGirl33025
LesleyGirl31926
MargaretGirl31926
JoanneGirl31428
PaulineGirl30629
LorraineGirl29830
CarolGirl29631
KirstyGirl29232
YvonneGirl28033
LornaGirl27134
EmmaGirl26935
LynneGirl26935
TraceyGirl26537
HeatherGirl26238
CatherineGirl25939
PamelaGirl25939
HelenGirl25541
LindaGirl24442
JaneGirl24043
AnneGirl23944
KerryGirl23944
SuzanneGirl23646
WendyGirl22547
VictoriaGirl21748
DianeGirl21249
MaryGirl19350
DawnGirl19251
ClareGirl18552
GailGirl18053
PaulaGirl17054
AnnGirl16755
ShonaGirl16755
HazelGirl15557
ChristineGirl15358
AndreaGirl14959
SamanthaGirl14860
MarieGirl14561
LynseyGirl14462
SandraGirl13363
DeniseGirl13264
LeeGirl13065
KellyGirl12166
GayleGirl11867
DebbieGirl11668
JillGirl11269
KathleenGirl10870
PatriciaGirl10671
JoannaGirl10372
CatrionaGirl10173
ShirleyGirl10173
RuthGirl9875
ZoeGirl9875
LeighGirl9777
RachelGirl9777
MelanieGirl9379
KirsteenGirl8880
AileenGirl8781
ChristinaGirl8382
JanetGirl8382
KatrinaGirl8382
StephanieGirl8285
AudreyGirl8186
KirstenGirl8186
ArleneGirl7988
MaureenGirl7988
MoragGirl7988
MarionGirl7691
MhairiGirl7691
AllisonGirl7393
CherylGirl7294
MariaGirl7294
KimGirl7096
AnnaGirl6997
LindsayGirl6997
RebeccaGirl6997
KatherineGirl68100
MandyGirl68100
AshleyGirl67102
FrancesGirl64103
BarbaraGirl63104
JillianGirl62105
LyndaGirl61106
JaniceGirl60107
LucyGirl60107
MicheleGirl60107
NatalieGirl60107
SaraGirl60107
JudithGirl57112
KathrynGirl56113
EleanorGirl54114
CarolynGirl53115
MairiGirl53115
CaroleGirl50117
ValerieGirl50117
LeanneGirl49119
IreneGirl48120
JeanGirl48120
SallyGirl48120
VickiGirl48120
LindseyGirl47124
EileenGirl44125
JuneGirl44125
LynGirl44125
KayGirl43128
AlexandraGirl42129
RhonaGirl42129
VickyGirl42129
EmilyGirl40132
GeraldineGirl40132
AdeleGirl39134
JayneGirl39134
JuliaGirl39134
NicholaGirl39134
BrendaGirl38138
CharlotteGirl38138
ColetteGirl38138
LyndseyGirl38138
BeverleyGirl37142
NicoleGirl37142
TeresaGirl37142
JoanGirl36145
MelissaGirl36145
MorvenGirl36145
RosemaryGirl36145
TheresaGirl36145
AnnetteGirl35150
DianneGirl35150
MoiraGirl35150
EvelynGirl34153
KirstinGirl34153
SheilaGirl34153
VivienneGirl34153
AgnesGirl33157
NatashaGirl33157
AilsaGirl32159
SusanneGirl32159
ClairGirl30161
GaynorGirl30161
GeorginaGirl30161
KirstieGirl30161
SoniaGirl30161
HilaryGirl29166
TanyaGirl29166
DebraGirl28168
EilidhGirl28168
ShelleyGirl28168
BernadetteGirl27171
CarlaGirl27171
JosephineGirl27171
DorothyGirl26174
MarianneGirl26174
SiobhanGirl26174
CarrieGirl25177
MaxineGirl25177
SylviaGirl25177
AliceGirl24180
AvrilGirl24180
EstherGirl24180
HayleyGirl24180
JanGirl24180
JanineGirl24180
MonicaGirl24180
SheenaGirl24180
CaraGirl23188
LeonaGirl23188
RachaelGirl23188
VeronicaGirl23188
GwenGirl22192
TammyGirl22192
GraceGirl21194
HeidiGirl21194
IslaGirl21194
JohannaGirl21194
LinziGirl21194
LouisaGirl21194
KimberleyGirl20200
LaurenGirl20200
NinaGirl20200
VikkiGirl20200
EvonneGirl19204
KatieGirl19204
LeahGirl19204
RosalindGirl19204
WilmaGirl19204
AmyGirl18209
EllenGirl18209
FayeGirl18209
JennyGirl18209
LaraGirl18209
LyndsayGirl18209
StaceyGirl18209
Ann-MarieGirl17216
JanetteGirl17216
JoyceGirl17216
JustineGirl17216
VanessaGirl17216
AlexisGirl16221
HannahGirl16221
IsabellaGirl16221
SonyaGirl16221
Anne-MarieGirl15225
DianaGirl15225
IsobelGirl15225
JeanetteGirl15225
KellieGirl15225
KerriGirl15225
NormaGirl15225
TinaGirl15225
AlysonGirl14233
AnnmarieGirl14233
JoyGirl14233
KatharineGirl14233
KirstineGirl14233
LynsayGirl14233
NadineGirl14233
SheonaGirl14233
SimoneGirl14233
TaraGirl14233
AprilGirl13243
Carol-AnnGirl13243
CharleneGirl13243
DionneGirl13243
IonaGirl13243
IsabelGirl13243
KaraGirl13243
KarynGirl13243
KateGirl13243
KerrieGirl13243
Lee-AnneGirl13243
NadiaGirl13243
RoslynGirl13243
AlanaGirl12256
AnitaGirl12256
ColletteGirl12256
CorinneGirl12256
DoreenGirl12256
ElspethGirl12256
EricaGirl12256
FloraGirl12256
IngridGirl12256
KarinGirl12256
MarilynGirl12256
MornaGirl12256
RobertaGirl12256
ShonaghGirl12256
SusannahGirl12256
AbigailGirl11271
AndrenaGirl11271
AngieGirl11271
DanaGirl11271
DeirdreGirl11271
KayeGirl11271
LanaGirl11271
LaurieGirl11271
LinseyGirl11271
LynetteGirl11271
NaomiGirl11271
RhondaGirl11271
RoseGirl11271
SharronGirl11271
VivienGirl11271
ColleenGirl10286
Lee-AnnGirl10286
MarianGirl10286
MarinaGirl10286
StellaGirl10286
AnnemarieGirl9291
AntheaGirl9291
CarolannGirl9291
DanielaGirl9291
JohanGirl9291
LoraineGirl9291
MargoGirl9291
MirandaGirl9291
MiriamGirl9291
RonaGirl9291
RoseannGirl9291
VirginiaGirl9291
AlexandriaGirl8303
AmberGirl8303
AngelineGirl8303
BelindaGirl8303
BridgetGirl8303
CandiceGirl8303
CarmenGirl8303
CatrinaGirl8303
CorrinaGirl8303
GemmaGirl8303
JohanneGirl8303
MadeleineGirl8303
MyraGirl8303
NancyGirl8303
NyreeGirl8303
PennyGirl8303
Sarah-JaneGirl8303
TrudiGirl8303
VivianGirl8303
DanielleGirl7322
DawnaGirl7322
FaithGirl7322
FrancescaGirl7322
HelenaGirl7322
JanisGirl7322
Julie-AnnGirl7322
KaronGirl7322
KimberlyGirl7322
LeeannGirl7322
LenaGirl7322
LoisGirl7322
LuisaGirl7322
LynnetteGirl7322
MariGirl7322
PenelopeGirl7322
SeonaidGirl7322
SharleneGirl7322
SherylGirl7322
SonjaGirl7322
SophieGirl7322
TaniaGirl7322
AllanaGirl6344
AnnabelleGirl6344
AntoniaGirl6344
CarlyGirl6344
Carol-AnneGirl6344
CarolanneGirl6344
CarronGirl6344
CharmaineGirl6344
ConnieGirl6344
DonaldaGirl6344
Emma-JaneGirl6344
HollyGirl6344
JackieGirl6344
JoannGirl6344
LeaGirl6344
LianneGirl6344
LucindaGirl6344
MarjorieGirl6344
MarthaGirl6344
PhilippaGirl6344
RhodaGirl6344
RowanGirl6344
SashaGirl6344
SengaGirl6344
ShellyGirl6344
SusannaGirl6344
TamsinGirl6344
TeriGirl6344
Tracy-AnnGirl6344
AllysonGirl5373
AndrinaGirl5373
AngelinaGirl5373
AnnieGirl5373
ChristianGirl5373
CindyGirl5373
DavinaGirl5373
EdithGirl5373
EstelleGirl5373
EuphemiaGirl5373
EvaGirl5373
EveGirl5373
FayGirl5373
FelicityGirl5373
GaelGirl5373
GeorgetteGirl5373
HarrietGirl5373
JadeGirl5373
JanieGirl5373
JeanieGirl5373
JeniferGirl5373
JocelynGirl5373
JodieGirl5373
JulietGirl5373
KarlaGirl5373
Kerry-AnnGirl5373
KirstiGirl5373
KristineGirl5373
LeeanneGirl5373
Leigh-AnnGirl5373
LeonieGirl5373
LesaGirl5373
LeslieGirl5373
LillianGirl5373
MarleneGirl5373
MarlynGirl5373
MarnieGirl5373
MartineGirl5373
MarysiaGirl5373
NikkiGirl5373
NoreenGirl5373
OdetteGirl5373
PhyllisGirl5373
RosaleenGirl5373
RosalynGirl5373
RoseanneGirl5373
SachaGirl5373
SerenaGirl5373
ShaunaGirl5373
SianGirl5373
TammiGirl5373
TerriGirl5373
ThomasinaGirl5373
TriciaGirl5373
YvetteGirl5373
ZoeyGirl5373
AdrienneGirl4429
AinsleyGirl4429
AlineGirl4429
AmeliaGirl4429
AnnabelGirl4429
AnyaGirl4429
CamillaGirl4429
CamilleGirl4429
CarenGirl4429
CarmelGirl4429
CaronGirl4429
CarynGirl4429
CeciliaGirl4429
CherieGirl4429
ChloeGirl4429
CorinnaGirl4429
CorrineGirl4429
EliseGirl4429
ElsieGirl4429
ErikaGirl4429
GlendaGirl4429
ImogenGirl4429
IngaGirl4429
JacqualineGirl4429
JacquelynGirl4429
JasmineGirl4429
JayGirl4429
JessicaGirl4429
JodyGirl4429
JulianneGirl4429
KarlynGirl4429
KatyGirl4429
KendraGirl4429
KeriGirl4429
KymGirl4429
LenoreGirl4429
LizaGirl4429
LuanGirl4429
LucilleGirl4429
LyanneGirl4429
MarcellaGirl4429
MarcelleGirl4429
MarissaGirl4429
MarshaGirl4429
MayGirl4429
MechelleGirl4429
MurielGirl4429
Nicola-JaneGirl4429
NikolaGirl4429
OliviaGirl4429
PauleneGirl4429
RebekahGirl4429
ReganGirl4429
RosemarieGirl4429
RosinaGirl4429
RosslynGirl4429
SaffronGirl4429
Sally-AnnGirl4429
SauGirl4429
SelenaGirl4429
SelinaGirl4429
ShaziaGirl4429
TamaraGirl4429
TammieGirl4429
ThereseGirl4429
ToniGirl4429
UrsulaGirl4429
YolandeGirl4429
AbbyGirl3497
AilieGirl3497
AinslieGirl3497
AlannaGirl3497
Anna-MarieGirl3497
AntoinetteGirl3497
AshleighGirl3497
AynsleyGirl3497
BeverlyGirl3497
BiancaGirl3497
BryonyGirl3497
CaireenGirl3497
CarolyneGirl3497
CatharineGirl3497
CathrynGirl3497
CelesteGirl3497
CelineGirl3497
CeriGirl3497
CharmainGirl3497
ColeenGirl3497
ConcettaGirl3497
ConstanceGirl3497
CoreenGirl3497
CorinaGirl3497
CorrinneGirl3497
DarleneGirl3497
Donna-MarieGirl3497
ElinorGirl3497
ElisabethGirl3497
ElizaGirl3497
ElmaGirl3497
GabrielleGirl3497
GeorgiaGirl3497
GinaGirl3497
GlynisGirl3497
HeleneGirl3497
HenriettaGirl3497
IsabelleGirl3497
JaneyGirl3497
JannetteGirl3497
JenifferGirl3497
JennieGirl3497
Jo-AnnGirl3497
JodiGirl3497
JohannGirl3497
JulianaGirl3497
JulieanneGirl3497
JulietteGirl3497
KarolynGirl3497
KarrieGirl3497
KatrionaGirl3497
KeiraGirl3497
KeldaGirl3497
KerryannGirl3497
KristinaGirl3497
KristyGirl3497
LeasaGirl3497
LeesaGirl3497
LeighanneGirl3497
LeisaGirl3497
Lesley-AnnGirl3497
Lesley-AnneGirl3497
LetitiaGirl3497
LezaGirl3497
LianeGirl3497
LilianGirl3497
LinsayGirl3497
LissaGirl3497
LoriGirl3497
LuciaGirl3497
LucieGirl3497
LydiaGirl3497
LyneGirl3497
MadelineGirl3497
MareeGirl3497
Margaret-AnnGirl3497
MarisaGirl3497
MaryanneGirl3497
MeganGirl3497
MhariGirl3497
NataliaGirl3497
NicoletteGirl3497
NicolleGirl3497
NoraGirl3497
NualaGirl3497
PauleenGirl3497
PetraGirl3497
RaeGirl3497
RitaGirl3497
RobinaGirl3497
RobynGirl3497
RoisinGirl3497
RominaGirl3497
RoselynGirl3497
RoslynnGirl3497
RowenaGirl3497
RubyGirl3497
SaadiaGirl3497
SadieGirl3497
SaimaGirl3497
ShahidaGirl3497
ShariGirl3497
ShelaghGirl3497
ShionaGirl3497
Shirley-AnneGirl3497
StacyGirl3497
SueGirl3497
TahiraGirl3497
TerryGirl3497
TessaGirl3497
TrudyGirl3497
VandaGirl3497
VerityGirl3497
VikiGirl3497
WaiGirl3497

Names recorded in 1975