In 1976 the table records 62,194 babies given a first name, spread across 958 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,744 babies; for girls it is Nicola, given to 839 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1976 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.

1976 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy32,461346David1,744
Girl29,733612Nicola839

Every row for 1976

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,7441
JohnBoy1,3742
PaulBoy1,1463
JamesBoy1,1364
AndrewBoy9835
StevenBoy9756
ScottBoy9647
MarkBoy8938
RobertBoy7579
StephenBoy73210
CraigBoy72011
ChristopherBoy69512
StuartBoy69313
AlanBoy68914
WilliamBoy64715
MichaelBoy64516
KevinBoy60517
ColinBoy56518
BrianBoy52719
DerekBoy51920
NeilBoy48521
RichardBoy48122
MartinBoy45023
GaryBoy41824
RossBoy40325
ThomasBoy37726
IanBoy37627
IainBoy37328
BarryBoy36329
GordonBoy36230
GraemeBoy34831
GrahamBoy34132
AlexanderBoy33033
PeterBoy32334
KennethBoy30335
SimonBoy28536
AllanBoy26137
DarrenBoy26137
GeorgeBoy25939
DouglasBoy24540
JasonBoy22341
LeeBoy22142
GavinBoy21743
AnthonyBoy20744
JonathanBoy19145
StewartBoy18946
JamieBoy17747
KeithBoy17448
MatthewBoy17249
JosephBoy16450
DanielBoy15551
EdwardBoy14852
NicholasBoy14553
GrantBoy14454
RyanBoy14255
PhilipBoy14056
AlistairBoy13457
DonaldBoy13258
CharlesBoy13059
DuncanBoy12260
GarryBoy12061
MalcolmBoy11962
RaymondBoy11563
BryanBoy10564
EwanBoy10564
FraserBoy9866
AlastairBoy9667
EuanBoy9667
PatrickBoy9469
BruceBoy8970
RonaldBoy8671
GreigBoy8172
HughBoy7773
FrancisBoy7474
GerardBoy7474
RussellBoy7376
AlasdairBoy7277
AdamBoy6878
MarcBoy6878
SeanBoy6878
BenjaminBoy6781
GregorBoy6482
CalumBoy6383
WayneBoy6084
RobinBoy5985
RoderickBoy5985
MurrayBoy5687
GregBoy5588
AngusBoy5489
CameronBoy5390
GeraldBoy5291
ShaunBoy5192
SamuelBoy4793
TimothyBoy4594
LiamBoy4495
CampbellBoy4396
GarethBoy4197
NiallBoy4197
DeanBoy4099
JustinBoy4099
NormanBoy38101
AaronBoy37102
AdrianBoy36103
HenryBoy35104
CallumBoy34105
BarrieBoy33106
RoyBoy30107
DaleBoy29108
EwenBoy29108
LeslieBoy29108
VincentBoy29108
TerenceBoy28112
GlenBoy26113
TrevorBoy26113
FrankBoy24115
JonBoy24115
DominicBoy23117
HamishBoy23117
AntonyBoy22119
LindsayBoy22119
AustinBoy21121
MartynBoy21121
TerryBoy21121
BrendanBoy20124
ChristianBoy20124
GregoryBoy20124
GlennBoy19127
AlisdairBoy18128
GreggBoy18128
RoryBoy18128
EricBoy17131
EvanBoy17131
JeffreyBoy17131
LewisBoy17131
OwenBoy17131
GeoffreyBoy16136
LeonBoy16136
WalterBoy16136
MarcusBoy15139
TonyBoy15139
BernardBoy14141
JackBoy14141
LeighBoy14141
MagnusBoy14141
ArthurBoy13145
KirkBoy13145
LaurenceBoy13145
ShaneBoy13145
StefanBoy13145
BlairBoy12150
DarranBoy12150
DenisBoy12150
GuyBoy12150
InnesBoy12150
JeremyBoy12150
JonathonBoy12150
KyleBoy12150
LawrenceBoy12150
LukeBoy12150
MohammadBoy12150
NathanBoy12150
NigelBoy12150
NoelBoy12150
RogerBoy12150
BrettBoy11165
DerrickBoy11165
MurdoBoy11165
RodneyBoy11165
AidanBoy10169
AlisterBoy10169
DamianBoy10169
DesmondBoy10169
ElliotBoy10169
ImranBoy10169
JanBoy10169
JulianBoy10169
KarlBoy10169
KevanBoy10169
LeonardBoy10169
NeillBoy10169
RonnieBoy10169
ArchibaldBoy9182
BenBoy9182
CarlBoy9182
DennisBoy9182
DonBoy9182
EdwinBoy9182
JimBoy9182
KerrBoy9182
KrisBoy9182
MorayBoy9182
NicolasBoy9182
OliverBoy9182
RobbieBoy9182
SteveBoy9182
AustenBoy8196
ClarkBoy8196
CliveBoy8196
DannyBoy8196
DylanBoy8196
FergusBoy8196
HarryBoy8196
KieranBoy8196
KieronBoy8196
KristianBoy8196
MarcoBoy8196
MohammedBoy8196
NealBoy8196
RamsayBoy8196
ScotBoy8196
TobyBoy8196
WarrenBoy8196
AliBoy7213
AllenBoy7213
AshleyBoy7213
CrawfordBoy7213
DerickBoy7213
ForbesBoy7213
GlynBoy7213
GrahameBoy7213
LeoBoy7213
MathewBoy7213
NevilleBoy7213
PhillipBoy7213
RalphBoy7213
TomBoy7213
AsifBoy6227
BillyBoy6227
BradleyBoy6227
BrentBoy6227
ChrisBoy6227
DamienBoy6227
DarrinBoy6227
DarrylBoy6227
DougalBoy6227
DrewBoy6227
EugeneBoy6227
FinlayBoy6227
FrazerBoy6227
JayBoy6227
KristopherBoy6227
LeightonBoy6227
LloydBoy6227
MaxBoy6227
NadeemBoy6227
NairnBoy6227
RoddyBoy6227
RodgerBoy6227
RuairidhBoy6227
SamBoy6227
SandyBoy6227
AbdulBoy5252
AlbertBoy5252
ArchieBoy5252
BrendonBoy5252
CorneliusBoy5252
DarylBoy5252
HowardBoy5252
IvorBoy5252
KeirBoy5252
MauriceBoy5252
MitchellBoy5252
NickyBoy5252
NikiBoy5252
OmarBoy5252
RayBoy5252
RickyBoy5252
RitchieBoy5252
RolandBoy5252
RupertBoy5252
ShahidBoy5252
VictorBoy5252
BryceBoy4273
CarloBoy4273
DamonBoy4273
DarrellBoy4273
GerrardBoy4273
JacobBoy4273
JesseBoy4273
JodyBoy4273
JoelBoy4273
KashifBoy4273
KennyBoy4273
LaurieBoy4273
LorneBoy4273
LouisBoy4273
MaxwellBoy4273
MuhammadBoy4273
NikkiBoy4273
RanaldBoy4273
RuaraidhBoy4273
StruanBoy4273
TommyBoy4273
AhmedBoy3294
AlessandroBoy3294
AlexBoy3294
AllisterBoy3294
AlunBoy3294
AngeloBoy3294
ArranBoy3294
ArronBoy3294
BenedictBoy3294
BobbyBoy3294
BrodieBoy3294
BrynBoy3294
CarwynBoy3294
ChiBoy3294
ClarkeBoy3294
CliffordBoy3294
ClintonBoy3294
ConradBoy3294
DamionBoy3294
DarenBoy3294
DarrelBoy3294
DarrochBoy3294
DeryckBoy3294
EdmondBoy3294
EllisBoy3294
ErnestBoy3294
FinnBoy3294
FrederickBoy3294
GuidoBoy3294
JaimeBoy3294
JoeBoy3294
KaneBoy3294
KhalidBoy3294
LachlanBoy3294
LucianoBoy3294
LyleBoy3294
MarioBoy3294
MilesBoy3294
MorganBoy3294
MorrisBoy3294
MylesBoy3294
NealeBoy3294
NicolBoy3294
NielBoy3294
RiazBoy3294
RizwanBoy3294
RowanBoy3294
SethBoy3294
SinclairBoy3294
SpencerBoy3294
StefanoBoy3294
StephanBoy3294
WalkerBoy3294
NicolaGirl8391
KarenGirl7672
ClaireGirl7593
AngelaGirl6724
FionaGirl6645
SusanGirl5516
JenniferGirl5407
JulieGirl5388
GillianGirl5249
MichelleGirl49410
SharonGirl48611
SarahGirl47712
LouiseGirl45813
DonnaGirl45414
LauraGirl44515
AmandaGirl37616
AlisonGirl36617
LisaGirl36617
CarolineGirl35819
KirstyGirl34720
JacquelineGirl34421
ElaineGirl34322
LesleyGirl32323
LynnGirl32124
DeborahGirl31925
ElizabethGirl31626
JoanneGirl31127
EmmaGirl30128
TracyGirl28329
LorraineGirl27530
LynneGirl26431
MargaretGirl26431
HeatherGirl26233
CarolGirl25234
LornaGirl24935
PaulineGirl24236
KellyGirl24037
HelenGirl23838
CatherineGirl23239
LindaGirl22140
VictoriaGirl21941
SuzanneGirl21742
KerryGirl21643
PamelaGirl21044
LeeGirl20945
WendyGirl20446
JaneGirl20147
YvonneGirl19348
TraceyGirl18749
AnneGirl18550
ClareGirl17151
MaryGirl16352
DianeGirl16253
ChristineGirl15654
LynseyGirl15355
SamanthaGirl15056
ShonaGirl14957
AndreaGirl14758
MarieGirl14559
GailGirl13660
MelanieGirl13561
DawnGirl12862
AnnGirl12763
PaulaGirl12264
JillGirl11965
RuthGirl11965
LeighGirl11867
HazelGirl11768
DebbieGirl11069
JoannaGirl10970
DeniseGirl10871
LindsayGirl10672
GayleGirl10473
PatriciaGirl10473
CatrionaGirl9975
KathleenGirl9676
SandraGirl9277
LeanneGirl9178
StephanieGirl9178
RachelGirl8880
KatrinaGirl8581
ShirleyGirl8581
KirsteenGirl8283
JanetGirl8184
ArleneGirl8085
ZoeGirl8085
JillianGirl7987
AnnaGirl7488
JudithGirl7488
MhairiGirl7488
NatalieGirl7488
AudreyGirl7292
CarolynGirl7193
MoragGirl7193
AileenGirl7095
CherylGirl6996
RebeccaGirl6996
AllisonGirl6898
BarbaraGirl6699
MandyGirl65100
ChristinaGirl63101
LindseyGirl62102
KirstenGirl61103
MaureenGirl59104
KathrynGirl58105
KatherineGirl57106
JuliaGirl55107
MariaGirl54108
MarionGirl54108
SallyGirl54108
SaraGirl54108
FrancesGirl53112
MairiGirl53112
VickyGirl53112
CarrieGirl52115
NicholaGirl52115
LucyGirl50117
LyndaGirl50117
KimGirl49119
VickiGirl49119
MicheleGirl47121
AlexandraGirl45122
AshleyGirl45122
LyndseyGirl45122
EileenGirl43125
ValerieGirl42126
CaroleGirl41127
BeverleyGirl40128
JaniceGirl40128
BrendaGirl38130
JeanGirl38130
MarianneGirl38130
RosemaryGirl38130
ColetteGirl37134
SiobhanGirl37134
KimberleyGirl35136
LyndsayGirl35136
TheresaGirl35136
EvelynGirl34139
GeorginaGirl34139
HilaryGirl34139
JuneGirl34139
MoiraGirl34139
RhonaGirl34139
TeresaGirl34139
DianneGirl33146
EmilyGirl33146
EleanorGirl32148
TanyaGirl32148
CharlotteGirl31150
LeahGirl31150
NatashaGirl31150
NicoleGirl31150
CarlaGirl30154
LynGirl30154
MelissaGirl30154
AdeleGirl29157
JanetteGirl29157
JayneGirl29157
IreneGirl28160
JoyceGirl28160
KirstinGirl28160
AlexisGirl27163
GaynorGirl27163
GeraldineGirl27163
KateGirl27163
KayGirl27163
MorvenGirl27163
SusanneGirl27163
AgnesGirl26170
BernadetteGirl26170
IonaGirl26170
LaurenGirl26170
SylviaGirl26170
AlysonGirl25175
ClairGirl25175
JanGirl25175
JoanGirl25175
KellieGirl25175
AliceGirl24180
CaraGirl24180
HannahGirl24180
EilidhGirl23183
RachaelGirl23183
ShelleyGirl23183
SoniaGirl23183
TinaGirl23183
IslaGirl22188
KimberlyGirl22188
NadiaGirl22188
NaomiGirl22188
StaceyGirl22188
VeronicaGirl22188
EllenGirl21194
KirstieGirl21194
TammyGirl21194
VivienneGirl21194
AnnetteGirl20198
AvrilGirl20198
FayeGirl20198
Lee-AnneGirl20198
MaxineGirl20198
RonaGirl20198
SheilaGirl20198
AmyGirl19205
GwenGirl19205
LouisaGirl19205
SheenaGirl19205
AilsaGirl18209
CharleneGirl18209
DorothyGirl18209
HayleyGirl18209
KatieGirl18209
LeonaGirl18209
Sarah-JaneGirl18209
DebraGirl17216
DianaGirl17216
JanineGirl17216
JennyGirl17216
MarinaGirl17216
RosalindGirl17216
ColletteGirl16222
DanielleGirl16222
EveGirl16222
JaimeGirl16222
JoyGirl16222
KatharineGirl16222
KerriGirl16222
Anne-MarieGirl15229
CorinneGirl15229
EvonneGirl15229
IsabelGirl15229
JosephineGirl15229
JulietGirl15229
LynsayGirl15229
RhondaGirl15229
SophieGirl15229
VanessaGirl15229
WilmaGirl15229
DoreenGirl14240
EstherGirl14240
IsabellaGirl14240
IsobelGirl14240
KerrieGirl14240
LaraGirl14240
Lee-AnnGirl14240
LeeanneGirl14240
NadineGirl14240
NormaGirl14240
SharleneGirl14240
TaraGirl14240
AngieGirl13252
AnitaGirl13252
Carol-AnneGirl13252
CharmaineGirl13252
ElspethGirl13252
IngridGirl13252
LeaGirl13252
LinseyGirl13252
SonyaGirl13252
VikkiGirl13252
AbigailGirl12262
ColleenGirl12262
EricaGirl12262
GaelGirl12262
GraceGirl12262
LianneGirl12262
LizaGirl12262
LynetteGirl12262
MhariGirl12262
NinaGirl12262
PennyGirl12262
RoslynGirl12262
Ann-MarieGirl11274
CarmenGirl11274
FrancescaGirl11274
JadeGirl11274
JeanetteGirl11274
JessicaGirl11274
JoleneGirl11274
Julie-AnneGirl11274
JustineGirl11274
KarinGirl11274
KirstineGirl11274
Lesley-AnneGirl11274
MonicaGirl11274
RoseanneGirl11274
VerityGirl11274
VivienGirl11274
AllysonGirl10290
BridgetGirl10290
CarolanneGirl10290
CindyGirl10290
FayGirl10290
GinaGirl10290
KaraGirl10290
KeriGirl10290
LinziGirl10290
MarilynGirl10290
SachaGirl10290
VivianGirl10290
AngelinaGirl9302
AnnabelGirl9302
AnnmarieGirl9302
AprilGirl9302
ConnieGirl9302
DionneGirl9302
HarrietGirl9302
HelenaGirl9302
JohannaGirl9302
JulietteGirl9302
KarynGirl9302
KatyGirl9302
LinsayGirl9302
MargoGirl9302
MarthaGirl9302
MornaGirl9302
PhilippaGirl9302
RobertaGirl9302
RoseGirl9302
SeonaidGirl9302
SonjaGirl9302
AlanaGirl8323
AmberGirl8323
AnnieGirl8323
CatrinaGirl8323
DanaGirl8323
GlendaGirl8323
JohanGirl8323
KarinaGirl8323
LeannGirl8323
LoisGirl8323
MarisaGirl8323
MarissaGirl8323
MarnieGirl8323
NikkiGirl8323
OliviaGirl8323
PenelopeGirl8323
RhodaGirl8323
RoseannGirl8323
SashaGirl8323
SherylGirl8323
ShonaghGirl8323
TaniaGirl8323
AmeliaGirl7345
BethGirl7345
CarolannGirl7345
ClaudiaGirl7345
CoraGirl7345
DavinaGirl7345
DeirdreGirl7345
GemmaGirl7345
IngaGirl7345
JackieGirl7345
JanisGirl7345
JessieGirl7345
JohanneGirl7345
JudyGirl7345
LanaGirl7345
LilianGirl7345
MareeGirl7345
MartineGirl7345
MiriamGirl7345
NyreeGirl7345
SengaGirl7345
SharronGirl7345
SimoneGirl7345
SusannahGirl7345
TamsinGirl7345
VirginiaGirl7345
AdrienneGirl6371
AlixGirl6371
BelindaGirl6371
CarlyGirl6371
Carol-AnnGirl6371
CarolyneGirl6371
CassandraGirl6371
CherieGirl6371
ChloeGirl6371
EdithGirl6371
ElinorGirl6371
ElisabethGirl6371
ErikaGirl6371
ErinGirl6371
HeidiGirl6371
JacquelynGirl6371
JodyGirl6371
JulianneGirl6371
KareenGirl6371
LaurieGirl6371
LeeannGirl6371
LeslieGirl6371
MarciaGirl6371
MarianGirl6371
MarjorieGirl6371
MarleneGirl6371
MayGirl6371
MichaelaGirl6371
PetraGirl6371
RitaGirl6371
RobinaGirl6371
RobynGirl6371
SelenaGirl6371
ShaziaGirl6371
SusannaGirl6371
TamaraGirl6371
TerriGirl6371
ToniGirl6371
TrudyGirl6371
WaiGirl6371
AbbieGirl5411
AinsleyGirl5411
AndrinaGirl5411
AnnabelleGirl5411
AnnamarieGirl5411
AntheaGirl5411
ArleenGirl5411
BeatriceGirl5411
BeverlyGirl5411
CarenGirl5411
CeciliaGirl5411
CorinnaGirl5411
Emma-JaneGirl5411
EvaGirl5411
FaithGirl5411
FreyaGirl5411
JaneyGirl5411
Julie-AnnGirl5411
KatrionaGirl5411
KristinaGirl5411
Leigh-AnnGirl5411
LeilaGirl5411
Lesley-AnnGirl5411
LiaGirl5411
LillianGirl5411
LucindaGirl5411
MirandaGirl5411
MyraGirl5411
RaeGirl5411
RebekahGirl5411
RowanGirl5411
SerenaGirl5411
ShahidaGirl5411
SharleenGirl5411
ShelaghGirl5411
ShereeGirl5411
SianGirl5411
SorayaGirl5411
TrudiGirl5411
AbbyGirl4450
AdelleGirl4450
AlexaGirl4450
AlineGirl4450
AntoniaGirl4450
ArwenGirl4450
AshleighGirl4450
BiancaGirl4450
CaitlinGirl4450
CamillaGirl4450
CandiceGirl4450
CarlynGirl4450
CarronGirl4450
CeriGirl4450
CherryGirl4450
ChristianGirl4450
DolinaGirl4450
Donna-MarieGirl4450
ElenaGirl4450
EliseGirl4450
FloraGirl4450
GabrielleGirl4450
HelgaGirl4450
HildaGirl4450
IrisGirl4450
IshbelGirl4450
JayGirl4450
JeanieGirl4450
JeniferGirl4450
Jo-AnneGirl4450
JoannGirl4450
Kerry-AnnGirl4450
KirstiGirl4450
KristaGirl4450
LaureenGirl4450
LeesaGirl4450
Leigh-AnneGirl4450
LesaGirl4450
LianeGirl4450
LissaGirl4450
LydiaGirl4450
MariGirl4450
MarjoryGirl4450
MarsailiGirl4450
MarshaGirl4450
MaryannGirl4450
MaryanneGirl4450
NickolaGirl4450
NikolaGirl4450
NoreenGirl4450
OdetteGirl4450
RosalynGirl4450
RowenaGirl4450
SadiaGirl4450
SandieGirl4450
Sarah-AnneGirl4450
SheonaGirl4450
SineadGirl4450
SophiaGirl4450
StacyGirl4450
StellaGirl4450
TammiGirl4450
TeriGirl4450
YlaGirl4450
YvetteGirl4450
ZoeyGirl4450
AilieGirl3516
AlannaGirl3516
AlexandriaGirl3516
AliciaGirl3516
AndrenaGirl3516
AnnemarieGirl3516
AnouskaGirl3516
AverilGirl3516
AyeshaGirl3516
BryonyGirl3516
CaireenGirl3516
CareyGirl3516
CarolanGirl3516
Carrie-AnnGirl3516
CathrineGirl3516
CeliaGirl3516
ChantelleGirl3516
CorrinaGirl3516
DaleGirl3516
DeeGirl3516
DominiqueGirl3516
ElisaGirl3516
Emma-LouiseGirl3516
EuphemiaGirl3516
FelicityGirl3516
FlorenceGirl3516
GaleGirl3516
GwendolineGirl3516
HeloiseGirl3516
HenriettaGirl3516
HollyGirl3516
HonorGirl3516
IsabelleGirl3516
JacquiGirl3516
JanieGirl3516
JeannieGirl3516
JennieGirl3516
JocelynGirl3516
JolineGirl3516
JulianaGirl3516
KariGirl3516
KayeGirl3516
KeiraGirl3516
KelleyGirl3516
Kelly-MarieGirl3516
KerenGirl3516
KristenGirl3516
KristineGirl3516
KylieGirl3516
LaiGirl3516
LaylaGirl3516
LeisaGirl3516
LeonieGirl3516
LetitiaGirl3516
LezaGirl3516
LiannGirl3516
LoraineGirl3516
LoriGirl3516
LucieGirl3516
LuisaGirl3516
LynnetteGirl3516
MadeleineGirl3516
Marie-LouiseGirl3516
MariessaGirl3516
MartinaGirl3516
Mary-AnneGirl3516
MelodyGirl3516
MoyraGirl3516
NancyGirl3516
NanetteGirl3516
OlgaGirl3516
ReganGirl3516
RosalynnGirl3516
RosemarieGirl3516
SaminaGirl3516
Sara-JaneGirl3516
SelinaGirl3516
ShannonGirl3516
SheelaghGirl3516
SheonaghGirl3516
SherriGirl3516
SorrelGirl3516
StefanieGirl3516
SunitaGirl3516
SuzannahGirl3516
TabithaGirl3516
TammieGirl3516
TheaGirl3516
ThelmaGirl3516
UrsulaGirl3516
VandaGirl3516
VickieGirl3516
VioletGirl3516
YeeGirl3516
YolandaGirl3516
YuenGirl3516
ZenaGirl3516

Names recorded in 1976