In 1977 the table records 59,644 babies given a first name, spread across 955 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,761 babies; for girls it is Claire, given to 733 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1977 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.

1977 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy30,961344David1,761
Girl28,683611Claire733

Every row for 1977

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,7611
JohnBoy1,2582
PaulBoy1,2303
JamesBoy1,0684
AndrewBoy1,0425
StevenBoy8846
ScottBoy8167
MarkBoy7758
RobertBoy7579
ChristopherBoy74710
CraigBoy70511
StuartBoy68312
KevinBoy67613
AlanBoy66114
MichaelBoy65915
StephenBoy63316
WilliamBoy59717
ColinBoy49518
BrianBoy47719
NeilBoy46320
RichardBoy45121
RossBoy43322
ThomasBoy40723
GaryBoy40624
DerekBoy39425
IainBoy37926
GordonBoy36427
GraemeBoy36328
MartinBoy35229
BarryBoy34230
GavinBoy32931
IanBoy32931
KennethBoy32733
AlexanderBoy32234
PeterBoy30835
GrahamBoy26536
AllanBoy24137
DarrenBoy23838
JamieBoy22339
SimonBoy21240
LeeBoy20741
GeorgeBoy19942
KeithBoy19942
StewartBoy19144
DouglasBoy18645
JonathanBoy17546
MatthewBoy16847
DanielBoy16048
GrantBoy15849
JosephBoy15550
JasonBoy14851
AnthonyBoy14752
RyanBoy14153
EdwardBoy14054
FraserBoy13555
DonaldBoy12756
CharlesBoy12357
GarryBoy12258
DuncanBoy12059
NicholasBoy11660
RaymondBoy10961
AlistairBoy10562
BryanBoy10363
PhilipBoy10264
AlastairBoy10165
MalcolmBoy9566
AlasdairBoy8767
RussellBoy8668
PatrickBoy8269
EuanBoy8170
EwanBoy8170
GarethBoy7972
BruceBoy7773
AdamBoy7474
GerardBoy7375
GreigBoy6876
MarcBoy6876
SeanBoy6778
RobinBoy6679
RonaldBoy6480
BenjaminBoy6381
FrancisBoy6282
GregorBoy6083
GregBoy5584
HughBoy5584
CalumBoy5086
ShaunBoy5086
CameronBoy4788
RoderickBoy4589
AngusBoy4190
GeraldBoy4190
RoryBoy4092
SamuelBoy4092
WayneBoy3994
MurrayBoy3895
NormanBoy3796
TimothyBoy3796
DeanBoy3698
MartynBoy3499
RoyBoy33100
WesleyBoy33100
LiamBoy32102
AaronBoy31103
AdrianBoy31103
JustinBoy31103
EricBoy28106
EwenBoy28106
NiallBoy28106
TerenceBoy28106
BarrieBoy27110
AntonyBoy26111
GreggBoy25112
LewisBoy25112
CallumBoy24114
OwenBoy24114
JonBoy23116
CampbellBoy22117
GlenBoy22117
HenryBoy22117
KrisBoy22117
MarcusBoy21121
MohammedBoy21121
PhillipBoy21121
ChristianBoy20124
ClarkBoy20124
GregoryBoy20124
JeffreyBoy20124
LeslieBoy20124
RalphBoy20124
VincentBoy20124
AlisterBoy19131
DominicBoy19131
HamishBoy19131
KieranBoy19131
LindsayBoy19131
BrendanBoy18136
DamianBoy18136
TerryBoy18136
TrevorBoy18136
DaleBoy17140
FrankBoy17140
RogerBoy17140
DamienBoy16143
ArthurBoy15144
BlairBoy15144
FergusBoy15144
LukeBoy15144
TomBoy15144
GuyBoy14149
ScotBoy14149
AlisdairBoy13151
FinlayBoy13151
HarryBoy13151
MagnusBoy13151
OliverBoy13151
ShaneBoy13151
BrettBoy12157
GeoffreyBoy12157
InnesBoy12157
LawrenceBoy12157
LeonBoy12157
NeillBoy12157
DannyBoy11163
DrewBoy11163
MauriceBoy11163
MohammadBoy11163
NicolBoy11163
StefanBoy11163
BenBoy10169
BernardBoy10169
DarranBoy10169
GlennBoy10169
KarlBoy10169
KristianBoy10169
LaurenceBoy10169
LeighBoy10169
NathanBoy10169
NigelBoy10169
RonnieBoy10169
WarrenBoy10169
ArchibaldBoy9181
BillyBoy9181
CrawfordBoy9181
DerrickBoy9181
DesmondBoy9181
FrazerBoy9181
MarcoBoy9181
MurdoBoy9181
NealBoy9181
RodgerBoy9181
StanleyBoy9181
TonyBoy9181
ChrisBoy8193
DenisBoy8193
FrederickBoy8193
JackBoy8193
MylesBoy8193
NickyBoy8193
RobbieBoy8193
RodneyBoy8193
RolandBoy8193
RuaraidhBoy8193
StephanBoy8193
DarylBoy7204
DennisBoy7204
IvanBoy7204
JayBoy7204
JeremyBoy7204
KieronBoy7204
KristopherBoy7204
LeonardBoy7204
LorneBoy7204
MorganBoy7204
NoelBoy7204
RoddyBoy7204
SteveBoy7204
AlbertBoy6217
AllenBoy6217
ArronBoy6217
BrentBoy6217
CliffordBoy6217
DarrinBoy6217
EdwinBoy6217
ElliotBoy6217
EvanBoy6217
IvorBoy6217
JaimieBoy6217
JohnnyBoy6217
LaurieBoy6217
LloydBoy6217
WalterBoy6217
AlunBoy5232
AshleyBoy5232
AthollBoy5232
AustenBoy5232
AustinBoy5232
DarrylBoy5232
DwayneBoy5232
ErikBoy5232
ForbesBoy5232
GerrardBoy5232
HectorBoy5232
HowardBoy5232
ImranBoy5232
JonathonBoy5232
JulianBoy5232
KyleBoy5232
MaxwellBoy5232
MelvinBoy5232
NathanielBoy5232
OmarBoy5232
SinclairBoy5232
TristanBoy5232
VictorBoy5232
WaiBoy5232
WestleyBoy5232
AidanBoy4257
AlfredBoy4257
AliBoy4257
AllisterBoy4257
AntonioBoy4257
BradleyBoy4257
CarlBoy4257
ChunBoy4257
ClintBoy4257
DylanBoy4257
EoinBoy4257
GrahameBoy4257
JodyBoy4257
KirkBoy4257
KristofferBoy4257
LawrieBoy4257
LeoBoy4257
MathewBoy4257
MuhammadBoy4257
NicolasBoy4257
NikiBoy4257
RiccardoBoy4257
RichieBoy4257
RickyBoy4257
RuairidhBoy4257
SidneyBoy4257
TommyBoy4257
AhmedBoy3284
AlecBoy3284
AlexBoy3284
AlynBoy3284
ArchieBoy3284
BenedictBoy3284
BryceBoy3284
CarloBoy3284
ChiBoy3284
ClarkeBoy3284
ClintonBoy3284
ConradBoy3284
DarinBoy3284
DaryllBoy3284
DeclanBoy3284
DereckBoy3284
DeryckBoy3284
DomenicoBoy3284
DonBoy3284
DougalBoy3284
EdmundBoy3284
ElliottBoy3284
ErnestBoy3284
FaisalBoy3284
GabrielBoy3284
GilbertBoy3284
HamiltonBoy3284
HaroonBoy3284
JacobBoy3284
JaimeBoy3284
JoelBoy3284
JohnathanBoy3284
JordanBoy3284
KenBoy3284
KerrBoy3284
LachlanBoy3284
LyallBoy3284
MarshallBoy3284
MichalBoy3284
MustafaBoy3284
NadeemBoy3284
NialBoy3284
NikkiBoy3284
QuintinBoy3284
QuintonBoy3284
RaeBoy3284
RamsayBoy3284
RayBoy3284
RikkiBoy3284
RitchieBoy3284
RonanBoy3284
RudiBoy3284
RusselBoy3284
SamBoy3284
SandyBoy3284
SebastianBoy3284
ShahidBoy3284
SohailBoy3284
StruanBoy3284
TariqBoy3284
WilsonBoy3284
ClaireGirl7331
NicolaGirl6892
KarenGirl6633
AngelaGirl6434
GillianGirl5905
FionaGirl5826
JenniferGirl5527
LauraGirl5268
SusanGirl5189
JulieGirl50210
MichelleGirl47811
LisaGirl46012
SharonGirl44413
LouiseGirl44214
SarahGirl43515
TracyGirl41616
DonnaGirl41117
KellyGirl39718
KirstyGirl36919
AmandaGirl33620
AlisonGirl33321
JoanneGirl31322
CarolineGirl30723
EmmaGirl30224
JacquelineGirl29825
ElaineGirl28126
ElizabethGirl27927
LynneGirl27528
LesleyGirl27129
DeborahGirl26930
KerryGirl25631
VictoriaGirl25631
CarolGirl25233
CatherineGirl24234
LynnGirl24234
PaulineGirl22236
MargaretGirl22137
LornaGirl20838
LynseyGirl20639
LorraineGirl20140
LindaGirl19941
SuzanneGirl19941
TraceyGirl19941
HeatherGirl19344
YvonneGirl18845
JaneGirl18046
DawnGirl17147
MaryGirl17147
HelenGirl16949
AnneGirl16850
WendyGirl16351
LeeGirl16252
PamelaGirl15353
JillGirl14954
LindsayGirl13955
ClareGirl13856
ChristineGirl13257
DianeGirl13257
LeighGirl12959
SamanthaGirl12959
ShonaGirl12661
JoannaGirl12562
RuthGirl12562
DebbieGirl12364
GailGirl12265
MarieGirl12066
AndreaGirl11467
PaulaGirl11368
KathleenGirl11269
CatrionaGirl10870
KatrinaGirl10771
DeniseGirl10572
MelanieGirl10073
AnnGirl9974
SandraGirl9775
GayleGirl9676
HazelGirl9676
JillianGirl9676
StephanieGirl9579
RachelGirl8980
KimGirl8581
NatalieGirl8581
KatherineGirl8383
PatriciaGirl8383
LeanneGirl8185
CherylGirl7986
MhairiGirl7287
MoragGirl7088
ArleneGirl6989
ZoeGirl6890
KathrynGirl6791
AileenGirl6492
AshleyGirl6492
JudithGirl6492
AnnaGirl6195
FrancesGirl6195
JanetGirl6195
LucyGirl6195
VickyGirl6099
ChristinaGirl59100
KirstenGirl59100
RebeccaGirl59100
LyndseyGirl58103
StaceyGirl57104
AllisonGirl56105
KirsteenGirl56105
BarbaraGirl55107
LyndaGirl55107
ShirleyGirl55107
MairiGirl54110
MariaGirl54110
CarolynGirl53112
MarionGirl53112
MaureenGirl53112
JuliaGirl52115
LynetteGirl52115
LindseyGirl50117
LyndsayGirl50117
MandyGirl50117
SaraGirl50117
ValerieGirl49121
CarrieGirl48122
AudreyGirl46123
EleanorGirl45124
MelissaGirl45124
MicheleGirl45124
RhonaGirl44127
EmilyGirl43128
NicholaGirl43128
TheresaGirl43128
AdeleGirl42131
EileenGirl42131
CaroleGirl41133
KimberleyGirl41133
JeanGirl39135
SallyGirl39135
VickiGirl38137
JennyGirl37138
LynGirl37138
JaniceGirl36140
IreneGirl34141
AmyGirl33142
KayGirl33142
KirstinGirl33142
LeahGirl32145
NatashaGirl32145
RosemaryGirl32145
SheenaGirl32145
CaraGirl31149
MarianneGirl31149
ClairGirl30151
GemmaGirl30151
HilaryGirl30151
NadineGirl30151
SheilaGirl30151
SusanneGirl30151
AnnetteGirl29157
CharlotteGirl29157
EilidhGirl29157
KateGirl29157
LeonaGirl29157
VikkiGirl29157
AlexandraGirl28163
AvrilGirl28163
RachaelGirl28163
TanyaGirl28163
TeresaGirl28163
AilsaGirl27168
HannahGirl27168
JuneGirl27168
IslaGirl26171
AgnesGirl25172
AliceGirl25172
EveGirl25172
GeraldineGirl25172
ShelleyGirl25172
CarlaGirl24177
FayeGirl24177
GeorginaGirl24177
JaclynGirl24177
JanetteGirl24177
JayneGirl24177
KellieGirl24177
NicoleGirl24177
ColetteGirl23185
EvelynGirl23185
NadiaGirl23185
GraceGirl22188
SiobhanGirl22188
AbigailGirl21190
BeverleyGirl21190
DebraGirl21190
EstherGirl21190
GwenGirl21190
KatharineGirl21190
LaurenGirl21190
MorvenGirl21190
CharleneGirl20198
IonaGirl20198
JanGirl20198
JoleneGirl20198
KatieGirl20198
KirstieGirl20198
MaxineGirl20198
TinaGirl20198
VanessaGirl20198
BernadetteGirl19207
BrendaGirl19207
JaimeGirl19207
JoanGirl19207
JoyceGirl19207
JulietGirl19207
KerrieGirl19207
LouisaGirl19207
MoiraGirl19207
MonicaGirl19207
SoniaGirl19207
VeronicaGirl19207
Anne-MarieGirl18219
DavinaGirl18219
HeidiGirl18219
LynsayGirl18219
NaomiGirl18219
StacyGirl18219
WilmaGirl18219
AlexisGirl17226
AprilGirl17226
CharmaineGirl17226
DianneGirl17226
EllenGirl17226
TaraGirl17226
ColleenGirl16232
JamieGirl16232
JohannaGirl16232
KirstineGirl16232
RhondaGirl16232
VivienneGirl16232
AlanaGirl15238
AnnmarieGirl15238
DianaGirl15238
JosephineGirl15238
SimoneGirl15238
HayleyGirl14243
JanineGirl14243
LaurieGirl14243
Lee-AnneGirl14243
LinziGirl14243
LynnetteGirl14243
NormaGirl14243
AmberGirl13250
AnitaGirl13250
ErinGirl13250
Lee-AnnGirl13250
LianneGirl13250
LinseyGirl13250
PenelopeGirl13250
AlysonGirl12257
DanielleGirl12257
IsabellaGirl12257
JoyGirl12257
KarinGirl12257
KatyGirl12257
KerriGirl12257
LeeannGirl12257
NinaGirl12257
PennyGirl12257
ShonaghGirl12257
SophieGirl12257
SylviaGirl12257
TammyGirl12257
Ann-MarieGirl11271
EvonneGirl11271
KimberlyGirl11271
MarnieGirl11271
OliviaGirl11271
PhilippaGirl11271
RonaGirl11271
RosalindGirl11271
Sarah-JaneGirl11271
ShaziaGirl11271
SianGirl11271
SonyaGirl11271
AngieGirl10283
DanaGirl10283
EricaGirl10283
EvaGirl10283
GaynorGirl10283
IsabelGirl10283
JanieGirl10283
JeanetteGirl10283
LaraGirl10283
LizaGirl10283
MarissaGirl10283
MarleneGirl10283
RoseGirl10283
SabrinaGirl10283
SineadGirl10283
SusannahGirl10283
TammieGirl10283
VivienGirl10283
AinsleyGirl9301
AnnieGirl9301
CindyGirl9301
HelenaGirl9301
JodieGirl9301
LeesaGirl9301
LianaGirl9301
LinsayGirl9301
LoisGirl9301
MarinaGirl9301
MhariGirl9301
MornaGirl9301
RoslynGirl9301
SelinaGirl9301
SharleneGirl9301
SharronGirl9301
ToniGirl9301
AllysonGirl8318
AntoniaGirl8318
BridgetGirl8318
Carol-AnnGirl8318
CorinneGirl8318
DeirdreGirl8318
DionneGirl8318
ElinorGirl8318
ElisabethGirl8318
FarrahGirl8318
FayGirl8318
FelicityGirl8318
HollyGirl8318
IsobelGirl8318
JaneyGirl8318
LeeanneGirl8318
Leigh-AnneGirl8318
Lesley-AnneGirl8318
NikkiGirl8318
AllanaGirl7337
AnnemarieGirl7337
ArleenGirl7337
CarmenGirl7337
Carol-AnneGirl7337
CarolannGirl7337
CarolanneGirl7337
CassandraGirl7337
EstelleGirl7337
IngridGirl7337
JessicaGirl7337
Jo-AnneGirl7337
JocelynGirl7337
JodiGirl7337
JustineGirl7337
KristineGirl7337
LucindaGirl7337
MargoGirl7337
MartineGirl7337
MeganGirl7337
MichaelaGirl7337
MirandaGirl7337
RowenaGirl7337
SandieGirl7337
SashaGirl7337
ShereeGirl7337
StellaGirl7337
TessaGirl7337
TrudyGirl7337
VickieGirl7337
VirginiaGirl7337
VivianGirl7337
AnnabelGirl6369
CarlyGirl6369
Carrie-AnnGirl6369
CatrinaGirl6369
CherieGirl6369
CorrinaGirl6369
EdithGirl6369
FloraGirl6369
JennieGirl6369
JoannGirl6369
Julie-AnnGirl6369
Julie-AnneGirl6369
KaraGirl6369
KarynGirl6369
KelleyGirl6369
KeriGirl6369
LeisaGirl6369
LenaGirl6369
LoraineGirl6369
MadeleineGirl6369
MadelineGirl6369
MariGirl6369
MarthaGirl6369
MartinaGirl6369
NancyGirl6369
NoreenGirl6369
RaeGirl6369
RobynGirl6369
RosalynGirl6369
SachaGirl6369
SerenaGirl6369
SharleenGirl6369
SheonaGirl6369
SonjaGirl6369
SusannaGirl6369
AdrienneGirl5404
AlexandriaGirl5404
AndrinaGirl5404
AngelineGirl5404
AnouskaGirl5404
AntheaGirl5404
AshleighGirl5404
BelindaGirl5404
BonnieGirl5404
CamillaGirl5404
CathleenGirl5404
CeciliaGirl5404
ConnieGirl5404
DaleGirl5404
DorothyGirl5404
ElenaGirl5404
EliseGirl5404
ElspethGirl5404
JacquelynGirl5404
JadeGirl5404
JeniferGirl5404
JessieGirl5404
JohanneGirl5404
KelliGirl5404
Kelly-AnnGirl5404
Kerry-AnnGirl5404
LaylaGirl5404
LeaGirl5404
Leigh-AnnGirl5404
LydiaGirl5404
MarianGirl5404
MarjorieGirl5404
MarjoryGirl5404
MaryannGirl5404
MayGirl5404
NyreeGirl5404
RoseannGirl5404
RowanGirl5404
ShaunaGirl5404
ShelaghGirl5404
TamaraGirl5404
TeriGirl5404
VioletGirl5404
YvetteGirl5404
AbbieGirl4448
AlexaGirl4448
AlmaGirl4448
AmeliaGirl4448
AngelinaGirl4448
CarenGirl4448
CarolynnGirl4448
Carrie-AnneGirl4448
ColletteGirl4448
ConstanceGirl4448
CorinaGirl4448
CorrineGirl4448
DanielaGirl4448
DaniellaGirl4448
DemelzaGirl4448
Emma-JaneGirl4448
ErikaGirl4448
FarahGirl4448
FrancescaGirl4448
FreyaGirl4448
GinaGirl4448
GloriaGirl4448
JackieGirl4448
JanisGirl4448
Jo-AnnGirl4448
JodyGirl4448
JulianneGirl4448
JulietteGirl4448
KarlynGirl4448
KatrineGirl4448
Kelly-AnneGirl4448
LanaGirl4448
LeighannGirl4448
LeilaGirl4448
Lesley-AnnGirl4448
LindyGirl4448
LissaGirl4448
LoriGirl4448
LorneGirl4448
MaireadGirl4448
MareeGirl4448
MarlynGirl4448
MeiGirl4448
MiriamGirl4448
PetraGirl4448
PhyllisGirl4448
PuiGirl4448
RosslynGirl4448
SadieGirl4448
SengaGirl4448
ShannonGirl4448
SharynGirl4448
ShellyGirl4448
StefanieGirl4448
TabithaGirl4448
TerriGirl4448
TerryGirl4448
TrudiGirl4448
TrudieGirl4448
WaiGirl4448
YasminGirl4448
YolandaGirl4448
AilishGirl3510
AimeeGirl3510
AimiGirl3510
AlaineGirl3510
AliciaGirl3510
AngharadGirl3510
AsiaGirl3510
AsmaGirl3510
AysheaGirl3510
BiancaGirl3510
BobbieGirl3510
CamilleGirl3510
CarinaGirl3510
CarolynneGirl3510
CarronGirl3510
CarynGirl3510
CeriGirl3510
CharisGirl3510
CharmainGirl3510
ChloeGirl3510
ChristianaGirl3510
ClaudiaGirl3510
ColeenGirl3510
CoraGirl3510
CoreenGirl3510
CynthiaGirl3510
DaisyGirl3510
DeboraGirl3510
DeeGirl3510
DominiqueGirl3510
DonellaGirl3510
DoreenGirl3510
ElisaGirl3510
ElizaGirl3510
ElsaGirl3510
EuphemiaGirl3510
FrancineGirl3510
GaelGirl3510
GeorgiaGirl3510
HarrietGirl3510
ImogenGirl3510
IshbelGirl3510
JacquiGirl3510
JaimieGirl3510
JudyGirl3510
JuliGirl3510
JuliannaGirl3510
KareenGirl3510
KatrionaGirl3510
KayeGirl3510
KeldaGirl3510
KellyannGirl3510
Kerry-AnneGirl3510
KirstiGirl3510
KristinaGirl3510
KylaGirl3510
KylieGirl3510
LarissaGirl3510
LeslieGirl3510
LezaGirl3510
LillianGirl3510
LisetteGirl3510
LucieGirl3510
MarciaGirl3510
MarilynGirl3510
MarisaGirl3510
MarshaGirl3510
MelindaGirl3510
MelodyGirl3510
MoniqueGirl3510
MurielGirl3510
MyraGirl3510
NaziaGirl3510
OdetteGirl3510
RayGirl3510
RebekahGirl3510
ReganGirl3510
RehanaGirl3510
RenaGirl3510
ReneeGirl3510
RhiannonGirl3510
RhodaGirl3510
RobinGirl3510
RochelleGirl3510
RoisinGirl3510
RosaleenGirl3510
RoseanneGirl3510
RosemarieGirl3510
RosinaGirl3510
SajidaGirl3510
SameenaGirl3510
SeonaidGirl3510
ShabanaGirl3510
SherylGirl3510
ShionaGirl3510
SophiaGirl3510
SuzanGirl3510
SuzannahGirl3510
UzmaGirl3510
VerityGirl3510
WinifredGirl3510
ZoeyGirl3510

Names recorded in 1977