In 1978 the table records 61,418 babies given a first name, spread across 959 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,861 babies; for girls it is Nicola, given to 797 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1978 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.

1978 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy31,908355David1,861
Girl29,510604Nicola797

Every row for 1978

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,8611
JohnBoy1,3742
AndrewBoy1,1823
PaulBoy1,1474
JamesBoy1,0675
ScottBoy9066
ChristopherBoy8607
StevenBoy8548
MichaelBoy7699
MarkBoy76610
RobertBoy71511
CraigBoy71112
KevinBoy67813
StuartBoy67114
AlanBoy62915
StephenBoy61916
WilliamBoy57617
RossBoy51418
ColinBoy47519
BrianBoy46220
RichardBoy46121
BarryBoy45622
NeilBoy44623
DerekBoy43324
GordonBoy43025
ThomasBoy41726
GraemeBoy40627
MartinBoy40228
PeterBoy38829
GaryBoy36230
IainBoy34031
GrahamBoy31932
IanBoy31433
KennethBoy28334
AlexanderBoy27835
AllanBoy27236
JamieBoy26637
GavinBoy25538
DarrenBoy22639
GeorgeBoy22240
DouglasBoy20241
SimonBoy19742
StewartBoy19043
DanielBoy18944
KeithBoy18345
LeeBoy17946
RyanBoy17747
JosephBoy17248
MatthewBoy15649
GrantBoy15150
AnthonyBoy13951
JasonBoy13951
JonathanBoy13653
DuncanBoy12754
FraserBoy12555
DonaldBoy12356
GarryBoy12157
NicholasBoy11658
AlistairBoy11559
BryanBoy11460
CharlesBoy11460
RaymondBoy11062
PhilipBoy10663
MarcBoy10064
EuanBoy9665
EdwardBoy9566
GarethBoy9566
SeanBoy9368
AdamBoy9269
AlasdairBoy9269
AlastairBoy9171
GreigBoy8772
RonaldBoy8772
MalcolmBoy8674
PatrickBoy8475
EwanBoy7876
RussellBoy7677
GregBoy7078
GregorBoy6679
RobinBoy6679
BenjaminBoy6581
BruceBoy6581
GerardBoy6483
FrancisBoy6184
HughBoy5685
CalumBoy5586
CameronBoy5287
ShaunBoy4888
WayneBoy4888
SamuelBoy4690
MurrayBoy4491
RoderickBoy4491
BarrieBoy4393
CallumBoy4194
AngusBoy3995
LiamBoy3995
RoryBoy3995
NiallBoy3898
TimothyBoy3799
AntonyBoy36100
AaronBoy35101
EricBoy35101
DeanBoy34103
KrisBoy34103
NormanBoy33105
GeraldBoy32106
JonBoy31107
MartynBoy30108
AdrianBoy29109
BrendanBoy29109
DaleBoy29109
RoyBoy29109
LewisBoy27113
MohammedBoy25114
FrankBoy24115
DominicBoy23116
EwenBoy23116
OliverBoy23116
HamishBoy21119
KristoferBoy21119
LeslieBoy21119
CampbellBoy20122
DamianBoy20122
AlisdairBoy19124
GregoryBoy19124
JustinBoy19124
MarcusBoy19124
SandyBoy19124
TerryBoy19124
VincentBoy19124
KieranBoy18131
LindsayBoy17132
MohammadBoy17132
OwenBoy17132
BlairBoy16135
FrazerBoy16135
HenryBoy16135
LeonBoy16135
TerenceBoy16135
WalterBoy16135
GreggBoy15141
JeffreyBoy15141
RalphBoy15141
RogerBoy15141
ArthurBoy14145
BenBoy14145
DennisBoy14145
FergusBoy14145
LukeBoy14145
StefanBoy14145
TonyBoy14145
TrevorBoy14145
BernardBoy13153
JackBoy13153
KristopherBoy13153
NigelBoy13153
AlisterBoy12157
DarranBoy12157
GlennBoy12157
LaurenceBoy12157
LawrenceBoy12157
RobbieBoy12157
AustinBoy11163
BrettBoy11163
ChristianBoy11163
DamienBoy11163
DesmondBoy11163
EdwinBoy11163
FrederickBoy11163
KarlBoy11163
OmarBoy11163
PhillipBoy11163
SteveBoy11163
WesleyBoy11163
ChrisBoy10175
GeoffreyBoy10175
GrahameBoy10175
HarryBoy10175
InnesBoy10175
KerrBoy10175
LouisBoy10175
MagnusBoy10175
NathanBoy10175
NeillBoy10175
WarrenBoy10175
ClarkBoy9186
JaimieBoy9186
JeremyBoy9186
JordanBoy9186
KevanBoy9186
MurdoBoy9186
BillyBoy8192
CarlBoy8192
DerrickBoy8192
DrewBoy8192
ElliotBoy8192
GuyBoy8192
JaimeBoy8192
JayBoy8192
KieronBoy8192
KristofferBoy8192
MuhammadBoy8192
NealBoy8192
RamsayBoy8192
RoddyBoy8192
TristanBoy8192
AidanBoy7207
AllenBoy7207
ArchibaldBoy7207
ChiBoy7207
DenisBoy7207
DylanBoy7207
GilbertBoy7207
GlynBoy7207
JodyBoy7207
John-PaulBoy7207
JulianBoy7207
LachlanBoy7207
LaurieBoy7207
LloydBoy7207
RayBoy7207
RickyBoy7207
TommyBoy7207
WaiBoy7207
AshleyBoy6225
AsifBoy6225
BobbyBoy6225
ConnorBoy6225
CrawfordBoy6225
DarylBoy6225
DonnieBoy6225
ImranBoy6225
JanBoy6225
JimBoy6225
JohnathanBoy6225
MathewBoy6225
MauriceBoy6225
NickyBoy6225
NicolasBoy6225
RitchieBoy6225
RodneyBoy6225
ShaneBoy6225
TariqBoy6225
TobyBoy6225
VictorBoy6225
AhmedBoy5246
AlbertBoy5246
AliBoy5246
AllisterBoy5246
AlunBoy5246
CiaranBoy5246
CliveBoy5246
DarrylBoy5246
DonBoy5246
GlenBoy5246
HectorBoy5246
KennyBoy5246
KirkBoy5246
KristianBoy5246
KyleBoy5246
LeighBoy5246
LeonardBoy5246
LorneBoy5246
MohamedBoy5246
RaeBoy5246
RolandBoy5246
RuaraidhBoy5246
RuaridhBoy5246
SamBoy5246
StanleyBoy5246
AlecBoy4271
AlfredBoy4271
AndreasBoy4271
AntonBoy4271
ArchieBoy4271
ArranBoy4271
AustenBoy4271
DannyBoy4271
DarrynBoy4271
DeclanBoy4271
DougalBoy4271
DuaneBoy4271
DwayneBoy4271
EdmundBoy4271
ErnestBoy4271
EvanBoy4271
FinlayBoy4271
GerrardBoy4271
GerryBoy4271
HowardBoy4271
JoelBoy4271
KashifBoy4271
KeiranBoy4271
MorganBoy4271
MylesBoy4271
NaveedBoy4271
ScotBoy4271
ShahzadBoy4271
ShawnBoy4271
SinclairBoy4271
StruanBoy4271
AdeelBoy3302
AjazBoy3302
AllynBoy3302
AngeloBoy3302
AntonioBoy3302
AsaBoy3302
BryceBoy3302
CarloBoy3302
CheeBoy3302
ClarkeBoy3302
ClintBoy3302
ColmBoy3302
CristopherBoy3302
DarrinBoy3302
DarronBoy3302
DerickBoy3302
DugaldBoy3302
ErikBoy3302
FinnBoy3302
GiovanniBoy3302
HardeepBoy3302
IsaacBoy3302
IvanBoy3302
JackieBoy3302
JacobBoy3302
JaredBoy3302
JonathonBoy3302
JunBoy3302
KhalidBoy3302
KristoforBoy3302
KwokBoy3302
LeoBoy3302
MarcoBoy3302
MassimoBoy3302
MorayBoy3302
MuhammedBoy3302
NadeemBoy3302
NicolBoy3302
NikiBoy3302
NikkiBoy3302
NikolasBoy3302
NoelBoy3302
RanaldBoy3302
RodgerBoy3302
RonanBoy3302
RonnieBoy3302
RupertBoy3302
SajidBoy3302
SanjeevBoy3302
SaulBoy3302
ShahidBoy3302
StevieBoy3302
WilsonBoy3302
ZahidBoy3302
NicolaGirl7971
ClaireGirl7222
LauraGirl7073
KarenGirl6294
MichelleGirl5855
LouiseGirl5756
JenniferGirl5667
FionaGirl5648
LisaGirl5648
GillianGirl54810
AngelaGirl54311
JulieGirl50212
SusanGirl49413
SarahGirl46614
KellyGirl45915
DonnaGirl42416
SharonGirl42217
EmmaGirl41418
CarolineGirl38219
AlisonGirl35520
JoanneGirl35421
TracyGirl34322
KirstyGirl33723
LynneGirl33224
AmandaGirl31825
ElaineGirl29826
JacquelineGirl28727
LesleyGirl28528
KerryGirl27929
ElizabethGirl27830
LynnGirl26731
MargaretGirl23732
DeborahGirl23533
CatherineGirl22634
HeatherGirl22235
LornaGirl21936
YvonneGirl21437
CarolGirl21238
LorraineGirl21238
SuzanneGirl21140
LynseyGirl20441
VictoriaGirl20441
HelenGirl19343
LindaGirl18444
PaulineGirl18444
DawnGirl17846
AnneGirl16547
JaneGirl16448
TraceyGirl16349
ClareGirl15350
MaryGirl15350
DianeGirl14752
JillGirl14353
DeniseGirl14254
LeeGirl14254
LeanneGirl14156
ChristineGirl13457
ShonaGirl13358
PamelaGirl13259
SamanthaGirl13259
PaulaGirl13161
JoannaGirl13062
DebbieGirl12563
StaceyGirl12464
HazelGirl11865
CherylGirl11666
LindsayGirl11666
GailGirl11568
RachelGirl11269
MarieGirl11170
AnnGirl10171
CatrionaGirl10171
AndreaGirl10073
RuthGirl10073
KathrynGirl9975
KatrinaGirl9776
MhairiGirl9677
WendyGirl9677
LeighGirl9479
GayleGirl9380
MelanieGirl9380
SandraGirl9282
StephanieGirl9282
AnnaGirl8884
JillianGirl8884
AmyGirl8386
CarolynGirl8287
PatriciaGirl8287
CarrieGirl8089
NatalieGirl8089
KathleenGirl7891
LyndseyGirl7891
AshleyGirl7093
RebeccaGirl7093
VickyGirl7093
ChristinaGirl6996
LindseyGirl6996
KatherineGirl6798
ArleneGirl6599
SaraGirl6599
AllisonGirl61101
LyndsayGirl61101
JanetGirl60103
AileenGirl58104
MarionGirl58104
MaureenGirl58104
KimGirl57107
MairiGirl57107
VickiGirl57107
RhonaGirl56110
LouisaGirl55111
JudithGirl54112
JuliaGirl54112
ZoeGirl54112
LucyGirl51115
LynetteGirl51115
FrancesGirl49117
KirstenGirl49117
AudreyGirl48119
MandyGirl48119
EmilyGirl46121
LyndaGirl46121
MelissaGirl46121
BarbaraGirl45124
IslaGirl45124
KirsteenGirl45124
MoragGirl43127
ShirleyGirl42128
MariaGirl41129
EleanorGirl40130
LeonaGirl40130
TheresaGirl40130
CaroleGirl39133
CharleneGirl39133
LianneGirl39133
KatieGirl38136
SallyGirl38136
GeraldineGirl37138
NaomiGirl37138
IreneGirl35140
LaurenGirl35140
MarianneGirl35140
SiobhanGirl35140
NicholaGirl34144
ValerieGirl34144
KirstieGirl33146
AlexandraGirl32147
GemmaGirl32147
JaniceGirl32147
LynGirl32147
TammyGirl32147
CharlotteGirl31152
DianneGirl31152
EilidhGirl31152
AdeleGirl30155
ClairGirl30155
JayneGirl30155
MicheleGirl30155
ColetteGirl29159
JuneGirl29159
KateGirl29159
KimberleyGirl29159
VikkiGirl29159
AgnesGirl28164
BeverleyGirl28164
GeorginaGirl28164
NicoleGirl28164
EvelynGirl27168
HilaryGirl27168
AnnetteGirl26170
CaraGirl26170
HannahGirl26170
JoanGirl26170
LeeanneGirl26170
RachaelGirl26170
TanyaGirl26170
DanielleGirl25177
EileenGirl25177
JeanGirl25177
ShelleyGirl25177
SusanneGirl25177
DebraGirl24182
FayeGirl24182
Lee-AnneGirl24182
NatashaGirl24182
RosemaryGirl24182
TeresaGirl24182
BrendaGirl23188
ErinGirl23188
HayleyGirl23188
KayGirl23188
MoiraGirl23188
SheilaGirl23188
AliceGirl22194
KellieGirl22194
LeeannGirl22194
AilsaGirl21197
AlexisGirl21197
MorvenGirl21197
SheenaGirl21197
VeronicaGirl21197
AlysonGirl20202
JessicaGirl20202
LynnetteGirl20202
GraceGirl19205
JanGirl19205
JohannaGirl19205
RosalindGirl19205
RoslynGirl19205
SoniaGirl19205
StacyGirl19205
AlanaGirl18212
JaclynGirl18212
JamieGirl18212
JennyGirl18212
NadiaGirl18212
TinaGirl18212
IsabellaGirl17218
JodyGirl17218
KatharineGirl17218
LynsayGirl17218
MaxineGirl17218
Sarah-JaneGirl17218
SherylGirl17218
VivienneGirl17218
Anne-MarieGirl16226
CarlaGirl16226
IsabelGirl16226
JodieGirl16226
KirstinGirl16226
LeahGirl16226
SophieGirl16226
TaraGirl16226
AbigailGirl15234
GwenGirl15234
IonaGirl15234
JanineGirl15234
KirstineGirl15234
LanaGirl15234
Lee-AnnGirl15234
Lesley-AnneGirl15234
NormaGirl15234
AnitaGirl14243
Ann-MarieGirl14243
AshleighGirl14243
AvrilGirl14243
CarolannGirl14243
EveGirl14243
HeidiGirl14243
JanetteGirl14243
KatyGirl14243
KerrieGirl14243
LaurieGirl14243
NadineGirl14243
SharleneGirl14243
SusannahGirl14243
VanessaGirl14243
AnnmarieGirl13258
BernadetteGirl13258
CharmaineGirl13258
DanaGirl13258
DianaGirl13258
EricaGirl13258
FrancescaGirl13258
IsobelGirl13258
JaimeGirl13258
JosephineGirl13258
JoyceGirl13258
DorothyGirl12269
EstherGirl12269
HelenaGirl12269
KerriGirl12269
RhondaGirl12269
RoseGirl12269
SylviaGirl12269
AmberGirl11276
AprilGirl11276
CindyGirl11276
ColleenGirl11276
DoreenGirl11276
GaelGirl11276
IngridGirl11276
JadeGirl11276
JanisGirl11276
JoleneGirl11276
LeaGirl11276
LinziGirl11276
LizaGirl11276
MarisaGirl11276
MiriamGirl11276
NinaGirl11276
PennyGirl11276
SianGirl11276
AnnabelGirl10294
Carol-AnnGirl10294
CarolanneGirl10294
CatrinaGirl10294
CorinneGirl10294
GaynorGirl10294
JohanneGirl10294
KaraGirl10294
RonaGirl10294
SimoneGirl10294
AimeeGirl9304
AntheaGirl9304
BethGirl9304
CarmenGirl9304
ConnieGirl9304
DeirdreGirl9304
EllenGirl9304
KarynGirl9304
LoraineGirl9304
LuisaGirl9304
MadeleineGirl9304
MonicaGirl9304
MornaGirl9304
OliviaGirl9304
SandieGirl9304
SelinaGirl9304
SineadGirl9304
SonyaGirl9304
YvetteGirl9304
AndrenaGirl8323
BelindaGirl8323
EliseGirl8323
EvonneGirl8323
IngaGirl8323
JeanetteGirl8323
JessieGirl8323
JodiGirl8323
JoyGirl8323
Julie-AnneGirl8323
LucindaGirl8323
MartineGirl8323
PhilippaGirl8323
RobertaGirl8323
RowanGirl8323
SabrinaGirl8323
SerenaGirl8323
ShonaghGirl8323
VivienGirl8323
ColletteGirl7342
DionneGirl7342
DominiqueGirl7342
ElisabethGirl7342
ElspethGirl7342
EvaGirl7342
FayGirl7342
GeorgiaGirl7342
GlendaGirl7342
HollyGirl7342
JackieGirl7342
JanieGirl7342
JudyGirl7342
KimberlyGirl7342
KristineGirl7342
LeannGirl7342
Leigh-AnneGirl7342
LinsayGirl7342
LoisGirl7342
LoriGirl7342
MaireadGirl7342
MariGirl7342
MarilynGirl7342
MarinaGirl7342
MarthaGirl7342
NancyGirl7342
RoseannGirl7342
SachaGirl7342
SharronGirl7342
AndrinaGirl6371
ArleenGirl6371
CarronGirl6371
ChloeGirl6371
DavinaGirl6371
DeeGirl6371
Donna-MarieGirl6371
FelicityGirl6371
JemmaGirl6371
JennaGirl6371
JohanGirl6371
JulietGirl6371
KarinGirl6371
KayeGirl6371
Kelly-AnnGirl6371
KeriGirl6371
Kerry-AnnGirl6371
LeannaGirl6371
LeesaGirl6371
LeilaGirl6371
LeslieGirl6371
LianeGirl6371
LissaGirl6371
MareeGirl6371
MarianGirl6371
MarleneGirl6371
MichaelaGirl6371
RhodaGirl6371
RoseanneGirl6371
SengaGirl6371
SeonaidGirl6371
ShaziaGirl6371
SonjaGirl6371
StellaGirl6371
TamaraGirl6371
TaniaGirl6371
VerityGirl6371
WilmaGirl6371
AilieGirl5409
AnnemarieGirl5409
AntoinetteGirl5409
AntoniaGirl5409
CaitlinGirl5409
CamillaGirl5409
ChantalGirl5409
CherieGirl5409
CorinnaGirl5409
ElenaGirl5409
ElisaGirl5409
GabrielleGirl5409
HarrietGirl5409
IshbelGirl5409
JemimaGirl5409
Jo-AnneGirl5409
JoannGirl5409
JulietteGirl5409
KarinaGirl5409
KeliGirl5409
Kerry-AnneGirl5409
KirstiGirl5409
Leigh-AnnGirl5409
LeighanneGirl5409
LeisaGirl5409
LinseyGirl5409
LorettaGirl5409
LydiaGirl5409
LyneGirl5409
MargoGirl5409
MarissaGirl5409
MarnieGirl5409
MayGirl5409
MeganGirl5409
MhariGirl5409
MyraGirl5409
NikkiGirl5409
RhiannonGirl5409
RosalynGirl5409
SheonaGirl5409
ShereeGirl5409
SuzannaGirl5409
ToniGirl5409
YasminGirl5409
AbbieGirl4453
AdrienneGirl4453
AfshanGirl4453
AlexaGirl4453
AllanaGirl4453
AllysonGirl4453
AngelinaGirl4453
AngelineGirl4453
AngieGirl4453
BeverlyGirl4453
BryonyGirl4453
CarinaGirl4453
Carrie-AnneGirl4453
CassandraGirl4453
ClaudiaGirl4453
CorrinaGirl4453
DanielaGirl4453
DeniceGirl4453
DonnamarieGirl4453
ElanaGirl4453
FoziaGirl4453
FrancineGirl4453
GillGirl4453
GinaGirl4453
IsabelleGirl4453
JacquelynGirl4453
JaimieGirl4453
JennieGirl4453
Jo-AnnGirl4453
JoniGirl4453
JustineGirl4453
KarenaGirl4453
KariGirl4453
KatrionaGirl4453
KristinaGirl4453
KylieGirl4453
KymmGirl4453
LaraGirl4453
Laura-AnneGirl4453
LeeannaGirl4453
LeighannGirl4453
LizanneGirl4453
LucilleGirl4453
LyannaGirl4453
MarcellaGirl4453
MarjorieGirl4453
MaryannGirl4453
MirandaGirl4453
NathalieGirl4453
NoraGirl4453
NoreenGirl4453
OonaghGirl4453
RebekahGirl4453
RobinaGirl4453
SadiaGirl4453
ShabanaGirl4453
SharleenGirl4453
ShaunaGirl4453
SophiaGirl4453
SusannaGirl4453
TessaGirl4453
TrudyGirl4453
UnaGirl4453
VirginiaGirl4453
WaiGirl4453
WinifredGirl4453
YeeGirl4453
AinsleyGirl3520
AishaGirl3520
AlannaGirl3520
AlexandriaGirl3520
AlinaGirl3520
AmeliaGirl3520
AnnieGirl3520
AnouskaGirl3520
AnyaGirl3520
BobbieGirl3520
CandiceGirl3520
CareyGirl3520
Carol-AnneGirl3520
CarolyneGirl3520
CaronGirl3520
CassieGirl3520
CathleenGirl3520
CeciliaGirl3520
CeliaGirl3520
CharleenGirl3520
ChereeGirl3520
ChristieGirl3520
ColeenGirl3520
ConstanceGirl3520
CorrieGirl3520
CorrineGirl3520
DanelleGirl3520
DarleneGirl3520
DeboraGirl3520
Emma-LouiseGirl3520
ErikaGirl3520
EuphemiaGirl3520
FaithGirl3520
FloraGirl3520
HenriettaGirl3520
IlonaGirl3520
IrisGirl3520
JayGirl3520
JoGirl3520
JohannGirl3520
JulianneGirl3520
Julie-AnnGirl3520
KareenGirl3520
KarrieGirl3520
KellyanneGirl3520
KerryannGirl3520
LaureenGirl3520
LeasaGirl3520
LesaGirl3520
Lesley-AnnGirl3520
LilianGirl3520
LillianGirl3520
LilyGirl3520
LoraGirl3520
LucieGirl3520
LyanneGirl3520
MarciaGirl3520
Marie-ClaireGirl3520
MarjoryGirl3520
MarlynGirl3520
Mary-AnneGirl3520
MoyraGirl3520
NorahGirl3520
NualaGirl3520
OlgaGirl3520
PearlGirl3520
PenelopeGirl3520
PuiGirl3520
RamonaGirl3520
RitaGirl3520
RoseannaGirl3520
RoselynGirl3520
RosinaGirl3520
SashaGirl3520
SelenaGirl3520
SeonaGirl3520
ShannonGirl3520
ShelaghGirl3520
StefanieGirl3520
TerryGirl3520
ThereseGirl3520
TrudiGirl3520
VhariGirl3520
VioletGirl3520
ZoeyGirl3520

Names recorded in 1978