In 1979 the table records 65,448 babies given a first name, spread across 989 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 2,024 babies; for girls it is Laura, given to 909 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1979 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.

1979 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy34,222352David2,024
Girl31,226637Laura909

Every row for 1979

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy2,0241
JohnBoy1,4702
AndrewBoy1,3273
PaulBoy1,1494
JamesBoy1,1085
ChristopherBoy9786
StevenBoy9377
ScottBoy8758
MarkBoy8259
RobertBoy80310
CraigBoy78411
KevinBoy77312
MichaelBoy72213
StuartBoy72114
StephenBoy67615
AlanBoy66816
ColinBoy58317
WilliamBoy56018
BrianBoy52119
BarryBoy50220
RossBoy50220
GaryBoy49222
MartinBoy48823
ThomasBoy46724
RichardBoy44825
GraemeBoy43726
NeilBoy43427
PeterBoy39528
IainBoy39229
GordonBoy37930
DerekBoy36731
IanBoy36731
AlexanderBoy35533
KennethBoy32534
GrahamBoy30835
AllanBoy27336
DarrenBoy27237
GavinBoy26238
JamieBoy26039
DouglasBoy24840
RyanBoy24241
SimonBoy23942
GeorgeBoy21543
MatthewBoy21144
LeeBoy20045
StewartBoy19246
KeithBoy18747
DanielBoy18548
AnthonyBoy18149
GrantBoy17850
GarethBoy17751
JonathanBoy17352
JosephBoy15753
AlistairBoy14354
CharlesBoy13555
EdwardBoy13256
FraserBoy12757
DuncanBoy12458
GarryBoy12359
BryanBoy12260
EwanBoy12260
NicholasBoy12260
DonaldBoy11963
PhilipBoy11864
AlastairBoy10765
AdamBoy10566
JasonBoy10566
EuanBoy10368
RussellBoy9169
SeanBoy9169
MalcolmBoy8771
PatrickBoy8771
RaymondBoy8771
AlasdairBoy8574
LiamBoy8475
GreigBoy8076
GregorBoy7377
RonaldBoy7377
GregBoy7279
ShaunBoy7080
WayneBoy6781
BruceBoy6582
MarcBoy6383
RobinBoy6383
CameronBoy6285
FrancisBoy6086
AngusBoy5887
GerardBoy5887
KrisBoy5887
CalumBoy5790
BenjaminBoy5491
RoryBoy5491
DeanBoy5193
TimothyBoy4894
SamuelBoy4795
NiallBoy4596
HughBoy4397
LewisBoy4397
MurrayBoy4299
JustinBoy38100
RoderickBoy38100
BarrieBoy36102
DaleBoy36102
JonBoy36102
AaronBoy34105
BlairBoy33106
GeraldBoy32107
AntonyBoy31108
MartynBoy31108
RoyBoy31108
CallumBoy30111
MohammedBoy30111
OwenBoy28113
EwenBoy27114
FrankBoy27114
KristopherBoy27114
GreggBoy26117
HamishBoy26117
NathanBoy26117
NormanBoy25120
TerenceBoy25120
BrendanBoy24122
CampbellBoy24122
AdrianBoy22124
JordanBoy22124
KristoferBoy21126
MohammadBoy21126
GregoryBoy20128
HenryBoy20128
JeffreyBoy19130
DominicBoy18131
EricBoy18131
FrazerBoy18131
LawrenceBoy18131
LukeBoy18131
TrevorBoy18131
LeslieBoy17137
OliverBoy17137
DamianBoy16139
DennisBoy16139
KieranBoy16139
LindsayBoy16139
MarcusBoy16139
PhillipBoy16139
VincentBoy16139
ChristianBoy15146
GlenBoy15146
KyleBoy15146
LeighBoy15146
TerryBoy15146
GuyBoy14151
AlisdairBoy13152
ArthurBoy13152
BernardBoy13152
DrewBoy13152
JayBoy13152
RickyBoy13152
RobbieBoy13152
BillyBoy12159
ChrisBoy12159
GlennBoy12159
HarryBoy12159
KarlBoy12159
LouisBoy12159
MathewBoy12159
NigelBoy12159
ScotBoy12159
WesleyBoy12159
BenBoy11169
FinlayBoy11169
InnesBoy11169
KerrBoy11169
LeonBoy11169
NealBoy11169
SandyBoy11169
ShaneBoy11169
StefanBoy11169
DarrylBoy10178
ImranBoy10178
MarcoBoy10178
NeillBoy10178
AlisterBoy9182
ArchibaldBoy9182
BrettBoy9182
EvanBoy9182
GeoffreyBoy9182
KristofferBoy9182
MagnusBoy9182
RalphBoy9182
RogerBoy9182
WalterBoy9182
AllenBoy8192
AustinBoy8192
CarlBoy8192
DarranBoy8192
DesmondBoy8192
FergusBoy8192
KevanBoy8192
LeonardBoy8192
MurdoBoy8192
RodneyBoy8192
RonnieBoy8192
RuairidhBoy8192
StanleyBoy8192
TomBoy8192
TonyBoy8192
TristanBoy8192
AidanBoy7208
DenisBoy7208
DylanBoy7208
JackBoy7208
JaimieBoy7208
JohnathanBoy7208
KirkBoy7208
MuhammadBoy7208
WarrenBoy7208
AlunBoy6217
DamienBoy6217
DerrickBoy6217
DonBoy6217
EamonnBoy6217
ElliotBoy6217
JanBoy6217
JodyBoy6217
John-PaulBoy6217
LaurieBoy6217
LeoBoy6217
RoddyBoy6217
StephanBoy6217
WaiBoy6217
AlexBoy5231
BobbyBoy5231
BryceBoy5231
CarloBoy5231
EdwinBoy5231
ErikBoy5231
FrederickBoy5231
GerrardBoy5231
GrahameBoy5231
JackieBoy5231
JacobBoy5231
JonathonBoy5231
JoshuaBoy5231
KennyBoy5231
KristianBoy5231
LaurenceBoy5231
LloydBoy5231
ManBoy5231
MauriceBoy5231
MitchellBoy5231
MorayBoy5231
NickyBoy5231
NicolasBoy5231
NikkiBoy5231
RolandBoy5231
RuariBoy5231
RuaridhBoy5231
WilsonBoy5231
AbdulBoy4259
AdrianoBoy4259
AidenBoy4259
AlbertBoy4259
AllisterBoy4259
AntonBoy4259
AntonioBoy4259
AsifBoy4259
BoydBoy4259
ChiBoy4259
ChristopheBoy4259
CliveBoy4259
DarrellBoy4259
EugeneBoy4259
HectorBoy4259
IrvineBoy4259
IvanBoy4259
JulianBoy4259
KentBoy4259
KristoforBoy4259
LachlanBoy4259
LawrieBoy4259
MarioBoy4259
MohamedBoy4259
MorganBoy4259
NaveedBoy4259
NoelBoy4259
OmarBoy4259
QuentinBoy4259
RayBoy4259
RizwanBoy4259
RuaraidhBoy4259
RusselBoy4259
ShahidBoy4259
SinclairBoy4259
TaylorBoy4259
ZahidBoy4259
AhmadBoy3296
AlecBoy3296
AllynBoy3296
ArranBoy3296
AshleyBoy3296
BradleyBoy3296
BrentBoy3296
CorinBoy3296
DamonBoy3296
DaniloBoy3296
DannyBoy3296
DarenBoy3296
DarrochBoy3296
DerickBoy3296
DonnyBoy3296
DugaldBoy3296
EdmondBoy3296
FindlayBoy3296
ForbesBoy3296
FrancescoBoy3296
GiovanniBoy3296
HaroldBoy3296
HugoBoy3296
JaiBoy3296
JakeBoy3296
JethroBoy3296
JoelBoy3296
JohnnyBoy3296
KeirBoy3296
KwokBoy3296
LorneBoy3296
LuisBoy3296
MarshallBoy3296
MaxwellBoy3296
MicheleBoy3296
MorrisBoy3296
MurdochBoy3296
MylesBoy3296
NealeBoy3296
RanaldBoy3296
RhysBoy3296
RodgerBoy3296
RonBoy3296
RowanBoy3296
RupertBoy3296
SaeedBoy3296
SamBoy3296
SebastianBoy3296
ShawnBoy3296
SteveBoy3296
StruanBoy3296
TommyBoy3296
TorquilBoy3296
VictorBoy3296
WallaceBoy3296
WatsonBoy3296
ZeeshanBoy3296
LauraGirl9091
ClaireGirl8252
NicolaGirl7133
LisaGirl7084
LouiseGirl6935
MichelleGirl6336
FionaGirl6227
KarenGirl6188
GillianGirl5639
JenniferGirl56210
EmmaGirl48511
AngelaGirl46612
SusanGirl45613
KellyGirl45314
JulieGirl44715
DonnaGirl44616
SarahGirl43517
KirstyGirl42918
SharonGirl38719
JoanneGirl36920
AmandaGirl34821
TracyGirl33422
AlisonGirl32723
ElizabethGirl30224
CarolineGirl30025
ElaineGirl30025
JacquelineGirl29827
LynneGirl28928
LeanneGirl28729
DeborahGirl28530
LesleyGirl25631
LorraineGirl25232
VictoriaGirl24833
LynnGirl24334
PamelaGirl24334
KerryGirl23936
LynseyGirl23637
LornaGirl23538
CarolGirl21339
MargaretGirl21339
HeatherGirl21141
HelenGirl21141
CatherineGirl20643
SuzanneGirl19244
TraceyGirl18945
YvonneGirl18546
CherylGirl18047
LindaGirl18047
PaulineGirl17149
DebbieGirl16650
JaneGirl16650
DawnGirl16352
ClareGirl15153
LindsayGirl15153
MaryGirl14855
ShonaGirl14855
AnneGirl14657
RachelGirl14558
JillGirl13659
ChristineGirl13260
NatalieGirl13260
SamanthaGirl13162
DianeGirl13063
LeeGirl13063
WendyGirl12665
JoannaGirl12566
PaulaGirl12566
MarieGirl12468
AnnGirl12169
DeniseGirl11870
CatrionaGirl11671
GayleGirl11472
HazelGirl10673
KathleenGirl10673
StaceyGirl10575
GailGirl10476
AshleyGirl10077
AndreaGirl9978
RuthGirl9978
AnnaGirl9780
JillianGirl9780
LeighGirl9780
KatrinaGirl9483
StephanieGirl9483
MhairiGirl9285
KatherineGirl9086
SandraGirl8887
LyndseyGirl8688
ChristinaGirl8589
LucyGirl8589
PatriciaGirl8291
CarrieGirl8192
RebeccaGirl7993
KathrynGirl7794
LyndsayGirl7794
MelanieGirl7696
AmyGirl7597
SaraGirl7398
ArleneGirl7299
KirstenGirl7299
LaurenGirl68101
KimGirl65102
MelissaGirl65102
AileenGirl62104
CarolynGirl61105
VickiGirl61105
VickyGirl61105
ZoeGirl61105
AllisonGirl60109
JanetGirl60109
MairiGirl60109
LindseyGirl57112
MoragGirl57112
CharleneGirl56114
FrancesGirl56114
LouisaGirl53116
MariaGirl53116
ShirleyGirl53116
AudreyGirl52119
BarbaraGirl52119
KirsteenGirl52119
RhonaGirl51122
JuliaGirl50123
GemmaGirl49124
LeeanneGirl49124
EmilyGirl48126
JudithGirl48126
LyndaGirl47128
MaureenGirl47128
NicholaGirl47128
MarionGirl46131
SiobhanGirl46131
KateGirl44133
AdeleGirl43134
KimberleyGirl43134
KatieGirl42136
LynetteGirl42136
EleanorGirl41138
IslaGirl41138
NaomiGirl41138
StacyGirl41138
EilidhGirl40142
RachaelGirl40142
ShelleyGirl40142
LianneGirl39145
HannahGirl38146
EileenGirl36147
LeonaGirl35148
MarianneGirl35148
ClairGirl34150
SallyGirl34150
CharlotteGirl33152
HayleyGirl33152
MandyGirl33152
AlexandraGirl32155
NadineGirl32155
NatashaGirl32155
ValerieGirl32155
BernadetteGirl31159
JeanGirl31159
LeeannGirl31159
TheresaGirl31159
Lee-AnneGirl30163
LynGirl30163
Anne-MarieGirl29165
CaraGirl29165
GeorginaGirl29165
JodieGirl29165
Lee-AnnGirl29165
SusanneGirl29165
BeverleyGirl28171
JayneGirl28171
LynsayGirl28171
NadiaGirl28171
DanielleGirl27175
GeraldineGirl27175
IreneGirl27175
JanGirl27175
JaniceGirl27175
JennyGirl27175
RosemaryGirl27175
AliceGirl26182
JaclynGirl26182
NicoleGirl26182
TammyGirl26182
TaraGirl26182
ColetteGirl25187
DebraGirl25187
SheilaGirl25187
AlysonGirl24190
AnnetteGirl24190
EstherGirl24190
GraceGirl24190
LeahGirl24190
RosalindGirl24190
TanyaGirl24190
TeresaGirl24190
AilsaGirl23198
AlanaGirl23198
CarlaGirl23198
JessicaGirl23198
MaxineGirl23198
SherylGirl23198
VikkiGirl23198
DianneGirl22205
JadeGirl22205
KayGirl22205
MicheleGirl22205
SoniaGirl22205
AgnesGirl21210
BrendaGirl21210
CaroleGirl21210
ErinGirl21210
JosephineGirl21210
JuneGirl21210
KellieGirl21210
KirstinGirl21210
MoiraGirl21210
VeronicaGirl21210
EllenGirl20220
EvelynGirl20220
HilaryGirl20220
JanineGirl20220
Lesley-AnneGirl20220
AbigailGirl19225
DianaGirl19225
EricaGirl19225
RoslynGirl19225
SabrinaGirl19225
AnnmarieGirl18230
CarlyGirl18230
ColleenGirl18230
DorothyGirl18230
EveGirl18230
MorvenGirl18230
Sarah-JaneGirl18230
Ann-MarieGirl17237
ColletteGirl17237
CorinneGirl17237
IonaGirl17237
JennaGirl17237
JohannaGirl17237
KerrieGirl17237
MartineGirl17237
RonaGirl17237
AprilGirl16246
AshleighGirl16246
GaynorGirl16246
JodyGirl16246
LanaGirl16246
MonicaGirl16246
SandieGirl16246
SophiaGirl16246
SylviaGirl16246
AlexisGirl15255
FayeGirl15255
JanetteGirl15255
JoanGirl15255
KirstieGirl15255
SharleneGirl15255
VivienneGirl15255
EvonneGirl14262
IsobelGirl14262
JoleneGirl14262
JoyceGirl14262
KaraGirl14262
KatyGirl14262
RoseanneGirl14262
SeonaidGirl14262
SimoneGirl14262
TerriGirl14262
TinaGirl14262
HeidiGirl13273
IsabelGirl13273
IsabellaGirl13273
KarinGirl13273
KarynGirl13273
KatharineGirl13273
LizaGirl13273
SineadGirl13273
VanessaGirl13273
CharmaineGirl12282
ElspethGirl12282
FrancescaGirl12282
GwenGirl12282
JodiGirl12282
KerriGirl12282
KimberlyGirl12282
KirstineGirl12282
LaurieGirl12282
LinseyGirl12282
MarisaGirl12282
SharronGirl12282
SharynGirl12282
ToniGirl12282
AnitaGirl11296
AvrilGirl11296
Carol-AnnGirl11296
DavinaGirl11296
JackieGirl11296
JaimeGirl11296
Leigh-AnneGirl11296
LinziGirl11296
LynnetteGirl11296
MariGirl11296
RhondaGirl11296
SonyaGirl11296
SusannahGirl11296
CarolannGirl10309
CherieGirl10309
HollyGirl10309
JemmaGirl10309
JoyGirl10309
LeannGirl10309
LydiaGirl10309
MarleneGirl10309
MhariGirl10309
RosalynGirl10309
SengaGirl10309
SheenaGirl10309
SianGirl10309
AllanaGirl9322
CarolanneGirl9322
CassandraGirl9322
DanaGirl9322
DeirdreGirl9322
JoniGirl9322
Julie-AnnGirl9322
Kelly-AnneGirl9322
Laura-JaneGirl9322
LeighannGirl9322
LesaGirl9322
LianeGirl9322
RoseGirl9322
AngieGirl8335
BethGirl8335
CatrinaGirl8335
CorrieGirl8335
EvaGirl8335
HelenaGirl8335
Jo-AnneGirl8335
KeiraGirl8335
LaraGirl8335
LeesaGirl8335
Lesley-AnnGirl8335
LoriGirl8335
LucieGirl8335
MareeGirl8335
MarinaGirl8335
NancyGirl8335
NikkiGirl8335
NinaGirl8335
NormaGirl8335
PhilippaGirl8335
RowanGirl8335
ShonaghGirl8335
TessaGirl8335
AlannaGirl7358
AlexandriaGirl7358
AnnieGirl7358
CaseyGirl7358
CeciliaGirl7358
DionneGirl7358
EliseGirl7358
HarrietGirl7358
JacquelynGirl7358
Julie-AnneGirl7358
KatrionaGirl7358
KayeGirl7358
MarnieGirl7358
MayGirl7358
PennyGirl7358
SelinaGirl7358
AishaGirl6374
AlexaGirl6374
AliciaGirl6374
AmberGirl6374
AngelineGirl6374
BelindaGirl6374
BryonyGirl6374
Carol-AnneGirl6374
Carrie-AnnGirl6374
ClaudiaGirl6374
ColeenGirl6374
ConnieGirl6374
ElinorGirl6374
ErikaGirl6374
FelicityGirl6374
FredaGirl6374
GenevieveGirl6374
HaleyGirl6374
IngridGirl6374
JamieGirl6374
JanieGirl6374
JohanneGirl6374
JudyGirl6374
JustineGirl6374
KarlaGirl6374
Kelly-AnnGirl6374
Kerry-AnnGirl6374
Kerry-AnneGirl6374
KristinaGirl6374
LaylaGirl6374
Leigh-AnnGirl6374
LianaGirl6374
LoisGirl6374
MargoGirl6374
MarissaGirl6374
MartinaGirl6374
MichaelaGirl6374
PenelopeGirl6374
ShabanaGirl6374
ShaziaGirl6374
SophieGirl6374
TammieGirl6374
TeriGirl6374
VivienGirl6374
YasminGirl6374
AdelleGirl5419
AilieGirl5419
AimeeGirl5419
AllysonGirl5419
AngelinaGirl5419
Anna-MarieGirl5419
ArleenGirl5419
BeverlyGirl5419
BridgetGirl5419
CarleyGirl5419
CathrynGirl5419
CindyGirl5419
CorrineGirl5419
DaniellaGirl5419
DeeGirl5419
ElayneGirl5419
ElisaGirl5419
ElizaGirl5419
FaithGirl5419
GabrielleGirl5419
GeorgiaGirl5419
JanisGirl5419
JayGirl5419
JeanieGirl5419
JemimaGirl5419
JeniferGirl5419
JessieGirl5419
KarinaGirl5419
KarineGirl5419
KarolineGirl5419
KelleyGirl5419
LeaGirl5419
LeighanneGirl5419
LeslieGirl5419
NataliaGirl5419
OliviaGirl5419
RiaGirl5419
RobertaGirl5419
RowenaGirl5419
SharleenGirl5419
ShellyGirl5419
TrinaGirl5419
VickieGirl5419
WaiGirl5419
WilmaGirl5419
AinsleyGirl4464
AnnemarieGirl4464
ArwenGirl4464
AshlieGirl4464
CamillaGirl4464
CareyGirl4464
CarmenGirl4464
CarolyneGirl4464
CaronGirl4464
CarronGirl4464
CassieGirl4464
ClaudineGirl4464
CrystalGirl4464
DominiqueGirl4464
EdwinaGirl4464
ElenaGirl4464
Emma-LouiseGirl4464
FarahGirl4464
FayGirl4464
FloraGirl4464
GaelGirl4464
GlendaGirl4464
IslayGirl4464
JacquiGirl4464
JenniGirl4464
JocelynGirl4464
JohanGirl4464
JulietGirl4464
JulietteGirl4464
KellyannGirl4464
KeriGirl4464
Kirsty-AnneGirl4464
KrisGirl4464
KristyGirl4464
KymGirl4464
LeannaGirl4464
LeilaGirl4464
LeonieGirl4464
LianGirl4464
LillianGirl4464
LinsayGirl4464
Lisa-MarieGirl4464
LuciaGirl4464
LucindaGirl4464
MarciaGirl4464
MarilynGirl4464
MarjorieGirl4464
MarshaGirl4464
MarthaGirl4464
MeganGirl4464
MirandaGirl4464
MornaGirl4464
NadaGirl4464
NoreenGirl4464
PhyllisGirl4464
PollyGirl4464
RaeGirl4464
RhiannonGirl4464
RhodaGirl4464
RoseannGirl4464
SadiaGirl4464
SaimaGirl4464
SameenaGirl4464
SelenaGirl4464
SonjaGirl4464
StellaGirl4464
TamsinGirl4464
TrudyGirl4464
VailaGirl4464
VerityGirl4464
VirginiaGirl4464
AbbieGirl3535
AdrianaGirl3535
AdrienneGirl3535
AndrinaGirl3535
AnikaGirl3535
AntheaGirl3535
BethanyGirl3535
BillieGirl3535
CaireenGirl3535
CaitlinGirl3535
CarenGirl3535
CarinaGirl3535
CarleneGirl3535
CarolynneGirl3535
Carrie-AnneGirl3535
CathrineGirl3535
CharleenGirl3535
CherGirl3535
ChereeGirl3535
CheriseGirl3535
CherryGirl3535
ChevonneGirl3535
ChloeGirl3535
ChristyGirl3535
CiaraGirl3535
DeniceGirl3535
DeonneGirl3535
Donna-MarieGirl3535
DyanGirl3535
ElainaGirl3535
ElisabethGirl3535
ElissaGirl3535
Emma-JaneGirl3535
EmmalineGirl3535
EstelleGirl3535
EuphemiaGirl3535
GeorgetteGirl3535
GwynethGirl3535
IlonaGirl3535
ImogenGirl3535
JanelleGirl3535
JeanetteGirl3535
JennieGirl3535
JoannGirl3535
JoleenGirl3535
JulianneGirl3535
KariGirl3535
KathrineGirl3535
KelliGirl3535
KirstiGirl3535
KristaGirl3535
KylaGirl3535
KylieGirl3535
LaraineGirl3535
Laura-JayneGirl3535
LeaneGirl3535
LeisaGirl3535
LenaGirl3535
LesleyannGirl3535
LetitiaGirl3535
LiannaGirl3535
LissaGirl3535
LoraineGirl3535
LuisaGirl3535
MadeleineGirl3535
MandeepGirl3535
Margaret-AnnGirl3535
MaryannGirl3535
MiriamGirl3535
MistyGirl3535
MoniqueGirl3535
MoyraGirl3535
NanetteGirl3535
NaziaGirl3535
NickiGirl3535
NikolaGirl3535
RazwanaGirl3535
RhianGirl3535
RitaGirl3535
RosannaGirl3535
RosslynGirl3535
RubyGirl3535
SandiGirl3535
SandyGirl3535
SerenaGirl3535
ShabnamGirl3535
ShahidaGirl3535
ShannonGirl3535
ShelaghGirl3535
ShenazGirl3535
Shirley-AnnGirl3535
SiobhainGirl3535
SorchaGirl3535
SuziGirl3535
TabithaGirl3535
TerryGirl3535
ThereseGirl3535
Tracy-AnneGirl3535
TrudiGirl3535
VhairiGirl3535
VidaGirl3535
VioletGirl3535
WilliaminaGirl3535

Names recorded in 1979