In 1982 the table records 63,266 babies given a first name, spread across 1,002 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,856 babies; for girls it is Laura, given to 1,111 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1982 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.

1982 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy32,822373David1,856
Girl30,444629Laura1,111

Every row for 1982

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,8561
ChristopherBoy1,4062
JohnBoy1,2983
AndrewBoy1,1974
JamesBoy1,0985
PaulBoy1,0126
StevenBoy8947
CraigBoy8498
ScottBoy7819
MarkBoy76310
MichaelBoy74111
RobertBoy74012
KevinBoy71613
StuartBoy66314
WilliamBoy59915
AlanBoy59416
StephenBoy58717
GaryBoy51918
RossBoy51419
MartinBoy47220
ColinBoy44021
RichardBoy44021
ThomasBoy42023
BrianBoy41224
BarryBoy40125
NeilBoy38926
GraemeBoy37727
GordonBoy34228
IanBoy34129
IainBoy33430
PeterBoy32631
DarrenBoy29932
AlexanderBoy29033
JamieBoy28734
RyanBoy28535
GrahamBoy27936
JonathanBoy27537
DerekBoy25738
KennethBoy25738
DanielBoy24940
AllanBoy24641
MatthewBoy21442
GavinBoy21043
LeeBoy21043
StewartBoy19945
DouglasBoy18746
GeorgeBoy18746
SeanBoy18448
NicholasBoy18249
SimonBoy16550
FraserBoy15851
KeithBoy15152
AnthonyBoy14053
JosephBoy14053
AdamBoy13955
GarethBoy13456
GrantBoy13357
BryanBoy13158
DuncanBoy11959
PhilipBoy11959
EuanBoy11661
AlistairBoy11562
GarryBoy11463
EwanBoy11264
CharlesBoy10865
EdwardBoy10865
JasonBoy10567
MarcBoy10468
ShaunBoy9969
DonaldBoy9770
RussellBoy9770
AlastairBoy9572
PatrickBoy9572
CalumBoy8974
LiamBoy8575
AlasdairBoy8176
GregBoy7777
CallumBoy7378
RaymondBoy7378
BenjaminBoy7080
GerardBoy6981
MalcolmBoy6782
CameronBoy6483
AaronBoy5884
RonaldBoy5785
BruceBoy5686
GreigBoy5587
LewisBoy5587
FrancisBoy5489
DeanBoy5390
GregorBoy5390
NiallBoy5390
JordanBoy5193
KrisBoy5094
MartynBoy5094
RobinBoy4896
SamuelBoy4896
BlairBoy4798
HughBoy4798
MohammedBoy4798
MurrayBoy4798
WayneBoy4798
RoryBoy44103
KristopherBoy41104
AdrianBoy35105
AngusBoy33106
BenBoy32107
DaleBoy32107
GeraldBoy31109
MohammadBoy30110
KristofferBoy29111
OwenBoy28112
TimothyBoy28112
BarrieBoy27114
JonBoy27114
RoderickBoy25116
KieranBoy24117
TerryBoy24117
KristoferBoy23119
OliverBoy22120
EricBoy21121
NormanBoy21121
HenryBoy20123
LukeBoy20123
MathewBoy20123
CampbellBoy19126
AntonyBoy18127
DominicBoy18127
GregoryBoy18127
TerenceBoy18127
BrendanBoy17131
FinlayBoy17131
FrankBoy17131
FrazerBoy17131
KyleBoy17131
DamienBoy16136
RoyBoy16136
DamianBoy15138
DarranBoy15138
GreggBoy15138
TonyBoy15138
AlisdairBoy14142
AlisterBoy14142
DrewBoy14142
EwenBoy14142
GeoffreyBoy14142
GlennBoy14142
HamishBoy14142
LeonBoy14142
LeslieBoy14142
LloydBoy14142
VincentBoy14142
WesleyBoy14142
AshleyBoy13154
HarryBoy13154
ImranBoy13154
JackBoy13154
JayBoy13154
JustinBoy13154
LeighBoy13154
LindsayBoy13154
NathanBoy13154
SandyBoy13154
ScotBoy13154
DennisBoy12165
KarlBoy12165
RickyBoy12165
BernardBoy11168
BillyBoy11168
ElliotBoy11168
KennyBoy11168
NealBoy11168
OmarBoy11168
PhillipBoy11168
ShaneBoy11168
AidanBoy10176
ClarkBoy10176
DenisBoy10176
GuyBoy10176
JeremyBoy10176
MitchellBoy10176
MorganBoy10176
AlexBoy9183
BryceBoy9183
DannyBoy9183
InnesBoy9183
JacobBoy9183
JoeBoy9183
JonathonBoy9183
KeirBoy9183
MurdoBoy9183
NicolasBoy9183
NikkiBoy9183
RobbieBoy9183
RogerBoy9183
StefanBoy9183
TrevorBoy9183
AliBoy8198
AllenBoy8198
AsifBoy8198
BradleyBoy8198
ChrisBoy8198
DesmondBoy8198
JeffreyBoy8198
JoelBoy8198
KirkBoy8198
LawrenceBoy8198
LeoBoy8198
NealeBoy8198
RuairidhBoy8198
SamBoy8198
SteveBoy8198
WalterBoy8198
WarrenBoy8198
AlbertBoy7215
ArranBoy7215
AustinBoy7215
BrettBoy7215
CarlBoy7215
CiaranBoy7215
DarrylBoy7215
DarrynBoy7215
DarylBoy7215
GlenBoy7215
KerrBoy7215
KieronBoy7215
LaurenceBoy7215
MarcusBoy7215
NeillBoy7215
NigelBoy7215
NikiBoy7215
RitchieBoy7215
RonnieBoy7215
RuaridhBoy7215
TristanBoy7215
AlfredBoy6236
AmarBoy6236
ChristianBoy6236
CrawfordBoy6236
DerrickBoy6236
DonBoy6236
EvanBoy6236
FergusBoy6236
GillanBoy6236
JaimeBoy6236
JanBoy6236
JoshuaBoy6236
LeonardBoy6236
MagnusBoy6236
MarcoBoy6236
MarioBoy6236
MohamedBoy6236
MuhammadBoy6236
NickyBoy6236
StruanBoy6236
AhmedBoy5256
AntonioBoy5256
ArchibaldBoy5256
AsimBoy5256
BobbyBoy5256
ChiBoy5256
DarioBoy5256
DeryckBoy5256
DuaneBoy5256
EamonnBoy5256
ErikBoy5256
FrederickBoy5256
GilbertBoy5256
JohnnyBoy5256
LaurieBoy5256
LorneBoy5256
LouisBoy5256
NikolasBoy5256
RhysBoy5256
RiccardoBoy5256
RonanBoy5256
RowanBoy5256
SyedBoy5256
TomBoy5256
UsmanBoy5256
AbdulBoy4281
AbidBoy4281
AhmadBoy4281
ArronBoy4281
ArthurBoy4281
ChadBoy4281
ChunBoy4281
DarrellBoy4281
EdwinBoy4281
GerrardBoy4281
IrfanBoy4281
JackieBoy4281
JaimieBoy4281
JodyBoy4281
JohnathanBoy4281
JulianBoy4281
KarimBoy4281
KellyBoy4281
KristoforBoy4281
LachlanBoy4281
ManBoy4281
MauriceBoy4281
NaveedBoy4281
RalphBoy4281
RamsayBoy4281
RanaldBoy4281
RayBoy4281
RehanBoy4281
RoddyBoy4281
RolandBoy4281
SpencerBoy4281
TobiasBoy4281
TomasBoy4281
WaiBoy4281
AbdullahBoy3315
AdilBoy3315
AdnanBoy3315
AftabBoy3315
AidenBoy3315
AlickBoy3315
AllisterBoy3315
AshrafBoy3315
BalalBoy3315
ClarkeBoy3315
ClaytonBoy3315
CorneliusBoy3315
DarenBoy3315
DarynBoy3315
DeclanBoy3315
DugaldBoy3315
DylanBoy3315
EamonBoy3315
EugeneBoy3315
FarhanBoy3315
FindlayBoy3315
ForbesBoy3315
GarrethBoy3315
GerryBoy3315
JodiBoy3315
JodieBoy3315
John-PaulBoy3315
JordonBoy3315
JuanBoy3315
KamranBoy3315
KeiranBoy3315
KenanBoy3315
KevanBoy3315
KevenBoy3315
LawranceBoy3315
LawrieBoy3315
LeroyBoy3315
LyallBoy3315
LyleBoy3315
MaxwellBoy3315
MohdBoy3315
NadeemBoy3315
NickiBoy3315
OsmanBoy3315
RaviBoy3315
RodgerBoy3315
RodneyBoy3315
RuariBoy3315
SandeepBoy3315
ShabazBoy3315
StanleyBoy3315
StefanoBoy3315
StevieBoy3315
SunilBoy3315
TariqBoy3315
TobyBoy3315
TommyBoy3315
VictorBoy3315
YusufBoy3315
LauraGirl1,1111
ClaireGirl9822
LisaGirl8083
NicolaGirl7264
MichelleGirl7045
SarahGirl6836
JenniferGirl6487
LouiseGirl6458
EmmaGirl5999
KirstyGirl51010
FionaGirl49811
KarenGirl47912
GillianGirl47613
DonnaGirl37814
KellyGirl37315
VictoriaGirl34816
SusanGirl34217
JulieGirl33818
GemmaGirl32919
AngelaGirl31420
AmandaGirl31321
LynseyGirl31321
AlisonGirl28523
PamelaGirl28024
LeanneGirl27825
CarolineGirl27326
SharonGirl26527
NatalieGirl25528
SuzanneGirl25329
ElaineGirl24930
JacquelineGirl24930
JoanneGirl24930
LesleyGirl23033
DeborahGirl22834
CatherineGirl22435
CherylGirl21936
ElizabethGirl20837
LynneGirl20138
KerryGirl19839
LorraineGirl18540
TracyGirl18141
LindsayGirl17942
RebeccaGirl17942
CharleneGirl17844
LornaGirl17445
RachelGirl17146
ClareGirl17047
HeatherGirl16948
LynnGirl16948
DebbieGirl16750
StephanieGirl16251
KimberleyGirl16152
StaceyGirl14253
ChristineGirl14054
HelenGirl13955
MargaretGirl13955
YvonneGirl13857
LaurenGirl13658
CarolGirl13359
SamanthaGirl13359
DawnGirl13261
AmyGirl12662
PaulineGirl12563
LindaGirl12264
PaulaGirl12264
AshleyGirl12066
CatrionaGirl11267
DianeGirl11068
ShonaGirl10969
LyndseyGirl10870
AnneGirl10671
JillGirl10572
MaryGirl10572
AnnaGirl10074
HazelGirl9875
SaraGirl9875
JaneGirl9677
KathrynGirl9578
TraceyGirl9578
DeniseGirl9480
RuthGirl9281
KimGirl8982
MarieGirl8982
KathleenGirl8884
AndreaGirl8785
JoannaGirl8686
LinseyGirl8686
KatrinaGirl8488
CarrieGirl8289
DanielleGirl8289
KatherineGirl8289
MhairiGirl8192
ChristinaGirl7893
LucyGirl7794
JillianGirl7595
MelanieGirl7396
LeeGirl7297
NatashaGirl7297
GailGirl7199
EilidhGirl70100
LindseyGirl70100
WendyGirl70100
AlanaGirl69103
HannahGirl69103
VickyGirl68105
KatieGirl67106
PatriciaGirl65107
AnnGirl64108
MelissaGirl64108
ArleneGirl63110
HayleyGirl63110
NicholaGirl63110
EmilyGirl61113
LyndsayGirl60114
FrancesGirl59115
GayleGirl59115
MandyGirl59115
NicoleGirl59115
MariaGirl57119
EleanorGirl56120
ZoeGirl56120
AileenGirl55122
RhonaGirl53123
LeighGirl52124
MairiGirl51125
LeeanneGirl50126
MarionGirl50126
KirstenGirl49128
ShelleyGirl49128
ClairGirl48130
AdeleGirl47131
VickiGirl47131
LouisaGirl44133
RachaelGirl44133
ErinGirl43135
JuliaGirl43135
SandraGirl43135
Lee-AnneGirl42138
CaraGirl41139
LyndaGirl41139
LynsayGirl41139
CarolynGirl40142
JudithGirl40142
SiobhanGirl40142
StacyGirl40142
KateGirl39146
SallyGirl39146
VikkiGirl39146
AlexandraGirl38149
AshleighGirl38149
AllisonGirl36151
LeonaGirl35152
KimberlyGirl34153
JanineGirl33154
LianneGirl33154
MarianneGirl33154
NadiaGirl33154
JodieGirl32158
LeeannGirl32158
ShirleyGirl32158
JemmaGirl31161
LeahGirl31161
BarbaraGirl30163
BeverleyGirl30163
CarlaGirl30163
KirsteenGirl30163
CaroleGirl29167
MoragGirl29167
RosemaryGirl29167
ColetteGirl28170
JadeGirl28170
JennaGirl28170
KirstinGirl28170
NikkiGirl28170
IonaGirl27175
JanetGirl27175
AlexisGirl26177
AudreyGirl26177
CharlotteGirl26177
JessicaGirl26177
KatyGirl26177
TammyGirl26177
TheresaGirl26177
DebraGirl25184
JeanGirl25184
KaraGirl25184
SelinaGirl25184
CarlyGirl24188
EricaGirl24188
KerrieGirl24188
LaraGirl24188
LynGirl24188
MaureenGirl24188
MorvenGirl24188
NadineGirl24188
NaomiGirl24188
ValerieGirl24188
AilsaGirl23198
ChloeGirl23198
ColleenGirl23198
EileenGirl23198
EvelynGirl23198
JaniceGirl23198
Lee-AnnGirl23198
AbigailGirl22205
VeronicaGirl22205
AlysonGirl21207
GeorginaGirl21207
LinsayGirl21207
SusanneGirl21207
AliceGirl20211
JanGirl20211
JosephineGirl20211
LynetteGirl20211
SheenaGirl20211
Anne-MarieGirl19216
AnnmarieGirl19216
EveGirl19216
FayeGirl19216
GeraldineGirl19216
JuneGirl19216
LanaGirl19216
SoniaGirl19216
SophieGirl19216
StefanieGirl19216
DionneGirl18226
IslaGirl18226
JayneGirl18226
KerriGirl18226
KirstieGirl18226
Ann-MarieGirl17231
AnnetteGirl17231
BernadetteGirl17231
JaclynGirl17231
LinziGirl17231
MiriamGirl17231
Sarah-JaneGirl17231
TeresaGirl17231
EllenGirl16239
GraceGirl16239
IsobelGirl16239
KarinGirl16239
KayGirl16239
NinaGirl16239
TanyaGirl16239
TaraGirl16239
ZaraGirl16239
AimeeGirl15248
AinsleyGirl15248
CherieGirl15248
DianneGirl15248
GwenGirl15248
HilaryGirl15248
HollyGirl15248
IreneGirl15248
Lesley-AnneGirl15248
RobynGirl15248
AlannaGirl14258
CatrinaGirl14258
EstherGirl14258
FelicityGirl14258
JennyGirl14258
JodyGirl14258
KatharineGirl14258
Kelly-AnneGirl14258
KeriGirl14258
SharleneGirl14258
SheilaGirl14258
SimoneGirl14258
TinaGirl14258
ToniGirl14258
ElspethGirl13272
Kelly-AnnGirl13272
Lesley-AnnGirl13272
MaxineGirl13272
MicheleGirl13272
RiaGirl13272
SylviaGirl13272
AllanaGirl12279
AmberGirl12279
ColletteGirl12279
DianaGirl12279
HelenaGirl12279
Jo-AnneGirl12279
JoanGirl12279
JodiGirl12279
JoleneGirl12279
VanessaGirl12279
VivienGirl12279
CandiceGirl11290
CarolanneGirl11290
CharmaineGirl11290
DanaGirl11290
GaynorGirl11290
JohanneGirl11290
JoyGirl11290
JoyceGirl11290
KeiraGirl11290
LaurieGirl11290
Leigh-AnnGirl11290
MonicaGirl11290
RosalindGirl11290
RoseGirl11290
SherylGirl11290
TamaraGirl11290
AlexaGirl10306
AnitaGirl10306
FrancescaGirl10306
KellieGirl10306
Kerry-AnneGirl10306
KristenGirl10306
KylieGirl10306
Lisa-MarieGirl10306
MarthaGirl10306
MeganGirl10306
MoiraGirl10306
RoisinGirl10306
SianGirl10306
AgnesGirl9319
AntoniaGirl9319
BryonyGirl9319
CassandraGirl9319
ColeenGirl9319
JohannaGirl9319
JoniGirl9319
KarynGirl9319
KristinGirl9319
LoisGirl9319
MirandaGirl9319
RhiannonGirl9319
SabrinaGirl9319
ShereeGirl9319
TerriGirl9319
VickieGirl9319
AishaGirl8335
Carol-AnneGirl8335
Carrie-AnneGirl8335
ConnieGirl8335
DavinaGirl8335
DeeGirl8335
ElinorGirl8335
EvaGirl8335
EvonneGirl8335
FayGirl8335
JanetteGirl8335
Julie-AnneGirl8335
KayeGirl8335
LeilaGirl8335
PhilippaGirl8335
StellaGirl8335
WilmaGirl8335
AdelleGirl7352
AnnemarieGirl7352
AprilGirl7352
BeckyGirl7352
BethGirl7352
Carol-AnnGirl7352
CarolannGirl7352
Carrie-AnnGirl7352
DorothyGirl7352
Emma-LouiseGirl7352
HaleyGirl7352
HeidiGirl7352
IsabelGirl7352
JamieGirl7352
Julie-AnnGirl7352
LoriGirl7352
LucindaGirl7352
MarinaGirl7352
RonaGirl7352
RosalynGirl7352
RosemarieGirl7352
SharleenGirl7352
SharronGirl7352
SheonaGirl7352
SineadGirl7352
SophiaGirl7352
AlainaGirl6378
AmeliaGirl6378
AvrilGirl6378
CarinaGirl6378
CarmenGirl6378
CeciliaGirl6378
ClaraGirl6378
ErikaGirl6378
GinaGirl6378
JacquelynGirl6378
JillyGirl6378
JudyGirl6378
KarlaGirl6378
KelliGirl6378
KristinaGirl6378
Laura-JaneGirl6378
LeaGirl6378
LenaGirl6378
LianeGirl6378
LydiaGirl6378
MadeleineGirl6378
MarleneGirl6378
MarnieGirl6378
MartinaGirl6378
MoniqueGirl6378
NikolaGirl6378
NoreenGirl6378
RheaGirl6378
RhodaGirl6378
RoslynGirl6378
RowanGirl6378
RowenaGirl6378
RoxanneGirl6378
ShaziaGirl6378
SonyaGirl6378
TamsinGirl6378
VivienneGirl6378
YvetteGirl6378
AbbieGirl5416
AbbyGirl5416
AdrienneGirl5416
AliciaGirl5416
AngelinaGirl5416
AshaGirl5416
CamillaGirl5416
CharleenGirl5416
CorinneGirl5416
ElenaGirl5416
HarrietGirl5416
IngridGirl5416
IsabellaGirl5416
JanisGirl5416
JocelynGirl5416
JordanaGirl5416
JustineGirl5416
KariGirl5416
KarinaGirl5416
Kerry-AnnGirl5416
KieraGirl5416
KylaGirl5416
Lea-AnneGirl5416
LeannGirl5416
LeighannGirl5416
LissaGirl5416
LizaGirl5416
MargoGirl5416
MarilynGirl5416
MarisaGirl5416
MarissaGirl5416
MaryannGirl5416
MellissaGirl5416
MhariGirl5416
MichaelaGirl5416
MornaGirl5416
MyraGirl5416
OliviaGirl5416
PollyGirl5416
RhianGirl5416
RoseanneGirl5416
SadiaGirl5416
SaimaGirl5416
ShareenGirl5416
SharynGirl5416
ShonaghGirl5416
SonjaGirl5416
TaniaGirl5416
UzmaGirl5416
AdrianaGirl4465
AfshanGirl4465
AilidhGirl4465
AilieGirl4465
AlexandriaGirl4465
AllysonGirl4465
AminaGirl4465
AndrenaGirl4465
AndrinaGirl4465
AngieGirl4465
AnnabelGirl4465
BonnieGirl4465
CarynGirl4465
CassieGirl4465
CharisGirl4465
CiaraGirl4465
CindyGirl4465
ConstanceGirl4465
CoraGirl4465
DaleGirl4465
DarleneGirl4465
DebbyGirl4465
EliseGirl4465
EloiseGirl4465
FloraGirl4465
IngaGirl4465
JackieGirl4465
JanieGirl4465
JannaGirl4465
JeniferGirl4465
JulietGirl4465
KarlyGirl4465
KerryanneGirl4465
KristyGirl4465
LaylaGirl4465
LeighanneGirl4465
LeisaGirl4465
LiaGirl4465
Lisa-AnnGirl4465
LuciaGirl4465
LuisaGirl4465
LynnetteGirl4465
MariGirl4465
Marie-ClaireGirl4465
MichelaGirl4465
PennyGirl4465
RachelleGirl4465
RhondaGirl4465
RosslynGirl4465
SalmaGirl4465
SandieGirl4465
Sarah-AnneGirl4465
Sarah-JayneGirl4465
SelenaGirl4465
SeonaidGirl4465
SerenaGirl4465
ShellyGirl4465
SofiaGirl4465
SusannaGirl4465
SuzannaGirl4465
TeriGirl4465
TheaGirl4465
TracieGirl4465
VerityGirl4465
YasminGirl4465
AimiGirl3530
AlishaGirl3530
AmalGirl3530
AmiGirl3530
AnikaGirl3530
AnnieGirl3530
AshlieGirl3530
AstridGirl3530
BelindaGirl3530
BeverlyGirl3530
BiancaGirl3530
BobbieGirl3530
BrendaGirl3530
BridgetGirl3530
BrookeGirl3530
CarenGirl3530
CarinGirl3530
CarleenGirl3530
CarolynnGirl3530
CaronGirl3530
CathleenGirl3530
CathyGirl3530
CelesteGirl3530
CeriGirl3530
CheriGirl3530
ChevonneGirl3530
ChiaraGirl3530
ChristyGirl3530
ClaudiaGirl3530
CorrinaGirl3530
CrystalGirl3530
DaisyGirl3530
DanielaGirl3530
Donna-MarieGirl3530
DoreenGirl3530
EdithGirl3530
ElisaGirl3530
FaithGirl3530
GabrielleGirl3530
HannaGirl3530
HeleneGirl3530
IramGirl3530
IshbelGirl3530
JasmineGirl3530
Jo-AnnGirl3530
JohanGirl3530
JohannGirl3530
JulieannGirl3530
JulieanneGirl3530
KarolineGirl3530
KathrineGirl3530
KatrionaGirl3530
KeldaGirl3530
KellyannGirl3530
KennaGirl3530
KirstineGirl3530
KristeenGirl3530
KristineGirl3530
Laura-AnneGirl3530
Laura-MarieGirl3530
LeonnaGirl3530
LeslieGirl3530
LillianGirl3530
LisamarieGirl3530
LoraineGirl3530
LucieGirl3530
Lynn-MarieGirl3530
MareeGirl3530
MarjoryGirl3530
MayGirl3530
MechelleGirl3530
NajmaGirl3530
NancyGirl3530
NataliaGirl3530
NaziaGirl3530
NormaGirl3530
NosheenGirl3530
NyssaGirl3530
PenelopeGirl3530
PriyaGirl3530
RobertaGirl3530
RosaleenGirl3530
RosannaGirl3530
RozlynGirl3530
SachaGirl3530
SamaraGirl3530
SameenaGirl3530
SashaGirl3530
ShabanaGirl3530
ShannaGirl3530
ShereenGirl3530
ShionaGirl3530
SiobhainGirl3530
SusannahGirl3530
TessaGirl3530
ToyahGirl3530
TrudyGirl3530
VariGirl3530
YasmeenGirl3530
ZeenatGirl3530

Names recorded in 1982