In 1983 the table records 62,161 babies given a first name, spread across 997 rows of (name, sex) figures. For boys the most common first name in the table this year is David, given to 1,891 babies; for girls it is Laura, given to 1,215 babies. The table's own rank column decides which row ranks first, and that is the row reported here.

Figures cover the year 1983 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.

1983 at a glance

SexBabiesRowsMost common nameBabies given it
Boy32,619368David1,891
Girl29,542629Laura1,215

Every row for 1983

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

NameSexBabies given the nameRank
DavidBoy1,8911
ChristopherBoy1,3742
AndrewBoy1,2753
JohnBoy1,2604
JamesBoy1,1565
CraigBoy9926
StevenBoy9507
PaulBoy9018
MichaelBoy7689
ScottBoy74010
RobertBoy72111
MarkBoy71912
WilliamBoy65813
KevinBoy65714
StuartBoy64115
StephenBoy58416
AlanBoy56217
GaryBoy52218
RossBoy50919
ColinBoy46720
RichardBoy45121
MartinBoy44622
ThomasBoy40123
NeilBoy39324
RyanBoy37225
GraemeBoy34326
BrianBoy34127
PeterBoy33528
GordonBoy32129
DarrenBoy31630
IanBoy31630
JamieBoy30532
AlexanderBoy30333
IainBoy30333
GrahamBoy28435
BarryBoy27836
AllanBoy26637
JonathanBoy26637
DanielBoy25739
GavinBoy25140
DerekBoy23841
KennethBoy23542
SeanBoy21443
MatthewBoy21144
LeeBoy20045
GeorgeBoy18346
NicholasBoy17647
AnthonyBoy17448
StewartBoy17448
FraserBoy16650
DouglasBoy16051
KeithBoy15952
JosephBoy14953
GrantBoy14554
MarcBoy13455
AdamBoy12756
SimonBoy12357
AlistairBoy12058
GarryBoy11859
AlastairBoy11660
BryanBoy11361
LiamBoy10962
JasonBoy10763
DuncanBoy10664
EuanBoy10664
CharlesBoy10566
GregBoy10367
EdwardBoy10268
PhilipBoy10268
RussellBoy9670
ShaunBoy9670
GarethBoy9372
EwanBoy9273
CalumBoy8974
CallumBoy8675
DonaldBoy8476
CameronBoy8177
RaymondBoy8177
PatrickBoy8079
AlasdairBoy7980
DeanBoy7081
GreigBoy6782
LewisBoy6683
BenjaminBoy6584
MalcolmBoy6285
NiallBoy6086
GerardBoy5887
MartynBoy5488
JordanBoy5289
AaronBoy5090
FrancisBoy5090
HughBoy4992
GregorBoy4893
MohammedBoy4893
RobinBoy4795
SamuelBoy4696
AngusBoy4397
BruceBoy4397
KrisBoy4099
RonaldBoy39100
DaleBoy37101
RoryBoy37101
DominicBoy35103
JonBoy35103
BlairBoy34105
KyleBoy33106
BrendanBoy32107
KristopherBoy32107
MurrayBoy32107
TimothyBoy29110
WayneBoy29110
RoderickBoy28112
AdrianBoy26113
GeraldBoy26113
LukeBoy26113
OwenBoy26113
RoyBoy26113
OliverBoy24118
AntonyBoy23119
JackBoy23119
KieranBoy23119
KristoferBoy23119
MohammadBoy23119
EricBoy22124
BarrieBoy21125
BenBoy21125
DarylBoy21125
NickyBoy21125
TerryBoy21125
DrewBoy20130
TonyBoy20130
KristofferBoy18132
RikkiBoy18132
RobbieBoy18132
GlenBoy17135
GregoryBoy17135
HenryBoy17135
PhillipBoy17135
AlexBoy16139
FrazerBoy16139
LawrenceBoy16139
CampbellBoy15142
DamienBoy15142
DarrylBoy15142
HamishBoy15142
JohnathanBoy15142
AlisterBoy14147
AllenBoy14147
BillyBoy14147
EwenBoy14147
FrankBoy14147
NathanBoy14147
RickyBoy14147
TerenceBoy14147
BrettBoy13155
FergusBoy13155
ImranBoy13155
JayBoy13155
LindsayBoy13155
NormanBoy13155
AliBoy12161
DamianBoy12161
DerrickBoy12161
ElliotBoy12161
KirkBoy12161
LeonBoy12161
MathewBoy12161
TomBoy12161
VincentBoy12161
CiaranBoy11170
DannyBoy11170
FinlayBoy11170
HarryBoy11170
JulianBoy11170
JustinBoy11170
MarcusBoy11170
TrevorBoy11170
ArthurBoy10178
EvanBoy10178
GlennBoy10178
JeffreyBoy10178
JeremyBoy10178
JonathonBoy10178
KerrBoy10178
BobbyBoy9185
GeoffreyBoy9185
GreggBoy9185
GuyBoy9185
JoelBoy9185
JoshuaBoy9185
KarlBoy9185
KeirBoy9185
LeslieBoy9185
LouisBoy9185
MuhammadBoy9185
SamBoy9185
ShaneBoy9185
AbdulBoy8198
AshleyBoy8198
CarlBoy8198
CrawfordBoy8198
InnesBoy8198
LeighBoy8198
MarcoBoy8198
NealBoy8198
NicolasBoy8198
NikkiBoy8198
StefanBoy8198
StruanBoy8198
AlisdairBoy7210
DarranBoy7210
DenisBoy7210
DylanBoy7210
KevanBoy7210
LaurieBoy7210
MurdoBoy7210
NealeBoy7210
OmarBoy7210
SandyBoy7210
SteveBoy7210
WalterBoy7210
AhmedBoy6222
AidanBoy6222
AlbertBoy6222
ChiBoy6222
ClarkBoy6222
DarrellBoy6222
DennisBoy6222
DesmondBoy6222
DonBoy6222
EdwinBoy6222
FrederickBoy6222
JeffBoy6222
KieronBoy6222
LaurenceBoy6222
LeoBoy6222
LloydBoy6222
MaxwellBoy6222
MitchellBoy6222
RalphBoy6222
RamsayBoy6222
UsmanBoy6222
AhmadBoy5243
AntonBoy5243
ArchibaldBoy5243
AustinBoy5243
BernardBoy5243
BradleyBoy5243
ChrisBoy5243
DarenBoy5243
ElliottBoy5243
EoghanBoy5243
FaisalBoy5243
JacksonBoy5243
JimBoy5243
JodyBoy5243
JohnnyBoy5243
LanceBoy5243
LeonardBoy5243
MagnusBoy5243
MaxBoy5243
MohamadBoy5243
MorayBoy5243
MylesBoy5243
RicardoBoy5243
RoddyBoy5243
RuairidhBoy5243
RuaraidhBoy5243
RuaridhBoy5243
SandeepBoy5243
SebastianBoy5243
SpencerBoy5243
VictorBoy5243
WarrenBoy5243
WilsonBoy5243
AbdullahBoy4276
AmitBoy4276
AndreBoy4276
AntonioBoy4276
ArronBoy4276
BrentBoy4276
CalvinBoy4276
DarrinBoy4276
DaryllBoy4276
EoinBoy4276
GilbertBoy4276
GlynBoy4276
GrahameBoy4276
HectorBoy4276
HowardBoy4276
JackieBoy4276
JacobBoy4276
JaimeBoy4276
KasimBoy4276
KristoforBoy4276
ManBoy4276
MarioBoy4276
MauriceBoy4276
NadeemBoy4276
NaveedBoy4276
NeillBoy4276
NigelBoy4276
RichieBoy4276
RitchieBoy4276
RodneyBoy4276
RogerBoy4276
RolandBoy4276
RonanBoy4276
ShakeelBoy4276
SteffanBoy4276
SyedBoy4276
TaylorBoy4276
WaiBoy4276
AdnanBoy3314
AlecBoy3314
AlessandroBoy3314
AlunBoy3314
AnasBoy3314
AndreasBoy3314
ArfanBoy3314
ArranBoy3314
AthollBoy3314
AzeemBoy3314
BryceBoy3314
BryonBoy3314
CliffordBoy3314
DwayneBoy3314
EdmundBoy3314
ErikBoy3314
FrancescoBoy3314
GarrieBoy3314
GerrardBoy3314
GiancarloBoy3314
GilesBoy3314
GiovanniBoy3314
HardeepBoy3314
IrfanBoy3314
JodieBoy3314
JoeBoy3314
JordonBoy3314
KamranBoy3314
KarBoy3314
KashifBoy3314
KellyBoy3314
KennyBoy3314
KristianBoy3314
KwokBoy3314
LoganBoy3314
LorenzoBoy3314
LorneBoy3314
LyallBoy3314
MohamedBoy3314
MohdBoy3314
MorganBoy3314
NairnBoy3314
NoelBoy3314
RayBoy3314
SamiBoy3314
ShabazBoy3314
ShahbazBoy3314
ShawnBoy3314
ShazadBoy3314
StanleyBoy3314
TobiasBoy3314
TristanBoy3314
WaseemBoy3314
ZacharyBoy3314
ZahidBoy3314
LauraGirl1,2151
ClaireGirl9852
NicolaGirl8103
JenniferGirl7414
LouiseGirl6845
SarahGirl6446
LisaGirl6217
MichelleGirl6018
EmmaGirl5809
FionaGirl45610
KarenGirl45011
GillianGirl44812
GemmaGirl43713
KirstyGirl43514
LynseyGirl36015
VictoriaGirl35516
DonnaGirl35217
KellyGirl34118
SusanGirl30719
JulieGirl28920
AngelaGirl28021
PamelaGirl26822
LeanneGirl26723
AmandaGirl25924
JoanneGirl25325
AlisonGirl25126
CarolineGirl24427
HeatherGirl24328
JacquelineGirl23429
SuzanneGirl23030
StephanieGirl22631
CatherineGirl20532
ElaineGirl20532
NatalieGirl20134
LynneGirl19435
StaceyGirl19435
LindsayGirl18937
LaurenGirl18738
CherylGirl18639
ElizabethGirl18540
DeborahGirl18441
LesleyGirl18441
KerryGirl18343
LornaGirl18343
CharleneGirl17845
SharonGirl17845
LorraineGirl17547
LynnGirl17048
AmyGirl16549
TracyGirl15950
ClareGirl15851
RebeccaGirl15851
DebbieGirl15353
SamanthaGirl14854
KimberleyGirl14555
RachelGirl14555
YvonneGirl14257
HelenGirl14058
MargaretGirl13959
CarolGirl13660
ChristineGirl12561
DianeGirl12062
LindaGirl11563
AshleyGirl11464
DawnGirl11464
PaulaGirl11464
MarieGirl11267
PaulineGirl11267
DanielleGirl10869
AnnaGirl10670
HazelGirl10471
JillGirl10471
ShonaGirl10273
CatrionaGirl10074
JaneGirl9675
KimGirl9476
MhairiGirl9476
AnneGirl9378
TraceyGirl9378
HayleyGirl9180
LyndseyGirl9180
SaraGirl9180
MelissaGirl9083
KathrynGirl8984
LyndsayGirl8984
LucyGirl8786
RuthGirl8786
MaryGirl8388
AndreaGirl8089
LindseyGirl8089
DeniseGirl7891
JoannaGirl7792
AlanaGirl7693
AdeleGirl6994
KathleenGirl6895
MelanieGirl6796
ChristinaGirl6697
HannahGirl6697
KirstenGirl6697
SiobhanGirl6697
CarrieGirl65101
KatherineGirl65101
EmilyGirl64103
GayleGirl63104
GailGirl62105
JillianGirl62105
EilidhGirl61107
ArleneGirl60108
KatieGirl60108
KatrinaGirl60108
KimberlyGirl60108
LeeGirl60108
AnnGirl59113
ZoeGirl58114
MandyGirl57115
NicoleGirl57115
VickiGirl57115
CarolynGirl56118
NatashaGirl55119
LeighGirl53120
StacyGirl52121
ErinGirl51122
MariaGirl51122
CharlotteGirl50124
VickyGirl50124
JemmaGirl49126
AshleighGirl48127
FrancesGirl48127
LianneGirl48127
LinseyGirl48127
WendyGirl47131
RhonaGirl46132
LyndaGirl45133
RachaelGirl45133
MairiGirl44135
JadeGirl43136
JudithGirl43136
AlexisGirl41138
JodieGirl41138
JuliaGirl41138
LynsayGirl41138
KateGirl39142
NaomiGirl39142
EleanorGirl38144
JanetGirl38144
LeeanneGirl38144
PatriciaGirl38144
AileenGirl37148
ClairGirl37148
AlexandraGirl36150
LeeannGirl36150
LouisaGirl36150
MarionGirl36150
VikkiGirl35154
CaraGirl34155
CarlyGirl34155
DionneGirl34155
KirstinGirl34155
LeahGirl34155
ShelleyGirl34155
NikkiGirl33161
IslaGirl32162
AllisonGirl31163
JennaGirl31163
MoragGirl31163
SandraGirl31163
AliceGirl30167
EileenGirl30167
Lee-AnneGirl30167
NicholaGirl30167
HollyGirl29171
JaclynGirl29171
KatyGirl29171
AimeeGirl27174
EvelynGirl27174
MarianneGirl26176
RosemaryGirl26176
ValerieGirl26176
AudreyGirl25179
GeraldineGirl25179
LaraGirl25179
LinziGirl25179
SallyGirl25179
CarlaGirl24184
HilaryGirl24184
IonaGirl24184
KayGirl24184
MaureenGirl24184
SusanneGirl24184
TammyGirl24184
VeronicaGirl24184
BarbaraGirl23192
ColetteGirl23192
JanineGirl23192
JayneGirl23192
KaraGirl23192
KerriGirl23192
KerrieGirl23192
AnnetteGirl22199
BernadetteGirl22199
DebraGirl22199
IreneGirl22199
JennyGirl22199
KirsteenGirl22199
ShirleyGirl22199
StefanieGirl22199
GraceGirl21207
LynGirl21207
NadiaGirl21207
Sarah-JaneGirl21207
SherylGirl21207
TanyaGirl21207
AilsaGirl20213
BeverleyGirl20213
CaroleGirl20213
ChloeGirl20213
JessicaGirl20213
LeonaGirl20213
LynetteGirl20213
SoniaGirl20213
TheresaGirl20213
DeeGirl19222
MaxineGirl19222
NadineGirl19222
SelinaGirl19222
SophieGirl19222
AlysonGirl18227
JohannaGirl18227
LoriGirl18227
MorvenGirl18227
AinsleyGirl17231
DianneGirl17231
JaniceGirl17231
Lee-AnnGirl17231
SheenaGirl17231
SianGirl17231
AlannaGirl16237
ColleenGirl16237
DanaGirl16237
LanaGirl16237
MicheleGirl16237
Ann-MarieGirl15242
AvrilGirl15242
DianaGirl15242
JanGirl15242
JodyGirl15242
JuneGirl15242
LaurieGirl15242
MonicaGirl15242
NinaGirl15242
SimoneGirl15242
TinaGirl15242
ToniGirl15242
AbigailGirl14254
EllenGirl14254
EricaGirl14254
EveGirl14254
IsobelGirl14254
JoanGirl14254
JoleneGirl14254
KatharineGirl14254
RoslynGirl14254
SharleneGirl14254
TeresaGirl14254
Anne-MarieGirl13265
Carol-AnneGirl13265
JanetteGirl13265
KirstieGirl13265
MoiraGirl13265
AllanaGirl12270
AnnmarieGirl12270
CandiceGirl12270
CrystalGirl12270
FayeGirl12270
JodiGirl12270
KarinGirl12270
KrystalGirl12270
Lesley-AnneGirl12270
LoisGirl12270
RosalindGirl12270
AliciaGirl11281
AmberGirl11281
CassandraGirl11281
FrancescaGirl11281
GeorginaGirl11281
JeanGirl11281
JosephineGirl11281
JoyceGirl11281
KarynGirl11281
LizaGirl11281
SandieGirl11281
TaraGirl11281
AmieGirl10293
AnitaGirl10293
AntoniaGirl10293
CharmaineGirl10293
ColletteGirl10293
HaleyGirl10293
JoyGirl10293
KarinaGirl10293
KellieGirl10293
LianeGirl10293
NancyGirl10293
PhilippaGirl10293
ShaziaGirl10293
SheilaGirl10293
ShereeGirl10293
SonyaGirl10293
CatrinaGirl9309
CorinneGirl9309
JocelynGirl9309
Kelly-AnneGirl9309
KylieGirl9309
LynnetteGirl9309
MhariGirl9309
MiriamGirl9309
RobynGirl9309
RoseGirl9309
SylviaGirl9309
VanessaGirl9309
VivienGirl9309
VivienneGirl9309
AllysonGirl8323
AnnemarieGirl8323
AprilGirl8323
BethGirl8323
BrookeGirl8323
CarinaGirl8323
CarolanneGirl8323
CherieGirl8323
HarrietGirl8323
IsabelGirl8323
KariGirl8323
KayeGirl8323
Kelly-AnnGirl8323
Leigh-AnneGirl8323
LinsayGirl8323
MariGirl8323
MarinaGirl8323
MarissaGirl8323
RonaGirl8323
RowanGirl8323
AdelleGirl7343
AgnesGirl7343
AlexandriaGirl7343
AndrinaGirl7343
AnnieGirl7343
CarolannGirl7343
ClaudiaGirl7343
CorrineGirl7343
DanielaGirl7343
DorothyGirl7343
EstherGirl7343
FelicityGirl7343
FreyaGirl7343
GaynorGirl7343
JackieGirl7343
KarlaGirl7343
KrystleGirl7343
LindyGirl7343
RiaGirl7343
RobertaGirl7343
RoseanneGirl7343
RoxanneGirl7343
ShonaghGirl7343
TamaraGirl7343
YvetteGirl7343
ZaraGirl7343
AilieGirl6369
BethanGirl6369
BridgetGirl6369
BryonyGirl6369
CamillaGirl6369
CarleneGirl6369
CarmenGirl6369
Carol-AnnGirl6369
CassieGirl6369
ColeenGirl6369
DaniellaGirl6369
DavinaGirl6369
FarzanaGirl6369
GaelGirl6369
GinaGirl6369
IsabellaGirl6369
JacklynGirl6369
JacquiGirl6369
JohanneGirl6369
Julie-AnneGirl6369
JulietteGirl6369
KeiraGirl6369
KellyannGirl6369
Kerry-AnneGirl6369
KristenGirl6369
LeannGirl6369
Leigh-AnnGirl6369
Lesley-AnnGirl6369
MeganGirl6369
MornaGirl6369
NaziaGirl6369
RoisinGirl6369
SashaGirl6369
ShabanaGirl6369
ShellyGirl6369
SineadGirl6369
TeriGirl6369
TerriGirl6369
TiffanyGirl6369
AishaGirl5408
AlexaGirl5408
BelindaGirl5408
BiancaGirl5408
Carrie-AnneGirl5408
CaseyGirl5408
CheryllGirl5408
ConstanceGirl5408
CristinaGirl5408
ElisaGirl5408
ErikaGirl5408
EvaGirl5408
EvonneGirl5408
FernGirl5408
GeorgiaGirl5408
JacquelynGirl5408
JaimeGirl5408
JoannGirl5408
KeriGirl5408
KristinaGirl5408
KristyGirl5408
Laura-AnnGirl5408
LeonieGirl5408
LeslieGirl5408
Lisa-MarieGirl5408
LucindaGirl5408
LydiaGirl5408
MarleneGirl5408
NikolaGirl5408
OliviaGirl5408
RheaGirl5408
RhiannonGirl5408
RhondaGirl5408
RosanneGirl5408
SairaGirl5408
SeonaidGirl5408
SerenaGirl5408
SharleenGirl5408
SophiaGirl5408
StacieGirl5408
SuzannGirl5408
TammieGirl5408
TessaGirl5408
VhairiGirl5408
WaiGirl5408
AliaGirl4453
AmeliaGirl4453
AnnabelGirl4453
AshaGirl4453
AsmaGirl4453
BeatriceGirl4453
BonnieGirl4453
BrendaGirl4453
CamilleGirl4453
CarlynGirl4453
CarynGirl4453
DebbyGirl4453
ElinorGirl4453
ElspethGirl4453
HaileyGirl4453
HeidiGirl4453
HelenaGirl4453
IngridGirl4453
IramGirl4453
JamieGirl4453
JanisGirl4453
JayGirl4453
JeanetteGirl4453
JemimaGirl4453
JoGirl4453
Jo-AnneGirl4453
JohanGirl4453
JoniGirl4453
JordanaGirl4453
Kerry-AnnGirl4453
KristinGirl4453
Laura-JaneGirl4453
LeannaGirl4453
LeighannGirl4453
LeilaGirl4453
LucieGirl4453
MaireadGirl4453
MarcellaGirl4453
MarciaGirl4453
MareeGirl4453
MarilynGirl4453
MartinaGirl4453
Mary-AnneGirl4453
MayGirl4453
MirandaGirl4453
MyraGirl4453
NoorGirl4453
PenelopeGirl4453
RabiaGirl4453
RhodaGirl4453
SadiaGirl4453
SaimaGirl4453
SaminaGirl4453
SengaGirl4453
ShereenGirl4453
StellaGirl4453
TrudiGirl4453
UnaGirl4453
WilmaGirl4453
AbbieGirl3512
AdrienneGirl3512
AftonGirl3512
AilidhGirl3512
AimiGirl3512
AinslieGirl3512
AislinnGirl3512
AmiGirl3512
AnaisGirl3512
AngieGirl3512
ArianeGirl3512
AsiaGirl3512
AynsleyGirl3512
BeverlyGirl3512
BillieGirl3512
BushraGirl3512
CarlynnGirl3512
CarolynnGirl3512
CaronGirl3512
Carrie-AnnGirl3512
CeliaGirl3512
CelineGirl3512
ChantelleGirl3512
CharlaineGirl3512
CindyGirl3512
ConnieGirl3512
CorrinaGirl3512
CourtneyGirl3512
DaleGirl3512
DeirdreGirl3512
EdithGirl3512
ElainaGirl3512
ElenaGirl3512
EliseGirl3512
EloiseGirl3512
ElsaGirl3512
Emma-LouiseGirl3512
FaithGirl3512
FloraGirl3512
GabriellaGirl3512
GabrielleGirl3512
GenevieveGirl3512
GennaGirl3512
ImogenGirl3512
Jo-AnnGirl3512
JoleenGirl3512
JudyGirl3512
JulianneGirl3512
JulietGirl3512
KarolynGirl3512
KarrieGirl3512
KateyGirl3512
KatrionaGirl3512
Kelly-MarieGirl3512
KellyanneGirl3512
KirstineGirl3512
KristiGirl3512
KymGirl3512
Laura-AnneGirl3512
LaureneGirl3512
LeighanneGirl3512
LenaGirl3512
LetitiaGirl3512
LianGirl3512
LiannaGirl3512
LilianGirl3512
LillianGirl3512
LisamarieGirl3512
LoraGirl3512
LorriGirl3512
LynziGirl3512
MadeleineGirl3512
MariamGirl3512
MarisaGirl3512
MarlynGirl3512
MarthaGirl3512
MartineGirl3512
Mary-AnnGirl3512
MaryanneGirl3512
MechelleGirl3512
MellissaGirl3512
MelodyGirl3512
MichaelaGirl3512
NoreenGirl3512
NormaGirl3512
PennyGirl3512
PriscillaGirl3512
PuiGirl3512
RayGirl3512
RebekahGirl3512
RhianneGirl3512
RitaGirl3512
RomanaGirl3512
RosaleenGirl3512
RosalynGirl3512
RosalyndGirl3512
RosannaGirl3512
RoseannGirl3512
RosemarieGirl3512
RowenaGirl3512
RukhsanaGirl3512
SamaraGirl3512
ShannaGirl3512
ShannonGirl3512
SharanGirl3512
ShareenGirl3512
SharronGirl3512
SusannaGirl3512
SusieGirl3512
TaniaGirl3512
TracieGirl3512
TrudyGirl3512
UzmaGirl3512
VickieGirl3512
VirginiaGirl3512
YasminGirl3512
ZahraGirl3512
ZandraGirl3512

Names recorded in 1983