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1974

Most popular Scottish baby names in 1974

67,460 babies recorded across both registers. The top 20 names for boys and girls, straight from the National Records of Scotland.

Top boys’ names · 1974

  1. 1 David 1,794
  2. 2 John 1,528
  3. 3 Paul 1,260
  4. 4 Mark 1,234
  5. 5 James 1,202
  6. 6 Andrew 1,067
  7. 7 Scott 1,060
  8. 8 Steven 1,020
  9. 9 Robert 885
  10. 10 Stephen 866
  11. 11 William 777
  12. 12 Craig 749
  13. 13 Michael 735
  14. 14 Stuart 710
  15. 15 Christopher 702
  16. 16 Alan 685
  17. 17 Colin 634
  18. 18 Brian 623
  19. 19 Kevin 598
  20. 20 Gary 570

Top girls’ names · 1974

  1. 1 Nicola 935
  2. 2 Karen 825
  3. 3 Fiona 793
  4. 4 Susan 763
  5. 5 Claire 727
  6. 6 Sharon 720
  7. 7 Angela 660
  8. 8 Gillian 577
  9. 9 Julie 576
  10. 10 Michelle 531
  11. 11 Jacqueline 505
  12. 12 Amanda 502
  13. 13 Tracy 498
  14. 14 Louise 491
  15. 15 Jennifer 470
  16. 16 Alison 453
  17. 17 Sarah 402
  18. 18 Donna 398
  19. 19 Caroline 396
  20. 20 Elaine 390