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1997

Most popular Scottish baby names in 1997

55,349 babies recorded across both registers. The top 20 names for boys and girls, straight from the National Records of Scotland.

Top boys’ names · 1997

  1. 1 Ryan 795
  2. 2 Andrew 761
  3. 3 Jack 759
  4. 4 Ross 700
  5. 5 James 638
  6. 6 Connor 590
  7. 7 Scott 586
  8. 8 Lewis 568
  9. 9 David 560
  10. 10 Michael 557
  11. 11 Jordan 554
  12. 12 Liam 550
  13. 13 Daniel 546
  14. 14 Cameron 526
  15. 15 Matthew 509
  16. 16 Kieran 474
  17. 17 Jamie 452
  18. 18 Christopher 440
  19. 19 Kyle 421
  20. 20 Callum 419

Top girls’ names · 1997

  1. 1 Emma 752
  2. 2 Chloe 743
  3. 3 Rebecca 713
  4. 4 Megan 645
  5. 5 Lauren 631
  6. 6 Amy 623
  7. 7 Shannon 552
  8. 8 Caitlin 550
  9. 9 Rachel 517
  10. 10 Hannah 480
  11. 11 Sarah 471
  12. 12 Sophie 433
  13. 13 Nicole 378
  14. 14 Erin 362
  15. 15 Laura 348
  16. 16 Emily 289
  17. 17 Jennifer 277
  18. 18 Courtney 276
  19. 19 Kirsty 258
  20. 20 Lucy 258

Biggest risers in 1997

Names climbing fastest versus 1996 (min. 20 babies and ≥25% growth).