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Most popular baby names in Scotland, 1996

The most-registered girls' and boys' names in Scotland in 1996, from the National Records of Scotland. Emma and Ryan led the year.

Girls

	Name	Births
1	Emma	707
2	Amy	703
3	Lauren	688
4	Shannon	687
5	Chloe	663
6	Rebecca	659
7	Megan	566
8	Sarah	490
9	Rachel	481
10	Hannah	476
11	Caitlin	439
12	Nicole	438
13	Laura	387
14	Sophie	383
15	Kirsty	332
16	Danielle	321
17	Katie	287
18	Louise	271
19	Erin	269
20	Samantha	255
21	Emily	234
22	Jennifer	229
23	Claire	227
24	Heather	227
25	Stephanie	222
26	Eilidh	210
27	Nicola	210
28	Jade	205
29	Kayleigh	198
30	Lisa	198
31	Hayley	188
32	Holly	188
33	Rachael	186
34	Lucy	184
35	Melissa	180
36	Jessica	173
37	Zoe	170
38	Robyn	165
39	Gemma	164
40	Aimee	154
41	Anna	151
42	Jodie	151
43	Natasha	150
44	Natalie	147
45	Victoria	137
46	Chelsea	136
47	Kimberley	135
48	Ashley	134
49	Courtney	128
50	Kirsten	124
51	Beth	123
52	Catherine	122
53	Ashleigh	120
54	Abbie	118
55	Alexandra	118
56	Bethany	116
57	Charlotte	108
58	Abigail	105
59	Demi	98
60	Fiona	97
61	Paige	96
62	Taylor	92
63	Catriona	91
64	Cara	90
65	Kelly	90
66	Amber	89
67	Leah	89
68	Siobhan	89
69	Amanda	88
70	Katherine	88
71	Kathryn	88
72	Kerry	86
73	Elizabeth	83
74	Iona	82
75	Molly	78
76	Jemma	76
77	Alice	74
78	Olivia	73
79	Ruth	73
80	Jenna	71
81	Alison	70
82	Georgia	70
83	Morgan	70
84	Ellen	68
85	Hollie	68
86	Carly	67
87	Naomi	67
88	Alana	66
89	Mhairi	66
90	Kate	65
91	Chantelle	64
92	Gillian	64
93	Stacey	64
94	Joanne	62
95	Isla	59
96	Joanna	59
97	Rebekah	58
98	Toni	58
99	Ellie	56
100	Michelle	56

Boys

	Name	Births
1	Ryan	932
2	Andrew	772
3	Liam	701
4	Jack	675
5	Connor	663
6	Scott	660
7	James	654
8	Daniel	647
9	Ross	640
10	Jordan	603
11	Michael	554
12	David	542
13	Cameron	499
14	Craig	492
15	Kieran	492
16	Lewis	473
17	Christopher	461
18	John	450
19	Callum	447
20	Jamie	430
21	Sean	425
22	Matthew	421
23	Kyle	388
24	Calum	372
25	Mark	361
26	Dylan	338
27	Robert	332
28	Thomas	331
29	Adam	308
30	Alexander	292
31	Steven	288
32	Darren	262
33	Paul	252
34	William	246
35	Stuart	245
36	Lee	240
37	Fraser	237
38	Stephen	218
39	Declan	205
40	Aaron	204
41	Dean	202
42	Shaun	200
43	Aidan	173
44	Conor	171
45	Grant	170
46	Euan	166
47	Joshua	165
48	Gary	157
49	Jonathan	157
50	Ben	156
51	Joseph	156
52	Nathan	145
53	Martin	144
54	Sam	137
55	Gavin	134
56	Peter	133
57	Blair	130
58	Robbie	130
59	Marc	128
60	Samuel	128
61	Greg	127
62	Reece	127
63	Rory	125
64	Jason	124
65	Josh	121
66	Alan	117
67	Alistair	114
68	Jake	114
69	Luke	110
70	Kevin	107
71	Ewan	104
72	Benjamin	99
73	Harry	94
74	Patrick	93
75	Anthony	90
76	Dale	90
77	Gregor	89
78	Colin	87
79	Iain	86
80	Ian	85
81	George	82
82	Nicholas	82
83	Stewart	82
84	Duncan	80
85	Brandon	79
86	Ciaran	75
87	Hamish	74
88	Brian	72
89	Rhys	72
90	Murray	71
91	Neil	71
92	Richard	70
93	Angus	68
94	Douglas	68
95	Graeme	68
96	Alasdair	66
97	Bradley	62
98	Owen	62
99	Taylor	62
100	Mohammed	61

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Source: National Records of Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.