Top 100 baby girl names for births in Scotland during year 1996

Year

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

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Coverage: Names given 3 or more times in a year; NRS counts spellings with and without accents as one name. Original data · Licence

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