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Scottish Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Greig Watchful, vigilant; alert Scottish Boy 12 #151
Loudon Habitational name from the place Loudoun in Ayrshire, Scotland; exact original meaning uncertain Scottish Boy 12 #152
Lyel From the island / island English, Scottish Boy 12 #153
Chay 'Life' (from Hebrew 'Chai') or 'free man' (as a diminutive of Charles); also used like 'Chase' in English English, Hebrew, Scottish Boy 11 #154
Cheyne Of the oak / oak tree Scottish Boy 11 #155
Chisholm From the 'gravelly island' or 'gravel river-meadow'. Scottish Boy 11 #156
Crosbie Settlement or village with a cross; dweller by the cross Irish, Norse, Scottish Boy 11 #157
Doan Vietnamese: "group, troupe, unity"; Irish/Gaelic (anglicized): from Donn/Dubhán meaning "brown/dark, little dark one" English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, Vietnamese Boy 11 #158
Erving From the River Irvine - 'green/fresh water' or 'green river' (place-name origin) English, Scottish Boy 11 #159
Kamronn Either 'crooked nose' (from Scottish Gaelic Cameron) or 'successful/fortunate' (from Persian Kamran) Scottish Boy 11 #160
Kinnon From a Gaelic surname meaning 'son of the fair-born' (associated with 'fair' or 'handsome') Scottish Boy 11 #161
Lemont The mountain French, Scottish Boy 11 #162
Alick Defender of men English, Scottish Boy 10 #163
Geddy Diminutive of Ged/Gerald ('ruler with a spear') or, as a surname, 'pike' (fish). English, Scottish Boy 10 #164
Karlyle Originally 'from Carlisle' (a fortified settlement); alternatively associated with 'free man' (from Karl) English, Scottish Boy 10 #165
Bryse Likely 'speckled' or 'freckled'. Celtic, Scottish Boy 9 #166
Neals Champion (also historically interpreted as 'cloud') Gaelic, Irish, Scottish Boy 9 #167
Annan From the Scottish place-name referring to the River Annan; as a Ghanaian/Akan surname the specific meaning varies by family and language Scottish Boy 7 #168
Celvin Probably derived from Kelvin (a Scottish river name); meaning is uncertain and largely modern/invented rather than historical Scottish Boy 6 #169
Keyth Wood, dweller at the wood Scottish Boy 6 #170
Lochy Diminutive of Lachlan; related to loch ('lake') - 'from the land of lakes.' Scottish, Scottish Gaelic Boy 6 #171
Paton Diminutive or patronymic of Patrick: "little (or son of) Patrick" English, Scottish Boy 6 #172
Brander Derived from Old Norse 'brandr' meaning 'sword' or 'fire/brand' (one who burns or brands) Norse, Scottish Boy 5 #173
Cambell Crooked mouth Scottish Boy 5 #174
Corrick Likely derived from Gaelic elements - associated with 'spear' or a 'round/hilly place'; primarily a family/surname name Irish, Scottish Boy 5 #175
Gordy From the place name Gordon - 'large hill' or 'spacious fort'. Scottish Boy 5 #176
Housten Settlement of Hugh (Hugh's town) English, Scottish Boy 5 #177
Hoy Typically a surname-derived given name. In English contexts it can derive from a word related to 'hay' or a topographic term for a small inlet; in East Asian contexts it can represent the Chinese surname 侯 (Hóu), historically meaning 'marquis'. English, Irish, Scottish Boy 5 #178
Mckale Son of Kael; Kael/Caol can imply 'slender' or be associated with a Gaelic personal name Irish, Scottish Boy 5 #179
Scottee Diminutive of Scott - "from Scotland" English, Scottish Boy 5 #180
Fyfe From the region of Fife in Scotland Scottish Boy 4 #181
Chayne Likely 'oak' (from Old French chêne). Occasionally associated with 'life' if linked to Hebrew 'Chai/Chaim'. English, Scottish Boy 3 #182
Gillies Derived from Gaelic gille - 'servant' (often rendered as 'servant of Jesus' from Gille Íosa) Scottish Boy 3 #183
Abernethy Mouth or confluence of the River Nethy Scottish Boy
Aindrea Manly, masculine; brave Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Alistor Defender of men; protector Scottish Boy
Amess Friend English, Scottish Boy
Angas One strength; unique choice Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Armstronge Strong arm; a powerful or strong-armed person English, Scottish Boy
Arneil Likely related to 'eagle' (arn), interpreted as 'little eagle' or 'eagle champion' Scottish Boy
Athol From Atholl, a historic district in Scotland Scottish Boy
Athole From Atholl (a district in Scotland); originally a placename used as a surname and later a male given name. Scottish Boy
Atholton Town or settlement associated with Athol/Atholl ('Athol's town') English, Scottish Boy
Bairden Derived from 'Baird' meaning 'bard' or 'poet' - roughly 'descendant/son of a bard' or 'little bard' English, Scottish Boy
Bairdon Derived from 'Baird' meaning 'bard' (poet); roughly 'son of the bard' or 'little bard'. Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Balfore Place-name surname meaning 'farmstead/town of Balfour' (i.e., from the Balfour estate); used as a given name Scottish Boy
Balfour Cold homestead / cold town Scottish Boy
Banquo Uncertain - not an established lexical meaning; possibly related to Gaelic 'ban' (meaning 'fair') or an invented literary name Scottish Boy
Barde Bard - poet, minstrel, storyteller English, French, Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Bardick Little bard; diminutive of 'bard' (poet/minstrel) English, Scottish Boy

Scottish Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish-origin name in our dataset.

560
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
58,553
Peak year 2008