Scottish Boy Names
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of 560 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