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Scottish Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Barkclay Birch wood; clearing near birch trees English, Scottish Boy
Barklie Birch wood / birch clearing English, Scottish Boy
Barr From Gaelic 'bàrr' meaning 'top, summit, hill' Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Barrclay Birch wood / birch clearing English, Scottish Boy
Barrin Unclear; probably surname-derived. May be related to elements like 'barr' (hill/barrier) or to Baron/Barron (nobleman) - overall meaning uncertain Irish, Scottish Boy
Bayrd From a surname meaning "bird" (Middle English) or from Scots Gaelic/Scots 'baird' meaning 'bard/poet' (alternative influence) English, Scottish Boy
Beaton Originally 'of Béthune' (a French place name); Gaelic root beatha can mean 'life'. Scottish Boy
Blayn Variant of Blaine/Blane; meaning uncertain (historically linked to the Gaelic name Bláán/Saint Blane) English, Scottish Boy
Blayney Often given the senses "slender/lean" or "little flower" (origins disputed) Irish, Scottish Boy
Bonar Good, pleasant; originally a surname implying good-natured or from a place called Bonar Irish, Scottish Boy
Boswel A surname-turned given name; likely denotes a place-based origin such as 'dweller by a spring/stream or wooded place' (exact etymology uncertain). English, Scottish Boy
Boswell Place-name origin - from Bosville ('beautiful town') and/or interpreted as 'dweller by the well/spring'. English, Scottish Boy
Boyde Blond, fair-haired Scottish Boy
Boydin Probably derived from the Scottish surname Boyd, meaning 'blond' or 'fair', or 'from the Isle of Bute'; used as a modern given name form English, Scottish Boy
Breckinridge From a ridge covered with bracken (ferns) English, Scottish Boy
Brod Primarily 'pride' (Irish bród); alternatively 'ford' (Slavic); also used as a short form of Brodie/Broderick. English, Irish, Scottish, Slavic Boy
Brodick Broad bay or broad inlet Gaelic, Scottish Boy
Brodyy Variant of Brody. From Gaelic surnames/placenames (Brodie/Ó Bródaigh); generally interpreted as 'ditch, muddy place' or 'descendant of Bródach' (Bródach = 'proud, spirited'). Irish, Scottish Boy
Brus From Brix; associated with brushwood or a wooded place Norman French, Scottish Boy
Buchanen Locational surname from the lands of Buchanan, meaning "house of the canon" Scottish Boy
Buckie Little/young buck (male deer); a spirited or lively nickname English, Scottish Boy
Buriss Probably 'fighter/warrior' if from Slavic Boris; alternatively a surname-based name without a separate lexical meaning Scottish Boy
Burnes Dweller by the stream; 'of the burn' (related to a brook or small river) English, Scottish Boy
Byard Originally a surname; possibly from 'bard' (poet) or from 'bird' depending on derivation English, Scottish Boy
Calvyne Bald; 'little bald one' English, Latin, Scottish Boy
carreck Rock; rocky place Irish, Scottish Boy
Carric Rock; 'from the rock' Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Boy
Carswell From the marshy spring / well by the marsh English, Scottish Boy
Caryle From Carlisle - 'dweller at the fortified town' English, Scottish Boy
Chalmer Chamberlain; keeper of the chamber or household officer English, Scottish Boy
Chalmr Chamberlain; steward (keeper of the chamber) English, Scottish Boy
Chryston 'Christ's town' - settlement associated with Christians; also used as a variant of Christian ('follower of Christ') English, Scottish Boy
Coan Likely 'descendant of Cuanán' (from Irish Cuan meaning roughly 'harbor' or 'beloved/little one'), or a locational name meaning 'dweller by a hollow/cove' in Cornish/English contexts. Cornish, English, Irish, Scottish Boy
Cobern Surname-derived name meaning 'dweller by the (dark/coal) stream' or 'stream frequented by wild birds.' English, Scottish Boy
Coberne Probably surname-derived meaning 'dweller by the (dark) stream' or 'brook' (exact meaning uncertain) English, Scottish Boy
Cobourne From/near the stream; dweller by the brook English, Scottish Boy
Cobyrn Dweller by the stream / brook (sometimes rendered as 'dark/coal stream' from related surname forms) English, Scottish Boy
Colli Variant/diminutive of Colin - "young pup" or "little one"; as an Italian surname, from colle/colli meaning "hills". English, Irish, Italian, Scottish Boy
Collice Surname-derived given name - likely denotes a family name; possibly linked to 'hill' (Old English collis) or a form related to Colin/Collin (diminutive of Nicholas) English, Scottish Boy
Colvill From Colleville: 'Col(a)/Col's town' or 'settlement of Cola' (derived from a Norman personal name) Norman French, Scottish Boy
Comyn Originally a territorial/family name meaning 'from Comines' (denoting origin or belonging to the Comyn/Cumming family). Norman, Scottish Boy
Corbie Crow, raven French, Scottish Boy
Craigg Rock, crag Scottish Boy
Craighton Town by a crag or rock; settlement near a rock English, Scottish Boy
Craw Related to 'crow' (also associated with Crawford: 'ford of the crows') English, Scottish Boy
Crayge Rock Scottish Boy
Creage Rock, crag Scottish, Scottish Gaelic Boy
Creig Rock, crag Scottish Boy
Creighm Rock, crag Irish, Scottish Boy
Creight From Crichton - a place-name associated with a rock or boundary; roughly ‘rock/settlement’ 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