Scottish Boy Names
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of 560 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