Scottish Boy Names
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of 560 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenndin | Probably 'valley + hill/fort' (a modern coinage combining 'glen' with a 'din' element) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glennton | Valley town / settlement in a glen | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glenrowin | Compound of Glen ('valley') + Rowin/Rowan ('rowan tree' or 'little red one') - 'valley of the rowan' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glenroy | From the glen (valley) + 'roy' (king or red) - commonly interpreted as 'king's valley' or 'red valley' | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Glenworth | Enclosed valley; homestead or settlement in a glen | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gord | Diminutive of Gordon - 'spacious fort' or 'large hill' | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gordun | From the large hill or spacious fort (place-name); alternatively 'fortified settlement' from Slavic 'gord' | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gordyn | From the place-name Gordon - 'spacious fort' or 'large hill' | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gorrie | Descendant of Goraidh (Gaelic form of the Norse name Guðrøðr/Godred) | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Govan | Smith (craftsman) | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gowan | From Gaelic for 'smith' or 'little smith'; in Scots also 'daisy' | Irish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gowe | Smith / blacksmith | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graeghamm | Modern variant of Graham - 'gray/gravel homestead' (homestead by gravel). | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graeham | From Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' / 'gray homestead' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graehame | From the place name Grantham - 'homestead on the River Granta' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graem | Gravelly homestead (from the place-name Grantham); 'gray home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graent | Great, large - related to the name Grant | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahame | From Grantham; "gravelly homestead" or "grey/gray village/home" | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahem | From Grantham; often interpreted as 'gravelly homestead' or 'homestead by the River Granta' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graheme | Gravelly homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahim | From Grantham; 'gravelly homestead' (place-based surname meaning) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahme | From the place name Grantham - 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grahym | Originally a place-name meaning 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray homestead'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graiam | From the place Grantham - generally rendered as a homestead/place name (often given as 'Granta's homestead' or 'gravelly homestead') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Graihame | From the gravelly homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Grayham | From Grantham; 'gravelly homestead' or 'gray/gravelly home' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Greigg | Watchful, vigilant | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Greigoor | Watchful, vigilant | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Greyham | From the place-name Grantham, meaning 'gravelly homestead'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Gunn | Battle, war | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Guthree | From the place called Guthrie (place-name origin; often associated with a settlement or windy/streamy locality) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Guthrey | From the place-name Guthrie, likely meaning 'windy' or 'wind-swept place'. | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hamelton | From a settlement associated with a person called Hamil/Hamel - commonly interpreted as "Hamel's town" or "Hamil's settlement." | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hamiltan | Settlement or town by a flat-topped or crooked hill | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hamylton | From the habitational surname Hamilton - 'Hamil's town' or 'home/settlement of Hamil' | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Harailt | Uncertain; if related to Old Norse Haraldr, likely carries the sense 'army ruler' or 'leader'. | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hardie | Hardy; brave, strong | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hendron | Derived from Henry - 'home ruler'; likely a surname meaning 'son/descendant of Henry'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hew | From the element 'hug' meaning 'heart, mind, spirit' (i.e., 'mind, thought, spirit') | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Houstin | Settlement of Hugh (Hugh's town) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Hume | From the homestead | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Huntly | From the hunting meadow / hunter's clearing | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Inglis | English; of English origin | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Irven | From the River Irvine ('green water'); sometimes linked to Old English meaning 'boar friend'. | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Irving. Irvin | Either 'from the River Irvine' (place name) or derived from Old English Eoforwine meaning 'boar friend'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Irvyn | From the Scottish River Irvine meaning 'green water' or from Old English elements meaning 'boar friend' - broadly 'river friend' or 'boar-friend'. | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Irvyne | Likely 'green water' or 'from the green river' (derived from the River Irvine place-name) | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Irvyng | From the river Irvine; 'green river' or 'green water' | Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kaldwell | Cold spring / cold stream (dweller by a cold well or spring) | English, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Kalhoon | Derived from a Scottish place-name/surname (Colquhoun/Calhoun); likely denotes someone from a narrow corner or bend (a place-based name). | 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