| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aonghuis | From Old Irish Oengus, meaning "one choice" or "unique strength" | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Ard | From Gaelic 'àrd' meaning 'high' or 'tall'; in Frisian/Dutch contexts used as a short form of Germanic names connoting strength or bravery. | Dutch, Frisian, Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Ardmoar | 'ard' = height/high; 'mór' = great/large → 'great height' / 'high great hill/headland' | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Ardmor | From Gaelic ard 'high' + mór 'great' - 'great height' or 'high and great' | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Artuir | Bear (by extension 'bear-man' or 'bear-king') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Baigh | Possibly 'bay' (from Gaelic) or a variant of the Turkic title meaning 'chieftain/leader'. | Irish, Persian, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Baillidh | Bailiff, steward, town official | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Bailoch | Homestead by the lake | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bairde | Bard, poet; storyteller | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bairrfhoinn | Fair-haired; fair-headed | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Balgair | Farm or town of Gair (Gair's town) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Bannan | Gaelic: 'little fair/white one' (from bán 'white' + diminutive); Arabic: 'fingertips' or 'delicate/dextrous' (from بنّان, bannān). | Arabic, Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Barra | Short form of Finbarr, meaning 'fair-headed' or 'fair-haired' (related to barr 'head/top') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Beag | Little, small | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Beagan | Little; 'little one' (diminutive of Gaelic beag) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Beartlaidh | Son of Talmai (Bartholomew) - often rendered 'son of the furrows' or 'son of abundance' | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Beathag | 'Little life' (from Gaelic beatha 'life' + diminutive suffix -ag) | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Bheathain | Life (diminutive: 'little life') | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Biadhaiche | Cook, feeder, food-provider (occupational) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Blar | Battle, battlefield | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Branais | Raven (from Old Irish 'Bran'; sometimes rendered as 'little raven') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Branduff | Dark/black raven | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Brathach | Possibly derived from Gaelic 'brath' meaning 'judgment' or 'doom' - roughly 'judgment' or 'one of judgment'. | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Breas | Likely derived from Old Irish Breasal/Breasal - associated with chieftainship or nobility; exact meaning uncertain | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Brochan | Diminutive of broc ('badger') - 'little/young badger' | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Brothaigh | From the muddy or marshy place | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Buach | No widely attested meaning; origin and meaning are unclear | Scottish Gaelic | — | ||
| Buadhachan | Diminutive of 'buadhach' meaning 'victorious' - 'little victorious one' or 'young victor'. | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Buagh | Unattested; meaning unknown. May be related to Gaelic roots 'bua'/'buadh' (victory, gain), but unverified. | Scottish Gaelic | — | ||
| Buidhe | Yellow; fair‑haired; blond | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Cadhlas | Possibly 'beautiful' or 'graceful' - meaning inferred from Cadhla; exact meaning for Cadhlas is uncertain | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Caillum | Dove | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Cairine | Little dark one; dark-haired | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Cairne | Stone; cairn - a pile of stones used as a marker or memorial | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Caith | Likely "pure" (by association with Catherine) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Caitir | Pure | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Caitrínn | Pure | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Caladh | Harbour, landing place; quay | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Calam | Dove (symbol of peace) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Callam | Dove (symbol of peace), from Latin 'columba'. | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Callem | Dove, symbolizing peace | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Callim | Dove | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Callym | Dove | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Calumyna | Feminine form of Calum; 'dove' (little dove) | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| camaron | Crooked nose | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | — | |
| Cambeul | From Gaelic 'cam' (crooked/bent) + 'beul' (mouth) - 'crooked mouth' | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Camhlaidh | Derived from 'cam' meaning 'crooked' or 'bent' (possibly 'little crooked one' or a local Gaelic variant) | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Camshron | Crooked nose (from Gaelic cam 'crooked' + sròn 'nose') | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Caol | Slender, narrow | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Caolabhuinn | From Gaelic elements caol 'slender, narrow' + bhinn 'melodious, sweet-sounding' - 'slender and melodious'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.
