| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keir | Dark, dark-haired | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 259 #51 | |
| Muriel | Bright sea (from Irish muir 'sea' + geal 'bright') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 240 #52 | |
| Iann | Yahweh is gracious | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 219 #53 | |
| Eily | Diminutive/anglicized form of Irish Eibhlín or Scottish Eilidh; generally associated with 'bright, shining' or 'light' (linked to Helen). | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 185 #54 | |
| Makenzy | Derived from Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning "son of the fair/handsome one" | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 166 #55 | |
| Carrick | Rock; rocky place | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 155 #56 | |
| Logen | Little hollow | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 151 #57 | |
| Mairi | From Mary/Miriam - commonly interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved' | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 139 #58 | |
| Corran | From Gaelic corrán meaning 'sickle' or 'crescent' (also used for a rounded hill or sickle-shaped feature) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 136 #59 | |
| Cailean | Young pup, whelp; young one / youth | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 110 #60 | |
| Kameren | From Scottish Gaelic cam ('crooked') + sròn ('nose') - commonly interpreted as 'crooked nose' (sometimes rendered as 'crooked river'). | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 108 #61 | |
| Cameren | Crooked nose | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 102 #62 | |
| Camrin | Derived from Gaelic elements meaning 'crooked nose'. | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 101 #63 | |
| Macaulay | Son of Amhalghaidh or Olaf | English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 99 #64 | |
| Lachlann | Originally 'land of lakes'/'land of fjords'; later associated with 'Viking' or 'Norseman'. | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 89 #65 | |
| Kameran | Either 'crooked nose' or 'river bend' (from Scottish Gaelic Cameron) or 'successful/fortunate' (from Persian Kamran) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 87 #66 | |
| Sorcha | Brightness | Irish, Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 86 #67 | |
| Mckenzee | Son/descendant of Coinneach (meaning 'handsome' or 'comely'); associated with the name Kenneth | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 85 #68 | |
| Mckenzy | Derived from 'MacCoinneach' meaning 'son of Coinneach' (Coinneach: 'fair' or 'handsome') | Scottish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 85 #69 | |
| Rorey | 'red king' (from Gaelic ruadh 'red' + rí 'king') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 81 #70 | |
| Keneth | Handsome; born of fire | Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 79 #71 | |
| Torrie | Victory | English, Latin, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 78 #72 | |
| Colyn | Diminutive of Nicholas ('victory of the people') or Gaelic 'Coileán' meaning 'young pup'/'whelp'. | English, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 77 #73 | |
| Coltrane | Surname-turned given name; original surname meaning is uncertain; chiefly associated with the Coltrane family and the musician John Coltrane | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 76 #74 | |
| Corrin | Either 'sickle'/'crescent' (from Gaelic corrán) or 'maiden' (as a variant of Corinne) | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 76 #75 | |
| Lochlin | From Gaelic 'Lochlann' - originally 'land of lakes', later used for the 'land of the Norse' (Vikings). | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 75 #76 | |
| Cairn | Mound or pile of stones used as a landmark or memorial | English, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 73 #77 | |
| Kaylum | Dove | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 71 #78 | |
| Macallister | Son of Alasdair (Alasdair = Gaelic form of Alexander, 'defender of men') | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 64 #79 | |
| Buchanan | House/settlement of the canon (associated with a church canon) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 63 #80 | |
| Mairim | Gaelic form of Mary/Miriam. Meaning uncertain - traditionally linked to 'sea of bitterness', 'rebellion' or 'beloved'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 56 #81 | |
| Niel | Derived from Old Irish Niall; commonly interpreted as 'champion' but sometimes linked to 'cloud' or 'passionate'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 56 #82 | |
| Cailan | Slender, narrow | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 54 #83 | |
| Loch | Lake; sea inlet | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 46 #84 | |
| Seumas | Supplanter | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 46 #85 | |
| Maclean | Son of the servant/follower of (Saint) John | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 45 #86 | |
| Camerin | Derived from Gaelic elements meaning "crooked nose" | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 44 #87 | |
| Aulay | Ancestor's descendant (from Old Norse elements meaning 'ancestor' + 'heir/descendant') | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 41 #88 | |
| Ailia | Variant of Ailidh/Helen - 'light' or 'torch' (often interpreted as 'bright' or 'shining') | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 40 #89 | |
| Nevyn | Derived from Gaelic naomh 'saint' (diminutive Naomhán) - 'little saint' or 'holy one' | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 40 #90 | |
| Donal | World-ruler | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 39 #91 | |
| Seona | God is gracious | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 39 #92 | |
| Murdoch | Sea warrior | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 34 #93 | |
| Aileana | Bright, shining; often associated with Eileen/Helen | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 33 #94 | |
| Dunkan | From Gaelic elements meaning 'donn' (brown/dark) and a term for leader/warrior - often rendered 'brown/dark warrior' or 'brown-haired chief'. | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 29 #95 | |
| Kennet | From Kenneth: 'handsome' (from Gaelic Coinneach) or 'born of fire' (from Gaelic Cináed) | English, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 29 #96 | |
| Morag | Diminutive of Gaelic Mòr, meaning "great" or "large" | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 28 #97 | |
| Macalister | Son of Alasdair (Alexander) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 27 #98 | |
| Finnlay | Fair-haired warrior / fair hero | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 26 #99 | |
| Lee-Roy | Meadow-king (from Lee 'meadow/clearing' + Roy 'king' or alternatively 'red') | English, French, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 23 #100 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.
