| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neill | From Old Irish Niall; commonly interpreted as 'champion', also variously glossed as 'cloud' or 'passionate'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 22 #101 | |
| Aedin | Little fire | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 21 #102 | |
| Fergie | Diminutive/pet form of Fergus/Ferguson - 'man of vigor/strength' or 'son of the strong one' | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 20 #103 | |
| Marsaili | Pearl (derived from Margaret) | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 20 #104 | |
| Dougal | Dark stranger | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 19 #105 | |
| Lochlen | From the land of lakes / 'loch land' | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 18 #106 | |
| Cullan | From Gaelic roots - derived from a personal name (Cuileán/Cuilén) or related to cuilinn ('holly'); often interpreted as 'little hound'/'little wolf'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 17 #107 | |
| Maccoy | Son of Aodh (Aodh = 'fire' or 'fiery') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 17 #108 | |
| Seoras | Farmer, earth-worker | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 15 #109 | |
| Fionnlagh | Fair warrior (from Fionn 'fair, white' + laoch 'hero/warrior') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 14 #110 | |
| Coree | Originally 'hollow/cauldron' (Gaelic); also associated with 'curly‑haired' (Old Norse) and 'maiden' (Greek). | English, Greek, Irish, Norse, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 8 #111 | |
| Peigi | Pearl | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | 8 #112 | |
| Aonghas | From elements meaning 'one' + 'choice/strength' - often given as 'one choice' or 'unique strength'. | Celtic, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 7 #113 | |
| Donnel | Ruler of the world | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 6 #114 | |
| Lochy | Diminutive of Lachlan; related to loch ('lake') - 'from the land of lakes.' | Scottish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 6 #115 | |
| Macky | Little Mack | English, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 6 #116 | |
| Collie | Diminutive of Colin - from Gaelic cailean 'young pup, whelp' or via Nicholas 'victory of the people' | English, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 5 #117 | |
| Cuillin | Name of a rugged mountain range on Skye; broadly 'ridge' or 'keel' in sense (literal meaning uncertain) | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 5 #118 | |
| Donel | Ruler of the world | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 5 #119 | |
| Duglas | Dark stream / black river | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 5 #120 | |
| Kenzye | Derived from Mackenzie; originally ‘son/child of Kenneth’ - Kenneth/Coinneach meaning ‘handsome’ or ‘fair’ | Scottish, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 5 #121 | |
| Lashonda | God is gracious | English, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh | Girl | 5 #122 | |
| Alisdair | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #123 | |
| Aonghus | One choice (from Proto-Celtic *oino-gustos) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #124 | |
| Argyle | From Argyll; 'coastland/borderland of the Gaels' | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #125 | |
| Coinneach | Handsome, comely | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #126 | |
| Coire | Cauldron; bowl-shaped hollow or mountain valley (a 'corrie') | Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 3 #127 | |
| Domhnall | World ruler (from elements meaning 'world' + 'rule') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #128 | |
| Lachie | Originally 'person from Lochlann' - broadly 'from the land of lochs' or 'Viking/Norseman'. | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | 3 #129 | |
| Moane | Possibly 'bog' or 'peat' (from Gaelic mòin); alternatively 'ocean' if used as a variant of Moana; in Scandinavian contexts may relate to 'meadow' (from moen). | Irish, Polynesian, Scandinavian, Scottish Gaelic | Unisex | 3 #130 | |
| Acair | Unknown or uncertain - no well-attested given-name meaning; probably derived from a surname or placename | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Aigneis | Pure; chaste; holy | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Ail | Rock, stone, cliff | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Ailayna | A modern variant often interpreted as 'precious' or 'beautiful' with associations of 'light' (from Elaine/Helen); sometimes rendered as 'precious light.' | English, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Aillig | Defender of men (Gaelic form/short form related to Alec/Alexander) | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Airdsgainne | Etymology uncertain. Possibly contains the Gaelic element 'ard' (high/height); overall meaning is unclear. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Girl | — | |
| Alaisdair | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alandair | Likely 'defender of men' (if linked to Alexander/Alasdair); alternatively suggests a blend meaning related to Alan (little rock) or oak | English, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alasd | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alasdare | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alasdhair | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alasdorr | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alistir | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Allysdair | Defender of men; protector of mankind | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alpin | Uncertain; an old Gaelic name borne by early Scottish rulers (Alpín). Sometimes interpreted as 'white' or associated with nobility, but exact etymology is unclear. | Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alsandair | Defender of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Alysdair | Defender/protector of men | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Aodhfin | From Aodh ('fire') + fionn ('fair, white'); roughly 'fair fire' or 'bright/white fire'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Aoidh | Fire | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Aonghais | One strength; unique choice | Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish Gaelic-origin name in our dataset.
