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Scottish names - Baby names with the origin Scottish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Frazier From the Fraser family name; traditionally associated with 'strawberry' (Old French fraisier) or a place/family name origin English, Scottish Boy 131 #151
Lesli From the holly garden Scottish Girl 131 #152
Albany Derived from Alba, meaning 'Scotland' Scottish Unisex 128 #153
Aiken Originally a Scottish surname meaning little Adam (diminutive of Aitken); alternatively linked to Scots 'aik' meaning oak (i.e., oak or little oak). Scottish Boy 126 #154
Munro Originally a surname meaning 'man/from the River Roe' or 'of Roe' Scottish Boy 126 #155
Makenzee Derived from the surname Mackenzie: 'son of Coinneach' (Coinneach = 'handsome' or 'fair') Scottish Unisex 125 #156
Mckinzie Son of Coinneach (Kenneth); 'comely' or 'handsome' Scottish Unisex 124 #157
Lain Dweller by a lane; alternatively 'wave' (from Finnish Laine) English, Scottish Unisex 123 #158
Brodey Derived from a surname/place-name, often given as 'ditch' or 'muddy place' or 'of Brodie' Irish, Scottish Boy 118 #159
Yian If deriving from Ian/Ioannis: "God is gracious." If Chinese (Yi'an): meaning varies with the characters (e.g., combinations can mean concepts like "righteous peace" or "joyful peace"). Chinese, English, Greek, Scottish Boy 118 #160
Colvin Originally a surname meaning 'of/from Colvin' (a place or family); used as a given name. Related to other British surname-names. English, Scottish Boy 117 #161
Ellsie Little Elizabeth; 'God is my oath' (from Elizabeth) English, Scottish Girl 113 #162
Kincaid From Gaelic elements ceann + cath - 'head/chief of the battle' or 'head of the battlefield' Scottish Boy 111 #163
Morven From Gaelic elements meaning 'big/great' (mòr) + 'mountain/peak' (beinn) - 'big mountain' or 'great hill' Scottish Girl 111 #164
Airlie Placename origin; likely 'from the high/clearing meadow' (exact meaning uncertain) Scottish Unisex 106 #165
Gram From Old Norse 'Gramr' meaning 'wrath' or 'king'; also used as a short form of Graham or derived from Greek 'gramma' meaning 'letter' or unit of weight Latin, Norse, Scottish Boy 106 #166
Glendy From the valley; related to 'glen' (valley) Irish, Scottish Girl 105 #167
Lyall From the island / islander Scottish Boy 105 #168
Macklynn Modern invented name combining 'Mac' ('son of') and 'Lynn' ('lake' or 'pool'), often interpreted stylistically as 'son of the lake' or a Lynn‑ending given name English, Scottish Girl 105 #169
Nairn Habitational name meaning 'from Nairn' (associated with the River Nairn) Scottish Boy 105 #170
Guthrie From the place called Guthrie; 'windy place'. Scottish Boy 102 #171
Caley Varies by origin: commonly treated as a variant of Kaylee (modern coinage: 'Kay' + 'Lee') or as an anglicized Gaelic diminutive; possible senses range from the neutral compound meaning of Kay+Lee to 'faithful' if connected to Caleb. English, Irish, Scottish Girl 100 #172
Mazy Little pearl (diminutive of Margaret) English, Scottish Girl 98 #173
Brydon Originally a surname, likely meaning 'broad hill' or 'broad valley'; used as a masculine given name. English, Irish, Scottish Boy 93 #174
Kiel Likely 'narrow, strait' (from Gaelic caol) or a toponymic name from the German city Kiel Irish, Scottish Boy 93 #175
Redd Red; red-haired or ruddy complexion English, Scottish Boy 93 #176
Bain Fair, white, fair-haired Arabic, French, Gaelic, Norse, Scottish Boy 91 #177
Calhoun Habitational surname meaning 'of Colquhoun' (from the place name Colquhoun); exact Gaelic elements are uncertain Scottish Boy 90 #178
Blain Uncertain; from a Gaelic surname, possibly 'thin/slender' or 'yellow/bright' Irish, Scottish Boy 87 #179
Murron Derived from Gaelic roots, likely meaning "sea‑born" or "belonging to the sea" (related to Muireann/Muirne) Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Girl 87 #180
Paisli From Paisley (a Scottish town); associated with 'little basilica' or 'church' Scottish Girl 86 #181
Mckenzy Derived from 'MacCoinneach' meaning 'son of Coinneach' (Coinneach: 'fair' or 'handsome') Scottish, Scottish Gaelic Unisex 85 #182
Tavis Possibly "twin" (if derived from Thomas) or "from the River Tavy" (topographic) English, Scottish Boy 83 #183
Maesie Pearl Scottish Girl 81 #184
Les Diminutive of Leslie (Scottish placename meaning 'garden of holly') or Lester (from Leicester) English, Scottish Unisex 80 #185
Maclyn Son of Lynn (literally 'son of the pool/lake') English, Irish, Scottish Unisex 79 #186
Ralston From the town of Ralston - 'Ralph's town' or the settlement of Ral English, Scottish Boy 79 #187
Alaster Defender of men Scottish Boy 76 #188
Glenna Valley; from the valley Gaelic, Scottish Girl 75 #189
Arlon Uncertain - possibly 'pledge' if related to Arlen/Arlan, or 'from Arlon' as a place-name English, Scottish Boy 74 #190
Rhona Likely from Gaelic rón 'seal' (related to Rónán, 'little seal') or as a variant of Hebrew Rona meaning 'song' or 'joy'. Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Girl 74 #191
Brek Likely from Gaelic 'breac' meaning 'speckled' or 'freckled'; also used as a short form or modern variant of Breck/Breckin and sometimes linked to surname origins (similar to Brock). English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish Boy 73 #192
Keen Sharp; eager or enthusiastic; figuratively bold or intelligent English, Scottish Unisex 73 #193
Lyndsay From Lindsey; 'island of linden trees' (associated with Lincolnshire) English, Scottish Girl 72 #194
Adaira From the oak ford Irish, Scottish Girl 71 #195
Ramsie From the place-name Ramsey/Ramsay: 'ram's island' or 'island of wild garlic' English, Scottish Boy 71 #196
Bowan Possibly ‘descendant of Buadhachán’ (‘little victorious one’) or a variant meaning ‘son/descendant of Owen’ Irish, Scottish Boy 70 #197
Leslye From a Scottish placename meaning 'holly garden' (garden of holly) Scottish Girl 69 #198
Rennie Diminutive of 'Ren' - 'little Ren'; depending on root, may mean 'reborn' (from René) or relate to 'wise ruler' (from Reynold/Reginald) English, Scottish Unisex 69 #199
Rutherford Ford by the Ruther - likely 'cattle ford' or 'red/reedy ford'. Scottish Boy 69 #200

Scottish name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish-origin name in our dataset.

1,038
Names in this origin
5
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
90,999
Peak year 2014