| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auley | From Old Norse meaning roughly "ancestor's relic" or "heir/descendant" | Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | 23 #251 | |
| Lamond | 'lawman' or 'man of the law'; associated with the Scottish Lamont clan | Scottish | Boy | 23 #252 | |
| Lawrie | From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' (laurelled, victorious) | English, Scottish | Unisex | 23 #253 | |
| Tosh | Short form of Japanese names beginning with 'Tosh-' (kanji often convey meanings like 'talented', 'agile', 'wise' or 'alert'); in Scottish/English use it appears as a surname-derived nickname (MacIntosh: 'son of the chief'). | English, Japanese, Scottish | Boy | 23 #254 | |
| Frazer | Originally a Scottish clan surname; likely denotes 'strawberry' or a strawberry-plant grower/planter (from Old French). | Scottish | Boy | 22 #255 | |
| Linn | Lake, pool; in Scots also waterfall | English, Gaelic, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh | Unisex | 22 #256 | |
| Baillie | Originally an occupational surname meaning 'bailiff', 'steward' or 'administrator' | English, Scottish | Unisex | 21 #257 | |
| Doren | Typically 'gift' (from Hebrew Doron); sometimes associated with the Irish surname Doran (descendant of Odharan). | English, Hebrew, Irish, Scottish | Boy | 21 #258 | |
| Lezly | Holly garden | Scottish | Unisex | 20 #259 | |
| Doug | Dark stream | Scottish | Boy | 19 #260 | |
| Kenney | Diminutive of Kenneth: 'handsome' (from Coinneach) or, from another Gaelic root, 'born of fire' (from Cináed); also linked to the Irish surname Ó Cionnaith ('descendant of Cionnaith'). | Irish, Scottish | Boy | 19 #261 | |
| Lesleigh | From the Scottish place name Leslie; often given as 'holly garden' or 'gray/bleak meadow' (exact meaning uncertain). | Scottish | Girl | 19 #262 | |
| Muir | Scots: 'moor' (topographic); Gaelic 'muir' = 'sea' | Scottish | Boy | 19 #263 | |
| Bonni | Pretty; good | English, Scottish | Girl | 18 #264 | |
| Emslie | Originally a surname meaning 'meadow/clearing associated with the River Ems' or 'Ems's meadow' | English, Scottish | Unisex | 18 #265 | |
| Irvine | From the green river | Scottish | Boy | 18 #266 | |
| Maxwel | Maccus's well / stream | Scottish | Boy | 18 #267 | |
| Bonnibelle | Combines 'Bonnie' (pretty) and 'Belle' (beautiful) - 'pretty/beautiful (little one)' | Scottish | Girl | 17 #268 | |
| Kenil | Associated with Ken/Kenneth: 'handsome' or 'born of fire'; in Indian use often treated as a modern proper name without a single traditional meaning. | English, Indian, Scottish | Boy | 17 #269 | |
| Alistaire | Defender of men | Scottish | Boy | 16 #270 | |
| Blayr | Field, plain; historically also 'battlefield' or someone who lives by a plain | Scottish | Unisex | 16 #271 | |
| Dougie | From Gaelic dubh 'black/dark' + glas 'stream/river' - 'dark stream' | Scottish | Boy | 16 #272 | |
| Landrum | Originally a surname indicating association with a particular tract of land; broadly 'land-dweller' or 'from the land'. | English, Scottish | Boy | 14 #273 | |
| Armstrong | Literal meaning 'strong arm' - originally a nickname/surname for someone noted for physical strength | English, Scottish | Boy | 13 #274 | |
| Lesslie | From a Scottish place name meaning 'garden of holly' | Scottish | Unisex | 13 #275 | |
| Maitland | Originally a surname derived from Old French 'maltalent' meaning 'ill will' or 'bad disposition'. | Scottish | Boy | 13 #276 | |
| Aile | Generally a feminine name; often a variant of Aileen/Aila (meanings: noble/holy or 'from the strong place'); in Turkish it literally means "family". | Finnish, Irish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Turkish | Girl | 12 #277 | |
| Cline | Surname-derived: either 'small' (from German Klein) or 'from the meadow/pasture' (from Gaelic cluain), depending on origin | English, German, Irish, Scottish | Unisex | 12 #278 | |
| Greig | Watchful, vigilant; alert | Scottish | Boy | 12 #279 | |
| Kerra | Likely 'dark' or 'dark-haired' (from Irish 'Ciara'); sometimes used as a variant of 'Kara' meaning 'beloved'. | English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish | Girl | 12 #280 | |
| Loudon | Habitational name from the place Loudoun in Ayrshire, Scotland; exact original meaning uncertain | Scottish | Boy | 12 #281 | |
| Lyel | From the island / island | English, Scottish | Boy | 12 #282 | |
| Lyndsie | From the island of linden (linden-tree island) | English, Scottish | Girl | 12 #283 | |
| Chay | 'Life' (from Hebrew 'Chai') or 'free man' (as a diminutive of Charles); also used like 'Chase' in English | English, Hebrew, Scottish | Boy | 11 #284 | |
| Cheyne | Of the oak / oak tree | Scottish | Boy | 11 #285 | |
| Chisholm | From the 'gravelly island' or 'gravel river-meadow'. | Scottish | Boy | 11 #286 | |
| Crosbie | Settlement or village with a cross; dweller by the cross | Irish, Norse, Scottish | Boy | 11 #287 | |
| Doan | Vietnamese: "group, troupe, unity"; Irish/Gaelic (anglicized): from Donn/Dubhán meaning "brown/dark, little dark one" | English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, Vietnamese | Boy | 11 #288 | |
| Erving | From the River Irvine - 'green/fresh water' or 'green river' (place-name origin) | English, Scottish | Boy | 11 #289 | |
| Kamronn | Either 'crooked nose' (from Scottish Gaelic Cameron) or 'successful/fortunate' (from Persian Kamran) | Scottish | Boy | 11 #290 | |
| Kinnon | From a Gaelic surname meaning 'son of the fair-born' (associated with 'fair' or 'handsome') | Scottish | Boy | 11 #291 | |
| Lemont | The mountain | French, Scottish | Boy | 11 #292 | |
| Alick | Defender of men | English, Scottish | Boy | 10 #293 | |
| Geddy | Diminutive of Ged/Gerald ('ruler with a spear') or, as a surname, 'pike' (fish). | English, Scottish | Boy | 10 #294 | |
| Karlyle | Originally 'from Carlisle' (a fortified settlement); alternatively associated with 'free man' (from Karl) | English, Scottish | Boy | 10 #295 | |
| Remick | Surname-derived; exact meaning uncertain - likely a family or locational name | English, Irish, Scottish | Unisex | 10 #296 | |
| Bryse | Likely 'speckled' or 'freckled'. | Celtic, Scottish | Boy | 9 #297 | |
| Neals | Champion (also historically interpreted as 'cloud') | Gaelic, Irish, Scottish | Boy | 9 #298 | |
| Lyness | From the lake or pool; dweller by the water | English, Gaelic, Scottish, Welsh | Unisex | 8 #299 | |
| Lynzi | From the linden-tree island (Lindsey); originally a place-name/surname | English, Scottish | Girl | 8 #300 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Scottish-origin name in our dataset.
