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Scottish Names

Scottish baby names may be familiar outside their native land, but many retain their distinctly Scottish style. While Scottish names may relate to both Ireland via their individual versions of the Gaelic language and to England via their shared heritage in the United Kingdom.

The most popular Scottish names today evidence that blend, with English names such as Emily and Jack sharing the stage with distinctly Scottish names such as Isla and Finlay. If you have Scottish heritage or simply love that beautiful land, you may be interested in finding a Scottish name for your baby.

The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Here, our full list of Scottish boys' names and Scottish girls' names.

Dixon

Meaning: son of Dick

Origin:Scottish
3497
Stuart

Meaning: steward

Origin:Scottish
1829
Forbes

Meaning: field

Origin:Scottish
3227
Glen

Meaning: a narrow valley

Origin:Scottish
2035
Norrie The name Norrie symbolizes the meaning 'ligh...
Origin:Scottish
11987
Halley

Meaning: hall or woodland clearing

Origin:Scottish and English
4507
Nairne

Meaning: river with alder trees

Origin:Scottish
7607
Grier

Meaning: alert, watchful

Origin:Scottish, spelling variation of Greer
2230
Doon

Meaning: brown or dark

Origin:Spelling variation of word name Dune or Scottish surname
8564
Naim

Meaning: river with alder trees; happy

Origin:Scottish; Arabic
1509
Glasgow The appealing name Glasgow is of Scottish or...
Origin:Scottish place-name
11775
Glasgow The appealing name Glasgow is of Scottish or...
Origin:Scottish place-name
17676
Origin:Scottish place-name
12476
Caelan

Meaning: slender

Origin:Irish
684
Boyd

Meaning: blond

Origin:Scottish
2048
Elaine

Meaning: bright, shining light

Origin:French and Scottish
261
Origin:Scottish variation of Irving; Hungarian variation of Erwin
3736
Artis

Meaning: bear

Origin:Scottish
3839
Alison The meaning of Alison is 'noble, exalted' an...
Origin:Norman French, diminutive of Alice
1020
Dalziel

Meaning: the small field

Origin:Scottish
4817