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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.

Collins

Meaning: people of victory or pup

Origin:Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
523
Logan

Meaning: small hollow

Origin:Scottish
112
Logan

Meaning: little hollow

Origin:Scottish surname
1262
Aili

Meaning: holy, blessed; bright and shining light

Origin:Finnish and Sami variation of Helga, diminutive of Aileen, Anglicization of Eilidh
2105
Eileen

Meaning: desired; or water, island

Origin:Scottish variation of Evelyn
297
Rory

Meaning: red king

Origin:Irish
572
Mac

Meaning: son of

Origin:Scottish or Irish
212
Fitz

Meaning: son of

Origin:Scottish
671
Evander

Meaning: bow warrior; strong man

Origin:Scottish; Greek
47
Knox

Meaning: round hill

Origin:Scottish
77
Alistair

Meaning: defending men

Origin:English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
72
Lachlan

Meaning: from the fjord-land

Origin:Scottish
65
Callum

Meaning: dove

Origin:Scottish form of Columba, Latin
94
Colin

Meaning: people of victory; pup

Origin:English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
211
Finley

Meaning: fair-haired hero

Origin:Irish and Scottish
278
Finley

Meaning: fair-haired hero

Origin:Irish and Scottish
688
Mingus

Meaning: tenants of a manor

Origin:Scottish, variation of Menzies
1265
Malcolm

Meaning: devotee of St. Colomba

Origin:Scottish
130
Hamish

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Scottish variation of James
159
Angus

Meaning: one strength

Origin:Anglicized form of Aonghus, Aonghas, Gaelic
195