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Scottish Names for Boys

Scottish names for boys such as Alistair and Tavish strike a strong balance between familiarity and distinctiveness, which many parents are seeking in their baby name search. Scottish boys names also often have nice cultural references, from "Macbeth" to "Outlander." Scottish names for boys shouldn't be restricted only to those with Scottish ancestry, at least not the appealing ones on our list of Scottish boys names.

Here is our full list of boy names with Scottish origins. 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.

Keith

Meaning: wood

Origin:Scottish
358
Perth

Meaning: thornbush thicket

Origin:Scottish
6053
Ainsley

Meaning: solitary meadow

Origin:Scottish
3784
Leith

Meaning: wet

Origin:Scottish river name
2081
Origin:Scottish place-name
5599
Brody

Meaning: broad eye or broad island

Origin:Irish, English, and Scottish
870
Euan

Meaning: born of the yew tree

Origin:Gaelic, Anglicized form of Eoghann
913
Alastair

Meaning: defender of men

Origin:Scottish
426
Innes

Meaning: from the river island

Origin:Scottish
863
Tavish

Meaning: twin

Origin:Scottish variation of Thomas
868
Sholto

Meaning: sower

Origin:Scottish from the Gaelic
1109
Macaulay

Meaning: son of righteousness

Origin:Scottish
1138
Niven

Meaning: little saint

Origin:Scottish
1333
Stewart

Meaning: steward

Origin:Scottish
1580
Graeme grey home or gravel homestead, or more roman...
Origin:Scottish variation of Graham
1739
Torquil

Meaning: Thor's cauldron

Origin:Scottish from Norse
1831
Dougal

Meaning: dark stranger

Origin:Scottish
2001
Cairn

Meaning: mound of rocks

Origin:Scottish
2328
Nairn

Meaning: river with alder trees

Origin:Scottish
2469
Roban Roban is name usually given to a baby boy. T...
Origin:German
2904