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Scottish Names for Boys

There are 375 Scottish names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Scottish names 1 to 20. Aidan was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #59 and a usage of 0.3547%. The name is primarily used in English, Irish, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the Breton, English, German, and Scottish Alan and the English and Scottish Scott. The unusual Scottish names are Abercrombie (Scottish), Adair (English and Scottish), Adaire (English and Scottish), Adhamh (Irish and Scottish), Adhamhnan (Irish and Scottish), Adie (Scottish and English), Adif (Scottish), Ailbeart (Scottish), Ailean (Scottish), Ailpein (Scottish), Aindrea (Scottish), Alann (English and Scottish), Alasdair (Scottish), Alastair (Scottish and English), Alaster (English and Scottish), Alen (English and Scottish), and Alisdair (English and Scottish).

Scottish names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1937, 20.665% of baby boys were given Scottish names. There were 54 Scottish names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Scottish names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2008, 50 Scottish names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 6.792%. Within all Scottish names, the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic Alexander was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8566%.

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SCOTTISH NAMES:

Scott Popularity Trend of Scott
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 322 322 Scotsman, Scottish; ... used in English and Scottish, and its origin is Old ...

Abercrombie crooked confluence ... predominantly in the Scottish language and it is ...

Adair wealthy spear, owner ... used in the English and Scottish languages, and its ...

Adaire wealthy spear, owner ...Adaire has its origins in the Scottish language ...

Adhamh man ... mainly in the Irish and Scottish languages. ...

Adhamhnan fearful one; little ... largely in Irish and Scottish. ...

Adie little fire; man; man ... is used chiefly in the Scottish and English languages, ...

Adif man ... used in the Scottish language. ...

Aidan Popularity Trend of Aidan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 59 59 little fire ... the English, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its ...

Ailbeart nobly famous ... is used chiefly in the Scottish language and its origin ...

Ailean little rock; harmony, ... used in the Scottish language. ...

Ailpein white; blond, fair one ... is used chiefly in Scottish and its origin is ...

Aindrea male, manly, brave, ...Aindrea is a Scottish name of Old Greek origin. ...

Alan Popularity Trend of Alan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 135 135 little rock; harmony, ... English, German, and Scottish languages, and it is ...

Alann little rock; harmony, ... mainly in English and Scottish. ...

Alasdair defender of men ... it is used mainly in Scottish. ...

Alastair defender of men ... is used mostly in the Scottish and English languages, ...

Alaster largely in English and Scottish. ...

Alen little rock; harmony, ... used in the English and Scottish languages. ...

Alisdair largely in English and Scottish. ...


Popularity Trend
for Scottish Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Scottish Names
in 2006