Scottish Baby Names

Scottish baby names carry the sound, history and meaning of the Scottish naming tradition. Our collection holds 54 Scottish names, 33 for boys and 18 for girls, each with its own meaning, origin notes, popularity and numerology. Browse the names below and follow any one for its full profile.

Whether you are drawn to Scottish names for heritage, for their sound, or simply for a meaning that resonates, this page is a living list that grows as we research and add more. Names are shown with the most prominent first.

Scottish names & meanings

LoganLittle hollow — rooted yet ready to travelScottish · Numerology 22AilsaElf victory; (the isle Ailsa Craig) — a small name carrying real depthScottish · Numerology 6AlistairDefender of the people — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 8AngusOne strength; one choice — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulScottish · Numerology 8BlairField, plain; battlefield — a small name carrying real depthScottish · Numerology 6BonniePretty, beautiful, cheerful — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 5BowieYellow, fair-haired — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 9BrodieDitch; little muddy place (a clan) — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 8BruceFrom the brushwood thicket — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 22BryceSpeckled; swift — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 8CallumDove — soft-sounding with strong rootsScottish · Numerology 8CalumDove — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 5CameronCrooked river; bent nose — timeless and effortless to sayScottish · Numerology 33CatrionaPure (form of Catherine) — timeless and effortless to sayScottish · Numerology 9CollHigh, chief; hazel — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulScottish · Numerology 6CrawfordFord of the crows — understated and quietly elegantScottish · Numerology 7DavinaBeloved (feminine of David) — full of character and easy to loveScottish, Hebrew · Numerology 6DougalDark stranger — understated and quietly elegantScottish · Numerology 6EilidhSun; radiant one — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 11ElsiePledged to God — a classic with a fresh edgeHebrew, Scottish · Numerology 5ElspethPledged to God (form of Elizabeth) — full of character and easy to loveScottish · Numerology 4ErrolWanderer; nobleman — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulScottish, Latin · Numerology 5EwanBorn of the yew; youth — full of character and easy to loveScottish · Numerology 7FenellaWhite shoulder; fair — a name with quiet staying powerScottish, Irish · Numerology 1FindlayFair-haired hero, fair warrior — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 8FraserOf the forest men; strawberry — rooted yet ready to travelScottish · Numerology 4GlenValley, glen — understated and quietly elegantScottish · Numerology 2GordonGreat hill; spacious fort — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 1GrantGreat, large, tall — understated and quietly elegantScottish · Numerology 6GreerWatchful, vigilant — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 8HamishSupplanter (form of James) — a classic with a fresh edgeScottish · Numerology 4IonaThe blessed isle of Iona — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 3IsobelPledged to God (form of Isabel) — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 8KirstyFollower of Christ (form of Christina) — a small name carrying real depthScottish · Numerology 3KnoxRound hill — soft-sounding with strong rootsScottish · Numerology 1LachlanFrom the land of lakes — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 6LennoxWith many elm trees — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 3LornaCrowned with laurel; (literary) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulScottish · Numerology 6MaisiePearl (form of Margaret) — a small name carrying real depthScottish, Greek · Numerology 11MalcolmDevotee of Saint Columba — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 6MaxwellGreat spring, Mack's stream — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 9MhairiBeloved (form of Mary) — soft-sounding with strong rootsScottish · Numerology 4MonroeFrom the mouth of the Roe river — a small name carrying real depthScottish · Numerology 8MoragGreat; princess — understated and quietly elegantScottish · Numerology 9MurdoSea warrior — timeless and effortless to sayScottish · Numerology 8MurraySettlement by the sea — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 33RabbieBright fame; (Robert) — rooted yet ready to travelScottish · Numerology 1RossHeadland, promontory — distinctive without trying too hardScottish · Numerology 8RoyRed; king — a small name carrying real depthScottish, French · Numerology 22SengaSlender, fair, pure — a small name carrying real depthScottish · Numerology 1SkyeThe isle of Skye; the sky — warm, characterful and easy to wearScottish · Numerology 6StruanA stream — a name with quiet staying powerScottish · Numerology 3StuartSteward, guardian of the house — rooted yet ready to travelScottish · Numerology 9WallaceWelshman, Briton, foreigner — memorable across culturesScottish · Numerology 3

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Frequently Asked Questions

+What are some popular Scottish baby names?

Well-known Scottish names in our collection include Logan, Ailsa, Alistair, Angus, Blair. Each name links to a full profile with its meaning, origin, popularity and numerology.

+How many Scottish names are listed here?

We currently list 54 Scottish names — 33 for boys and 18 for girls, and the collection grows regularly as we research and add more.

+How do I choose a Scottish name?

Start from the meaning you want for your child, then read the full profile for pronunciation, popularity and sibling-name ideas. You can also use our name, sibling and middle-name tools to refine your shortlist.