Heritage & languages
Scottish heritage names with highland spirit
22 names · 10 girls · 12 boys · records through 2025
Scotland exports names the way it exports whisky: distinctive, warming, and better with age — Isla and Callum both crossed the Atlantic inside a decade.
This guide has 22 names: 10 girl names and 12 boy names. A curated set of Scottish names matched against the latest US records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
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Every name below is Scottish by root and American by birth certificate, shown with its live rank.
Girl names
10 names
Boy names
12 names
- Logan#53 today
- Cameron#76 today
- Callum#118 today
- Knox#196 today
- Malcolm#272 today
- Lennox#289 today
- Lachlan#606 today
- Alistair#897 today
- Brodie#1038 today
- Duncan#1123 today
- Ross#1459 today
- Ewan#1477 today
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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