Most popular boy names in Scotland 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Scotland was Noah, followed by Luca and Rory. The list below ranks the region's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its UK-wide rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Scotland

More common

Most distinctive Harris 10x more common ▲171 #10 vs UK #181
Finlay 6.3x more common ▲103 #9 vs UK #112 Rory 2.2x more common ▲14 #3 vs UK #17 Theo 1.4x more common ▲6 #6 vs UK #12 Luca 1.3x more common ▲1 #2 vs UK #3

Less common

Most distinctive George 2.4x less common ▼43 #50 vs UK #7
Theodore 1.8x less common ▼29 #39 vs UK #10 Arthur 1.4x less common ▼13 #19 vs UK #6 Muhammad 1.4x less common ▼3 #4 vs UK #1 Oscar 1.3x less common ▼12 #20 vs UK #8
Year
Spellings

Percentages are approximate

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs UK #2
    318
  2. 2
    Luca ▲1 vs UK #3
    302
  3. 3
    Rory ▲14 vs UK #17
    301
  4. 4
    Muhammad ▼3 vs UK #1
    291
  5. 5
    Oliver Same as UK #5
    269
  6. 6
    Theo ▲6 vs UK #12
    243
  7. 7
    Leo ▼3 vs UK #4
    236
  8. 8
    Archie ▲3 vs UK #11
    222
  9. 9
    Finlay ▲103 vs UK #112
    216
  10. 10
    Harris ▲171 vs UK #181
    211
  11. 11
    Jude ▲2 vs UK #13
    206
  12. 12
    Freddie ▼3 vs UK #9
    201
  13. 13
    Jack ▲6 vs UK #19
    200
  14. 14
    James ▲19 vs UK #33
    199
  15. 15
    Brodie ▲91 vs UK #106
    194
  16. 16
    Charlie ▲2 vs UK #18
    167
  17. 16
    Alfie Same as UK #16
    167
  18. 18
    Finn ▲39 vs UK #57
    159
  19. 19
    Arthur ▼13 vs UK #6
    158
  20. 20
    Oscar ▼12 vs UK #8
    157
  21. 21
    Thomas ▲7 vs UK #28
    155
  22. 22
    Alexander ▲12 vs UK #34
    151
  23. 22
    Lewis ▲128 vs UK #150
    151
  24. 24
    Arlo ▼9 vs UK #15
    146
  25. 25
    Max ▲21 vs UK #46
    143
  26. 26
    Sonny ▲19 vs UK #45
    137
  27. 26
    Harrison ▲22 vs UK #48
    137
  28. 26
    Tommy ▲16 vs UK #42
    137
  29. 29
    Lucas Same as UK #29
    131
  30. 30
    Albie ▼9 vs UK #21
    123
  31. 31
    Harry ▼11 vs UK #20
    120
  32. 32
    Adam ▼6 vs UK #26
    114
  33. 33
    Roman ▼1 vs UK #32
    112
  34. 33
    Angus ▲187 vs UK #220
    112
  35. 35
    Logan ▲42 vs UK #77
    111
  36. 36
    Callan ▲255 vs UK #291
    109
  37. 37
    Louie ▼7 vs UK #30
    107
  38. 37
    Reuben ▼12 vs UK #25
    107
  39. 39
    Theodore ▼29 vs UK #10
    102
  40. 40
    Kai ▲30 vs UK #70
    101
  41. 41
    Mason ▲30 vs UK #71
    100
  42. 41
    Blake ▲77 vs UK #118
    100
  43. 43
    Daniel ▲13 vs UK #56
    99
  44. 43
    Myles ▲19 vs UK #62
    99
  45. 45
    Jacob ▼6 vs UK #39
    98
  46. 46
    Hudson ▼2 vs UK #44
    96
  47. 47
    Rowan ▼16 vs UK #31
    94
  48. 48
    Cameron ▲128 vs UK #176
    92
  49. 49
    Caleb ▲27 vs UK #76
    91
  50. 50
    George ▼43 vs UK #7
    88
  51. 51
    Liam ▲12 vs UK #63
    81
  52. 52
    Ruaridh ▲403 vs UK #455
    80
  53. 52
    William ▼25 vs UK #27
    80
  54. 54
    Hunter ▲30 vs UK #84
    79
  55. 55
    Ethan ▼4 vs UK #51
    78
  56. 56
    Ollie ▲53 vs UK #109
    77
  57. 56
    Isaac ▼21 vs UK #35
    77
  58. 56
    Nathan ▲37 vs UK #93
    77
  59. 59
    Elijah ▼36 vs UK #23
    76
  60. 60
    Ronan ▲90 vs UK #150
    75
  61. 60
    Arran ▲395 vs UK #455
    75
  62. 62
    Hamish ▲256 vs UK #318
    74
  63. 62
    Blair ▲385 vs UK #447
    74
  64. 64
    Cole ▲99 vs UK #163
    73
  65. 65
    Joseph ▼6 vs UK #59
    71
  66. 65
    Samuel Same as UK #65
    71
  67. 65
    Michael ▲15 vs UK #80
    71
  68. 68
    Callum ▲135 vs UK #203
    70
  69. 68
    Grayson ▲31 vs UK #99
    70
  70. 70
    Luke ▲52 vs UK #122
    69
  71. 70
    Cody ▲26 vs UK #96
    69
  72. 72
    Lochlan ▲147 vs UK #219
    68
  73. 73
    Nico ▲86 vs UK #159
    67
  74. 73
    Ruairidh ▲473 vs UK #546
    67
  75. 75
    Joey ▲59 vs UK #134
    66
  76. 75
    Reggie ▼35 vs UK #40
    66
  77. 75
    Joshua ▼23 vs UK #52
    66
  78. 75
    Jamie ▲126 vs UK #201
    66
  79. 79
    Cooper ▲21 vs UK #100
    65
  80. 79
    Lachlan ▲159 vs UK #238
    65
  81. 79
    Carter ▲15 vs UK #94
    65
  82. 79
    Matthew ▲48 vs UK #127
    65
  83. 83
    Louis ▼33 vs UK #50
    64
  84. 83
    Riley ▼1 vs UK #82
    64
  85. 85
    Elliot ▲10 vs UK #95
    62
  86. 86
    Oakley ▼50 vs UK #36
    61
  87. 86
    Robert ▲63 vs UK #149
    61
  88. 88
    Teddy ▼51 vs UK #37
    60
  89. 88
    Henry ▼74 vs UK #14
    60
  90. 88
    Murray ▲479 vs UK #567
    60
  91. 91
    Fergus ▲219 vs UK #310
    59
  92. 92
    David ▼20 vs UK #72
    58
  93. 92
    Austin ▼7 vs UK #85
    58
  94. 92
    Jax ▲38 vs UK #130
    58
  95. 95
    Vinnie ▼35 vs UK #60
    56
  96. 95
    Aaron ▲72 vs UK #167
    56
  97. 97
    Leon ▲1 vs UK #98
    55
  98. 98
    Frankie ▼43 vs UK #55
    54
  99. 99
    Robbie ▲244 vs UK #343
    52
  100. 100
    Cillian ▲62 vs UK #162
    51
  101. 100
    Ellis ▼10 vs UK #90
    51