Scottish unisex names
Most popular names
- Donald Ruler of the world, World leader #8 in US
- Logan Little hollow #10 in US
- Kenneth Royal Oath, Handsome #23 in US
- Jean God Is Gracious #27 in US
- Douglas From the Dark Stream #44 in US
- Cameron Crooked nose #46 in US
- Craig From the Steep Rock #74 in US
- Mackenzie Child of the Wise leader #98 in US
- Leslie From the Low Meadow #117 in US
- Brett Gifted #132 in US
- Jeanne God Is Gracious #146 in US
- Gordon From the Round Hill, Spacious fort #160 in US
- Sheena God Is Gracious #160 in US
- Max Greatest in Excellence, From the Great Spring #161 in US
- Grant Tall, Great #217 in US
- Myrna Gentle #245 in US
- McKenzie Child of the Wise leader #286 in US
- Bret Gifted #363 in US
- Doug From the Dark Stream #369 in US
- Mckinley daughter of the fair warrior #398 in US
- Malcolm Diligent Servant #403 in US
- Dallas Meadow dwelling, Gentle #424 in US
- Blaine Yellow, Lean #457 in US
- Kameron From the Crooked Stream #462 in US
- Lesley From the Low Meadow #507 in US
- Camron From the Crooked Stream #650 in US
- Ainsley My Own Meadow #666 in US
- Lesly From the grey fortress #702 in US
- Jeanie God Is Gracious #712 in US
- McArthur Child of the Brave Man #781 in US
- Lennox Placid Stream #821 in US
- Jeanna God Is Gracious #1053 in US
- Callen Victorious #1054 in US
- Jeane God Is Gracious #1105 in US
- Ansley My Own Meadow #1158 in US
- Collins Victorious #1161 in US
- Gillie servant in scottish highlands #1162 in US
- Jeana God Is Gracious #1199 in US
- Camren From the Crooked Stream #1253 in US
- Douglass From the Dark Stream #1270 in US
- Kenna Beautiful or handsome #1270 in US
- Glendon From the Valley Fortress #1326 in US
- Glynn From the Ravine #1354 in US
- Davina Beloved #1356 in US
- Callan Victorious #1395 in US
- Lesli From the Low Meadow #1461 in US
- Leslee From the Low Meadow #1462 in US
- Lachlan From the Land of Lakes #1471 in US
- Kye Narrow straight water channel #1506 in US
- Lochlan From the Land of Lakes #1588 in US
Scottish unisex names come from Gaelic and Old Norse, languages that shaped the Highlands and Islands for centuries. Some, like Donald and Kenneth, started as masculine saints' names and have moved fluidly across genders in modern use. Others, such as Jean, began as feminine forms but now serve equally for any child. Logan and Douglas began as place-based surnames—a Scottish habit of turning geography into identity—and have loosened their gender boundaries over time.
What ties them together is a certain lean quality: clear to say, hard to forget, built for both crib cards and gravestones. The list below shows each name's meaning and origin, whether it came through clan tradition, the church, or the landscape itself. You'll find the stern and the tender sitting side by side, which is how Scottish names have always worked.