The most common surname in Scotland beginning with Mac.
Most common first name scotland. Babies First Names This section contains information and data on the most popular first forenames given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland. Three further names Agnes Catherine and Helen appear in both lists and Annie is replaced by Anne. It was popular until the early 19th century and is currently the 64th most common girls name.
FINLAY This very popular name comes from FIONNLAGH which means white warrior It can in fact be used for boys and girls although the boy seems to be more common. Dig into and choose from MomJunctions treasure of 70000 baby names that are divided based on meaning religion origin English alphabet and gender. For girls the similarity is less striking though the top three names are the same albeit in a different order.
Along with Jack Scotlands top boy names include Noah James Leo and Oliver. Lewis Carolls Alice in Wonderland is the most famous use of the name. Once again Jack and Olivia are the most popular first names in Scotland.
Finlay is a formerly fusty Scottish royal name--it belonged to Macbeths father Finlay MacRory--or Findlaech mac Ruaidri--that has a bit of a split personality. Names in the Scottish Top 100 have a lot of overlap with the US Top 100. These are the most popular boys names in Scotland for 2015.
Fraser came from a Norman knight Frizel derived from the French word fraise meaning strawberry and the place name La Fraselière. Its use as a first name arose only in this century and it was the 33rd most common name registered in. Isla was the most popular name for baby girls in Scotland for the first time in 2020 according to the National Records of Scotland.
From Old French and German words meaning nobility the name is first recorded in Scotland in the 12th century. But Jack was the most common name given to newborn boys for the 13th year in a row. DUNCAN This is one of the most classic Scottish names meaningdark warrior.