Scotland: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “land of the Scots”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- SKOT-lund · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)
A place-name used as a given name. Scotland ultimately refers to the land of the Scots, a people-name of Latin origin.
How popular is Scotland?
Babies named Scotland in 2024102
2024 rank#2,179 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880893
Scotland is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Scotland
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Finleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Lennoxelm grove · Scottish Gaelic
- Blairplain; field · Scottish Gaelic
- Lesliegarden of holly · Scottish Gaelic
- Monroemouth of the Roe River · Scottish Gaelic
- Campbellcrooked mouth · Scottish Gaelic
- Finnleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Mckinleyson of Fionnlaoch · Scottish Gaelic
Scotland questions
What does the name Scotland mean?
Scotland means "land of the Scots". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. A place-name used as a given name. Scotland ultimately refers to the land of the Scots, a people-name of Latin origin.
Is Scotland a boy or girl name?
Scotland is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Scotland since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Scotland?
102 US babies were named Scotland in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Scotland?
Scotland is usually pronounced SKOT-lund.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.