Argyle
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ar-GYL
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Argyle is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “coast of the Gaels”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Argyle mean?
Scottish: variant of Argyll, a Scottish place name
“coast of the Gaels”
From Argyll in western Scotland; the diamond argyle pattern comes from the tartan of the Campbells of Argyll.
Is Argyle a girl's or a boy's name?
Argyle is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Argyle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Argyle, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 4 boys.
2025 had more boys named Argyle than any year since 2007.
Among boys in 2025, it was 647th in Scotland.
Argyle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
Names like Argyle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Archie, Arthur, Louie, Ollie, Charlie, Alfred, Albert, Hughie, George, Wallace, Arnie, Wilfred
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Argyle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/argyle, updated 20 October 2026.