Argyll
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ar-GYL
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Argyll 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 Argyll mean?
Scottish: Scottish place name, from Gaelic Earra-Ghàidheal
“coast of the Gaels”
From Argyll, the region of western Scotland whose Gaelic name Earra-Ghàidheal means 'coast of the Gaels'.
Is Argyll a girl's or a boy's name?
Argyll 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 Argyll in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Argyll, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Argyll in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 647th in Scotland.
Argyll in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Argyll
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Rowan, Finley, Lochlan, Arthur, Rory, Axel, Albie, Finn, Casey, Arlo, Ronan
More Scottish names
Isla, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid
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, “Argyll: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/argyll, updated 20 October 2026.