Nairn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAIRN
- Origin
- Scottish
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Nairn is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nairn mean?
Scottish: from the Highland town and river
Taken from the town and river of Nairn, on the Moray Firth in the Scottish Highlands.
Is Nairn a girl's or a boy's name?
Nairn is a boys' name.
How popular is Nairn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nairn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nairn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Nairn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan, Finn, Aiden, Kian, Kayden, Finley, Brody, Jayden, Flynn, Ayaan, Evan, Lochlan
Names related to Nairn
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid, Lachlan
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, “Nairn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nairn, updated 20 October 2026.