Sholto
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHOL-toh
- Origin
- Scottish
Sholto is a boys' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sholto mean?
Scottish: Scottish given name long used in the Douglas family
A Scottish name long used in the Douglas family, as in Marshal of the RAF Sholto Douglas.
Is Sholto a girl's or a boy's name?
Sholto is a boys' name.
How popular is Sholto in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sholto in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sholto in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Sholto
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
William, Thomas, Shko, Joseph, Daniel, Samuel, Fraser, Jack, Adam, Michael, Matthew, Guto
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, “Sholto: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sholto, updated 20 October 2026.