Struan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- STROO-an
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #811 for boys
Big in Scotland
Struan is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “little stream”. In 2025 it ranked 811th for boys in the UK (45 babies).
What does Struan mean?
Scottish: from a Perthshire place name
“little stream”
From a place in Perthshire, from Gaelic sruthan, little stream; it was the seat of the Robertsons of Struan.
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Is Struan a girl's or a boy's name?
Struan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Struan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #811among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the UK were named Struan, making it the 811th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 770th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 80 boys.
Half of all the boys named Struan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 111th in Scotland.
Struan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #811 |
| 2024 | 35 | #961 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 80 | #540 |
| 2021 | 75 | #577 |
| 2020 | 46 | #770 |
| 2019 | 54 | #699 |
| 2018 | 58 | #675 |
| 2017 | 66 | #624 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 65 | #605 |
| 2013 | 69 | #576 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 61 | #625 |
| 2010 | 65 | #579 |
| 2009 | 57 | #629 |
| 2008 | 58 | #616 |
| 2007 | 37 | #812 |
| 2006 | 54 | #597 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 45 | #616 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 34 | #617 |
| 2000 | 43 | #517 |
| 1999 | 32 | #623 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 26 | #662 |
Names like Struan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Yusuf Luca Logan Roman Finley Reuben Zion Loki Sonny Arlo Jaxon
More Scottish names
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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, “Struan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/struan, updated 20 October 2026.