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Atholl

Boy name · 15 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Atholl: 15 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 1977.

With its rolling, Highland cadence, Atholl is a place-name Anglicised from the Gaelic *Ath Fodhla* meaning 'New Ireland,' a name that once belonged to a Pictish kingdom in Perthshire. Its most famous bearer is John Murray, the 4th Earl of Atholl, a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who fiercely supported Mary, Queen of Scots. The name echoes through the Atholl Estate, centred on Blair Castle, and also belongs to a breed of hardy upland sheep. Though historically a surname and title, Atholl makes a resonant first name that feels both ancient and unexpected, carrying the wild, heather-dusted romance of the Highlands in every syllable.

Boy 4 of 52 years

Peak year
19775 babies
Latest (2021)
#7203 babies
Total births
15since 1977
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1977 · 5
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).