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Innis

Boy name · 85 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Innis: 85 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 7 births in 2014.

Innis is a name of Scottish and Irish Gaelic origin, derived from *inis*, meaning "island" or "river meadow." It is a variant of the more common Angus, but also stands as a distinct given name in its own right. The most famous bearer is Innis MacBeath, a 16th-century Scottish clan chief of the MacBeaths, though the name is also shared with Innis Brown, a 19th-century American painter. The name shares its root with the Scottish island of Islay, whose Gaelic name *Ìle* is unrelated, but the place-name Innis itself appears in several Scottish locations, such as Innis Chonnel Castle on Loch Awe. A notable variant is the anglicised spelling Innes, which is more common as a surname in Scotland.