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A name. A world of connections.
Recorded in official name statistics for United Kingdom and Australia
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Nairn is a masculine given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
Scotland, 2024: 4 boys (rank 619).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1974–2025 Spelling: Nairn
Recorded category boys
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Source: National Records of Scotland · National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10 | 186 | 280 | observed |
| 1975 | 4 | 266 | 114 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 227 | 179 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 4 | 275 | 113 | observed |
| 1981 | 3 | 306 | 85 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 3 | 314 | 89 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 4 | 334 | 124 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 4 | 359 | 131 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 7 | 275 | 237 | observed |
| 1999 | 4 | 359 | 142 | observed |
| 2000 | 5 | 339 | 184 | observed |
| 2001 | 8 | 271 | 299 | observed |
| 2002 | 8 | 263 | 305 | observed |
| 2003 | 10 | 248 | 372 | observed |
| 2004 | 9 | 274 | 324 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 274 | 356 | observed |
| 2006 | 15 | 224 | 527 | observed |
| 2007 | 12 | 277 | 404 | observed |
| 2008 | 18 | 228 | 589 | observed |
| 2009 | 14 | 284 | 464 | observed |
| 2010 | 13 | 289 | 435 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 261 | 498 | observed |
| 2012 | 11 | 318 | 370 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 335 | 382 | observed |
| 2014 | 19 | 242 | 654 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 470 | 212 | observed |
| 2016 | 12 | 315 | 425 | observed |
| 2017 | 18 | 250 | 661 | observed |
| 2018 | 12 | 310 | 456 | observed |
| 2019 | 10 | 334 | 389 | observed |
| 2020 | 15 | 261 | 626 | observed |
| 2021 | 10 | 353 | 407 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 472 | 247 | observed |
| 2023 | 18 | 231 | 763 | observed |
| 2024 | 4 | 619 | 171 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Nairn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million use the matching published total for this region, recorded category and year; years without a compatible denominator remain gaps.
Released 2026-05-26 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-UK-3.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
