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UK boy's name

Nairn

Nairn is a boy's name in the UK records.

We estimate that about 334 living people in the UK are called Nairn. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • • Nairn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #619 in 2024.
  • • About 334 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nairn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

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Estimated living

334

2026

Geography

Where Nairn is most common

The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Nairn. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.

Nairn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #619 in 2024.

Scotland
4

Across the UK

Nairn in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scotland (NRS)

#619 in 2024

35 years of NRS records, 338 total registered

Notable bearers

Famous people named Nairn

  • Nairn McDonald

    Scottish politician

    1995-

Related

Names similar to Nairn

FAQ

Nairn: questions and answers

Where is Nairn most common?

In the latest published local rankings, Nairn ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #619 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.