In a record breaking year, the Scottish Register of Tartans netted a brace of designs relating to this year’s men’s football World Cup.
575 tartan designs joined the Register in 2025 - an increase of over 30% on the preceding year and the most ever.
Among the new designs, Scotland Can Boogie and Caledonia Dreamin’ were inspired by the Tartan Army’s upcoming trip to America to support the national men's team.
A new Spirit of Brazil tartan designed by a pupil at Largs Primary celebrated friendship between Scotland and the South American country.
And continuing the transatlantic trend, several designs mark the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. They include designs inspired by the American Revolution Museum, the Statue of Liberty, and Thomas Jefferson, the third US president.
Closer to home, tartans were registered to celebrate iconic Scottish landmarks such as the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, and Edinburgh Castle.
NRS Chief Executive Alison Byrne said:
"2025 was a remarkable year for the Scottish Register of Tartans, with a 30% increase in new designs.
"Looking at what’s behind some of the designs — Scotland's first men’s football World Cup in a generation, and the American Declaration anniversary — it's clear that people want to include tartan in meaningful moments.
"Tartan is part of our heritage, and we're delighted to see designs coming from people of all ages and from all over the world."
The figures are being released ahead of New York’s Tartan Day parade which is on Saturday 11 April.
The Scottish Register of Tartans is managed by National Records of Scotland (NRS). The register was created in 2008 by the Scottish Parliament as a single independent record, to promote and preserve information about historic and contemporary tartans. The Register ensures that each tartan is new and unique.
Hundreds of new designs are registered every year for all kinds of reasons: for families, cultural organisations, sporting clubs, businesses, movies and television shows.
See the Scottish Register of Tartans website for the full searchable database of over 10,000 registered tartans and further information on registering new designs.
