Scot

Last seen for girls in 1969 at #6,617 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1970 · 633 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,721
since 1940

Scot over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Scot has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #310, 1970boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024—#12,3495
2023—#8,9218
2022—#9,8237
2021——
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2019—#10,8036
2018—#12,1565
2017—#12,2465
2016—#8,8168
2015—#7,49110
2014—#6,30713
2013—#7,02611
2012—#7,55910
2011—#8,7678
2010—#5,04718
2009—#5,33417
2008—#5,76715
2007—#4,24323
2006—#4,86518
2005—#5,03416
2004—#4,12921
2003—#3,83822
2002—#3,67023
2001—#3,51224
2000—#3,07528
1999—#2,06346
1998—#2,15742
1997—#1,93347
1996—#2,04742
1995—#1,84147
1994—#1,64355
1993—#1,44465
1992—#1,23783
1991—#1,28276
1990—#1,18884
1989—#1,08294
1988—#1,03291
1987—#880113
1986—#833118
1985—#897102
1984—#780123
1983—#838108
1982—#723143
1981—#677163
1980—#747138
1979—#630185
1978—#615183
1977—#597201
1976—#524236
1975—#432331
1974—#440324
1973—#423344
1972—#375437
1971—#324576
1970—#310633
1969#6,6176#316588
1968—#322555
1967—#332510
1966—#337500
1965—#333515
1964—#329569
1963—#342506
1962—#337537
1961—#369463
1960—#348501
1959#6,2455#338524
1958—#325562
1957—#356457
1956—#379391
1955—#451270
1954—#496214
1953—#649121
1952—#70399
1951—#82473
1950—#89958
1949—#1,09741
1948—#1,28032
1947—#1,51924
1946—#2,03013
1945—#2,24210
1944—#2,30910
1943—#2,5639
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1941—#3,5055
1940—#2,8717
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five boys were named Scot! It came in at #2,871, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1941–1942, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Scot is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,212 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNHWashington: #267 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,565 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedIDMontana: #209 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,283 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #243 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,437 boysMNIllinois: #285 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,164 boysILWisconsin: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,257 boysWIMichigan: #274 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,452 boysMINew York: #344 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,725 boysNYMassachusetts: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,171 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedRIOregon: #298 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,514 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedSDIowa: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,681 boysIAIndiana: #248 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,580 boysINOhio: #245 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,721 boysOHPennsylvania: #339 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,561 boysPANew Jersey: #323 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,259 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #367 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 4,109 boysCAUtah: #251 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,738 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,748 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,915 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNMKansas: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,734 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedARTennessee: #403 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,570 boysTNNorth Carolina: #539 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,923 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedALGeorgia: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,972 boysGAHawaii: #196 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 934 boysHITexas: #553 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 7,036 boysTXFlorida: #534 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,163 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#161 · 1 in 1,212
  2. Wisconsin#194 · 1 in 2,257
  3. Hawaii#196 · 1 in 934
  4. Iowa#197 · 1 in 1,681
  5. Montana#209 · 1 in 1,283

Best ever in a state: #106 in New Hampshire, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#16191 in 1,212
Wisconsin#194211 in 2,257
Hawaii#19681 in 934
Iowa#197181 in 1,681
Montana#20961 in 1,283
Minnesota#243121 in 3,437
Ohio#245411 in 2,721
Indiana#248211 in 2,580
Utah#25171 in 1,738
Washington#267121 in 2,565
Michigan#274271 in 3,452
Illinois#285361 in 3,164
Massachusetts#29881 in 7,171
Oregon#29851 in 3,514
Colorado#30581 in 2,748
New Jersey#323121 in 5,259
Kansas#33361 in 3,734
Pennsylvania#339181 in 6,561
New York#344381 in 4,725
Oklahoma#34761 in 3,923
California#367461 in 4,109
Tennessee#40361 in 6,570
Missouri#40571 in 6,915
Georgia#49861 in 7,972
Florida#53461 in 9,163
North Carolina#53951 in 10,568
Texas#553171 in 7,036
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Scot
Momentum · boys
Brand new
  • 1,654 spots since 2024 (#12,349 → #10,695)
  • 3,204 spots since 2015 (#7,491 → #10,695)
  • Biggest jump: 198 spots in 1950 (#1,097 → #899)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1988 (#880 → #1,032)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1970 at #310 (633 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1950–1987
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,936
  • Highest: 1 in 2,936 boys born in 1970 were named Scot (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 38.2% of all boys named Scot (5,244) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s151#1,097 (1949)#2,157
1950s2,769#325 (1958)#542
1960s5,244#316 (1969)#337
1970s3,450#310 (1970)#467
1980s1,193#677 (1981)#849
1990s587#1,188 (1990)#1,684
2000s207#3,075 (2000)#4,347
2010s94#5,047 (2010)#8,622
2020s26#8,921 (2023)#10,447

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Scot in 1961

boys
#369
463 births · 1 in 4,588 boys

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #369Scot463
More about 1961

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 4,588 of them was named Scot, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scot
  1. #366Alonzo476
  2. #367Damon468
  3. #368Alfredo467
  4. #369Scot463
  5. #369Vance463
  6. #371Rickie459
  7. #372Preston452
  8. #373Cory446

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →