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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,182 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,251 boysMNIllinois: #257 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,688 boysILWisconsin: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,069 boysWIMichigan: #246 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,677 boysMINew York: #384 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 6,028 boysNYMassachusetts: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,278 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedRIOregon: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,912 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: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,531 boysIAIndiana: #275 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,075 boysINOhio: #238 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,704 boysOHPennsylvania: #258 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,467 boysPANew Jersey: #278 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,618 boysNJConnecticut: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,165 boysCTCalifornia: #329 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 3,340 boysCAUtah: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,414 boysUTColorado: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,961 boysCONebraska: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,231 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMOKentucky: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,688 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedWVVirginia: #501 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,644 boysVAMaryland: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,279 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDEArizona: #361 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,380 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,747 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedARTennessee: #452 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,748 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #361 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,925 boysOKLouisiana: #414 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,044 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedALGeorgia: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,699 boysGAHawaii: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,261 boysHITexas: #510 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,966 boysTXFlorida: #386 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,168 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#188 · 1 in 1,531
  2. Wisconsin#189 · 1 in 2,069
  3. Connecticut#198 · 1 in 2,165
  4. Minnesota#205 · 1 in 2,251
  5. Massachusetts#211 · 1 in 3,278

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#188191 in 1,531
Wisconsin#189221 in 2,069
Connecticut#198121 in 2,165
Minnesota#205181 in 2,251
Massachusetts#211171 in 3,278
Hawaii#23561 in 1,261
Oregon#23791 in 1,912
Ohio#238391 in 2,704
Washington#242141 in 2,182
Michigan#246331 in 2,677
Colorado#254111 in 1,961
Illinois#257411 in 2,688
Pennsylvania#258321 in 3,467
Indiana#275171 in 3,075
New Jersey#278171 in 3,618
Kansas#29281 in 2,747
Nebraska#29251 in 3,231
Utah#29251 in 2,414
California#329561 in 3,340
Maryland#34461 in 5,279
Arizona#36151 in 3,380
Oklahoma#36161 in 3,925
Kentucky#36361 in 5,688
New York#384291 in 6,028
Florida#386131 in 4,168
Louisiana#414101 in 4,044
Tennessee#45251 in 7,748
Georgia#46171 in 6,699
Virginia#50151 in 8,644
Texas#510201 in 5,966
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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 1962

boys
#337
537 births · 1 in 3,852 boys

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #337Scot537
More about 1962

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,852 of them was named Scot, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scot
  1. #334Virgil555
  2. #335Blake546
  3. #336Alonzo538
  4. #337Scot537
  5. #338Bradford535
  6. #339Stephan525
  7. #340Alberto523
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →