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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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——
2020——
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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedAKMaine: #155 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,147 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,146 boysNHWashington: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,111 boysWAIdaho: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,177 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #200 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,980 boysMNIllinois: #277 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,334 boysILWisconsin: #134 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,060 boysWIMichigan: #247 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,251 boysMINew York: #338 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,514 boysNYMassachusetts: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,852 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedRIOregon: #197 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,423 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: #172 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,344 boysIAIndiana: #187 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,478 boysINOhio: #261 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,711 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,679 boysPANew Jersey: #315 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,687 boysNJConnecticut: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,062 boysCTCalifornia: #460 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 5,050 boysCAUtah: #250 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,085 boysUTColorado: #221 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,585 boysCONebraska: #239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,295 boysNEMissouri: #206 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMOKentucky: #397 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,828 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedWVVirginia: #358 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,076 boysVAMaryland: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,415 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDEArizona: #291 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,938 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedNMKansas: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,973 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,418 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Scot, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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: #381 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,986 boysGAHawaii: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,246 boysHITexas: #455 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,224 boysTXFlorida: #551 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,687 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#134 · 1 in 1,060
  2. New Hampshire#145 · 1 in 1,146
  3. Maine#155 · 1 in 1,147
  4. Iowa#172 · 1 in 1,344
  5. Massachusetts#173 · 1 in 1,852

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#134321 in 1,060
New Hampshire#14551 in 1,146
Maine#15571 in 1,147
Iowa#172161 in 1,344
Massachusetts#173231 in 1,852
Indiana#187311 in 1,478
Idaho#19051 in 1,177
Oregon#197111 in 1,423
Minnesota#200151 in 1,980
Missouri#206241 in 1,593
Connecticut#214101 in 2,062
Colorado#221121 in 1,585
Hawaii#23351 in 1,246
Pennsylvania#233331 in 2,679
Nebraska#23951 in 2,295
Kansas#24281 in 1,973
Washington#245121 in 2,111
Michigan#247341 in 2,251
Utah#25061 in 2,085
Ohio#261341 in 2,711
Illinois#277391 in 2,334
Arizona#29191 in 1,938
New Jersey#315141 in 3,687
New York#338391 in 3,514
Maryland#34461 in 4,415
Virginia#35891 in 4,076
Georgia#381111 in 3,986
Kentucky#39751 in 5,828
Texas#455271 in 4,224
California#460321 in 5,050
North Carolina#49861 in 7,418
Florida#55171 in 7,687
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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 1971

boys
#324
576 births · 1 in 3,070 boys

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #324Scot576
More about 1971

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 3,070 of them was named Scot, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scot
  1. #321Dominic584
  2. #322Ben578
  3. #323Johnathan577
  4. #324Scot576
  5. #325Lorenzo575
  6. #326Jonathon574
  7. #327Frankie572
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →