Scott

Last seen for girls in 2001 at #13,521 · #534 for boys in 2025, 561 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1971 · 30,901 births
Debut · boys
60 births
In top 100 · boys
47 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
774,997
since 1880

Scott over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #10, 1971boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#534561
2024—#565518
2023—#598474
2022—#588487
2021—#609457
2020—#562498
2019—#524544
2018—#517549
2017—#482607
2016—#464658
2015—#454668
2014—#422727
2013—#428685
2012—#382778
2011—#370804
2010—#351873
2009—#342920
2008—#3211,034
2007—#2741,252
2006—#2531,365
2005—#2331,474
2004—#2141,640
2003—#2061,771
2002—#1852,028
2001#13,5216#1672,296
2000—#1582,458
1999#8,80510#1402,720
1998—#1233,062
1997#9,8028#1133,344
1996#9,5818#1083,672
1995#13,3865#924,082
1994#13,4305#804,915
1993#4,25724#695,577
1992#7,51211#616,447
1991#5,00419#577,114
1990#4,12024#538,086
1989#3,16533#518,850
1988#2,01159#479,351
1987#1,67872#4310,194
1986#1,95256#449,965
1985#1,78463#4410,145
1984#1,59370#3910,574
1983#1,81758#3810,846
1982#1,73564#3412,200
1981#1,83060#3412,719
1980#1,72065#3313,300
1979#1,33892#2914,440
1978#1,61466#3013,539
1977#1,73659#2714,203
1976#1,58563#2415,717
1975#1,24791#1717,307
1974#1,30082#1818,030
1973#1,29379#1818,980
1972#1,14695#1122,838
1971#957133#1030,901
1970#1,008124#1228,565
1969#975121#1228,653
1968#1,06698#1426,022
1967#1,25573#1625,535
1966#1,26273#1626,036
1965#1,19481#1525,437
1964#1,37267#1428,506
1963#1,22680#1230,396
1962#1,30472#1130,703
1961#1,72044#1923,934
1960#1,98233#2321,606
1959#1,76539#2419,765
1958#1,93932#2519,175
1957#1,92832#3215,750
1956#2,45321#3413,214
1955#3,37712#3810,782
1954#2,45020#409,457
1953#2,43119#467,489
1952#2,50218#546,538
1951#2,69415#685,381
1950#3,9628#824,268
1949#3,6129#993,055
1948#4,2057#1222,299
1947#5,2955#1392,029
1946#4,9605#1551,522
1945—#182848
1944—#226610
1943#4,6915#262540
1942—#259518
1941—#289402
1940—#303338
1939—#335276
1938—#347259
1937—#371218
1936—#368218
1935—#376209
1934—#429171
1933—#422168
1932—#425173
1931—#484139
1930—#494145
1929#4,5705#459164
1928—#435188
1927—#462176
1926—#446185
1925—#442184
1924—#424206
1923—#413210
1922—#426199
1921—#424204
1920—#436192
1919—#428189
1918—#466161
1917—#436170
1916—#472147
1915—#432157
1914#3,6185#404138
1913#3,1875#396116
1912—#39196
1911—#35361
1910—#36549
1909—#38839
1908—#35541
1907—#34140
1906—#33538
1905—#40428
1904—#34035
1903—#40124
1902—#32636
1901—#34728
1900—#35039
1899—#36225
1898—#35030
1897—#26344
1896—#33831
1895—#26943
1894—#25347
1893—#28736
1892—#25349
1891—#27335
1890—#27240
1889—#24146
1888—#26944
1887—#26138
1886—#26242
1885—#22752
1884—#22156
1883—#22947
1882—#24248
1881—#21551
1880—#20060
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Scott was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1905, when fewer than 37 boys a year got the name.

Where Scott is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,144 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #312 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,229 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedCAUtah: #119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 401 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedWVVirginia: #197 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,409 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedKSArkansas: #258 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,559 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,959 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,101 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedLAMississippi: #218 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,442 boysMSAlabama: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,104 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedHITexas: #493 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,016 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Scott, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#119 · 1 in 401
  2. Oklahoma#197 · 1 in 1,101
  3. Virginia#197 · 1 in 1,409
  4. Mississippi#218 · 1 in 1,442
  5. South Carolina#252 · 1 in 1,959

Best ever in a state: #2 in Maine, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#11951 in 401
Oklahoma#19781 in 1,101
Virginia#19781 in 1,409
Mississippi#21871 in 1,442
South Carolina#25251 in 1,959
Arkansas#25851 in 1,559
Illinois#27391 in 3,144
Alabama#27961 in 2,104
Pennsylvania#31281 in 5,229
Texas#49361 in 4,016
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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 Scott
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#565 → #534)
  • 28 spots since 2020 (#562 → #534)
  • 80 spots since 2015 (#454 → #534)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1897 (#338 → #263)
  • Biggest drop: 87 spots in 1898 (#263 → #350)
Rise & fade · boys
91 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1971 at #10 (30,901 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: 1 yr · 1971
  • Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1949–1995
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 57
  • Highest: 1 in 57 boys born in 1971 were named Scott (1.7%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,045 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 34.4% of all boys named Scott (266,828) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s484#200 (1880)#237
1890s380#253 (1892)#292
1900s348#326 (1902)#359
1910s1,284#353 (1911)#414
1920s1,908#413 (1923)#437
1930s1,976#335 (1939)#405
1940s12,161#99 (1949)#204
1950s111,819#24 (1959)#44
1960s266,828#11 (1962)#15
1970s194,520#10 (1971)#20
1980s108,144#33 (1980)#41
1990s49,019#53 (1990)#90
2000s16,238#158 (2000)#235
2010s6,893#351 (2010)#439
2020s2,995#534 (2025)#576

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.

Scott in 1913

girls
#3,187
5 births · 1 in 124,909 girls
boys
#396
116 births · 1 in 4,419 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #3,187Scott5

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #396Scott116
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 124,909 of them was named Scott, which outranked 14.0% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #2,827Zoma6
  2. #2,827Zuma6
  3. #2,827Zylpha6
  4. #3,187Scott5
  5. #3,187Adalyn5
  6. #3,187Adam5
  7. #3,187Adlee5

Tied with 520 names at #3,187; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

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

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 4,419 of them was named Scott, which outranked 87.9% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #393Aloysius118
  2. #394Elias117
  3. #394Hugo117
  4. #396Scott116
  5. #396Augustus116
  6. #396Darrell116
  7. #396Israel116
  8. #402Isidore115
  9. #402Luke115
  10. #404Emerson114

Tied with 5 names at #396; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

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

See the top 100 for 1913 →