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
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 30,901 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 47 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 774,997since 1880
Scott over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #534 | 561 | |
| 2024 | — | #565 | 518 | |
| 2023 | — | #598 | 474 | |
| 2022 | — | #588 | 487 | |
| 2021 | — | #609 | 457 | |
| 2020 | — | #562 | 498 | |
| 2019 | — | #524 | 544 | |
| 2018 | — | #517 | 549 | |
| 2017 | — | #482 | 607 | |
| 2016 | — | #464 | 658 | |
| 2015 | — | #454 | 668 | |
| 2014 | — | #422 | 727 | |
| 2013 | — | #428 | 685 | |
| 2012 | — | #382 | 778 | |
| 2011 | — | #370 | 804 | |
| 2010 | — | #351 | 873 | |
| 2009 | — | #342 | 920 | |
| 2008 | — | #321 | 1,034 | |
| 2007 | — | #274 | 1,252 | |
| 2006 | — | #253 | 1,365 | |
| 2005 | — | #233 | 1,474 | |
| 2004 | — | #214 | 1,640 | |
| 2003 | — | #206 | 1,771 | |
| 2002 | — | #185 | 2,028 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #167 | 2,296 |
| 2000 | — | #158 | 2,458 | |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #140 | 2,720 |
| 1998 | — | #123 | 3,062 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #113 | 3,344 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #108 | 3,672 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #92 | 4,082 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #80 | 4,915 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | #69 | 5,577 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #61 | 6,447 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | #57 | 7,114 |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | #53 | 8,086 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | #51 | 8,850 |
| 1988 | #2,011 | 59 | #47 | 9,351 |
| 1987 | #1,678 | 72 | #43 | 10,194 |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | #44 | 9,965 |
| 1985 | #1,784 | 63 | #44 | 10,145 |
| 1984 | #1,593 | 70 | #39 | 10,574 |
| 1983 | #1,817 | 58 | #38 | 10,846 |
| 1982 | #1,735 | 64 | #34 | 12,200 |
| 1981 | #1,830 | 60 | #34 | 12,719 |
| 1980 | #1,720 | 65 | #33 | 13,300 |
| 1979 | #1,338 | 92 | #29 | 14,440 |
| 1978 | #1,614 | 66 | #30 | 13,539 |
| 1977 | #1,736 | 59 | #27 | 14,203 |
| 1976 | #1,585 | 63 | #24 | 15,717 |
| 1975 | #1,247 | 91 | #17 | 17,307 |
| 1974 | #1,300 | 82 | #18 | 18,030 |
| 1973 | #1,293 | 79 | #18 | 18,980 |
| 1972 | #1,146 | 95 | #11 | 22,838 |
| 1971 | #957 | 133 | #10 | 30,901 |
| 1970 | #1,008 | 124 | #12 | 28,565 |
| 1969 | #975 | 121 | #12 | 28,653 |
| 1968 | #1,066 | 98 | #14 | 26,022 |
| 1967 | #1,255 | 73 | #16 | 25,535 |
| 1966 | #1,262 | 73 | #16 | 26,036 |
| 1965 | #1,194 | 81 | #15 | 25,437 |
| 1964 | #1,372 | 67 | #14 | 28,506 |
| 1963 | #1,226 | 80 | #12 | 30,396 |
| 1962 | #1,304 | 72 | #11 | 30,703 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #19 | 23,934 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | #23 | 21,606 |
| 1959 | #1,765 | 39 | #24 | 19,765 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #25 | 19,175 |
| 1957 | #1,928 | 32 | #32 | 15,750 |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | #34 | 13,214 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #38 | 10,782 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #40 | 9,457 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | #46 | 7,489 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #54 | 6,538 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #68 | 5,381 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #82 | 4,268 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #99 | 3,055 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #122 | 2,299 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #139 | 2,029 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #155 | 1,522 |
| 1945 | — | #182 | 848 | |
| 1944 | — | #226 | 610 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #262 | 540 |
| 1942 | — | #259 | 518 | |
| 1941 | — | #289 | 402 | |
| 1940 | — | #303 | 338 | |
| 1939 | — | #335 | 276 | |
| 1938 | — | #347 | 259 | |
| 1937 | — | #371 | 218 | |
| 1936 | — | #368 | 218 | |
| 1935 | — | #376 | 209 | |
| 1934 | — | #429 | 171 | |
| 1933 | — | #422 | 168 | |
| 1932 | — | #425 | 173 | |
| 1931 | — | #484 | 139 | |
| 1930 | — | #494 | 145 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #459 | 164 |
| 1928 | — | #435 | 188 | |
| 1927 | — | #462 | 176 | |
| 1926 | — | #446 | 185 | |
| 1925 | — | #442 | 184 | |
| 1924 | — | #424 | 206 | |
| 1923 | — | #413 | 210 | |
| 1922 | — | #426 | 199 | |
| 1921 | — | #424 | 204 | |
| 1920 | — | #436 | 192 | |
| 1919 | — | #428 | 189 | |
| 1918 | — | #466 | 161 | |
| 1917 | — | #436 | 170 | |
| 1916 | — | #472 | 147 | |
| 1915 | — | #432 | 157 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #404 | 138 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #396 | 116 |
| 1912 | — | #391 | 96 | |
| 1911 | — | #353 | 61 | |
| 1910 | — | #365 | 49 | |
| 1909 | — | #388 | 39 | |
| 1908 | — | #355 | 41 | |
| 1907 | — | #341 | 40 | |
| 1906 | — | #335 | 38 | |
| 1905 | — | #404 | 28 | |
| 1904 | — | #340 | 35 | |
| 1903 | — | #401 | 24 | |
| 1902 | — | #326 | 36 | |
| 1901 | — | #347 | 28 | |
| 1900 | — | #350 | 39 | |
| 1899 | — | #362 | 25 | |
| 1898 | — | #350 | 30 | |
| 1897 | — | #263 | 44 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #269 | 43 | |
| 1894 | — | #253 | 47 | |
| 1893 | — | #287 | 36 | |
| 1892 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1891 | — | #273 | 35 | |
| 1890 | — | #272 | 40 | |
| 1889 | — | #241 | 46 | |
| 1888 | — | #269 | 44 | |
| 1887 | — | #261 | 38 | |
| 1886 | — | #262 | 42 | |
| 1885 | — | #227 | 52 | |
| 1884 | — | #221 | 56 | |
| 1883 | — | #229 | 47 | |
| 1882 | — | #242 | 48 | |
| 1881 | — | #215 | 51 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#6 · 1 in 35
- Utah#6 · 1 in 42
- Oregon#7 · 1 in 50
- Maine#8 · 1 in 39
- South Dakota#8 · 1 in 41
Best ever in a state: #2 in Maine, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #6 | 1,179 | 1 in 35 |
| Utah | #6 | 293 | 1 in 42 |
| Oregon | #7 | 349 | 1 in 50 |
| Maine | #8 | 283 | 1 in 39 |
| Nebraska | #8 | 360 | 1 in 45 |
| South Dakota | #8 | 190 | 1 in 41 |
| Wyoming | #8 | 65 | 1 in 54 |
| Idaho | #9 | 140 | 1 in 52 |
| Washington | #9 | 570 | 1 in 54 |
| Iowa | #10 | 692 | 1 in 44 |
| Montana | #10 | 137 | 1 in 56 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 153 | 1 in 47 |
| Colorado | #11 | 359 | 1 in 61 |
| Wisconsin | #11 | 1,109 | 1 in 43 |
| California | #13 | 2,319 | 1 in 81 |
| Kansas | #13 | 298 | 1 in 75 |
| Arizona | #14 | 182 | 1 in 93 |
| New Hampshire | #14 | 126 | 1 in 49 |
| Vermont | #15 | 67 | 1 in 59 |
| Hawaii | #16 | 90 | 1 in 83 |
| Illinois | #16 | 1,557 | 1 in 73 |
| Michigan | #16 | 1,514 | 1 in 62 |
| Nevada | #16 | 41 | 1 in 79 |
| Ohio | #16 | 1,543 | 1 in 72 |
| Indiana | #17 | 704 | 1 in 77 |
| Connecticut | #18 | 387 | 1 in 69 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | 886 | 1 in 65 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | 1,573 | 1 in 75 |
| Missouri | #21 | 544 | 1 in 89 |
| Florida | #22 | 499 | 1 in 110 |
| Alaska | #23 | 34 | 1 in 92 |
| New Jersey | #23 | 699 | 1 in 90 |
| New York | #23 | 1,985 | 1 in 90 |
| Oklahoma | #23 | 231 | 1 in 102 |
| Rhode Island | #23 | 106 | 1 in 85 |
| Maryland | #32 | 227 | 1 in 145 |
| Delaware | #35 | 35 | 1 in 149 |
| District of Columbia | #35 | 93 | 1 in 160 |
| West Virginia | #35 | 128 | 1 in 147 |
| Virginia | #40 | 219 | 1 in 198 |
| Texas | #41 | 610 | 1 in 196 |
| Louisiana | #47 | 195 | 1 in 212 |
| New Mexico | #47 | 71 | 1 in 187 |
| North Carolina | #49 | 217 | 1 in 243 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 89 | 1 in 220 |
| Kentucky | #53 | 158 | 1 in 218 |
| Georgia | #55 | 201 | 1 in 238 |
| Tennessee | #58 | 153 | 1 in 258 |
| Alabama | #66 | 136 | 1 in 275 |
| South Carolina | #87 | 78 | 1 in 364 |
| Mississippi | #95 | 60 | 1 in 450 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1971 at #10 (30,901 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1971
- Top 100: 47 yrs · run 1949–1995
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 57 boys born in 1971 were named Scott (1.7%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,045 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 34.4% of all boys named Scott (266,828) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 484 | #200 (1880) | #237 |
| 1890s | 380 | #253 (1892) | #292 |
| 1900s | 348 | #326 (1902) | #359 |
| 1910s | 1,284 | #353 (1911) | #414 |
| 1920s | 1,908 | #413 (1923) | #437 |
| 1930s | 1,976 | #335 (1939) | #405 |
| 1940s | 12,161 | #99 (1949) | #204 |
| 1950s | 111,819 | #24 (1959) | #44 |
| 1960s | 266,828 | #11 (1962) | #15 |
| 1970s | 194,520 | #10 (1971) | #20 |
| 1980s | 108,144 | #33 (1980) | #41 |
| 1990s | 49,019 | #53 (1990) | #90 |
| 2000s | 16,238 | #158 (2000) | #235 |
| 2010s | 6,893 | #351 (2010) | #439 |
| 2020s | 2,995 | #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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 45,875 of them was named Scott, which outranked 77.1% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,697Thomasina45
- #1,697Valeri45
- #1,697Willette45
- #1,720Scott44
- #1,720Charlie44
- #1,720Chiquita44
- #1,720Corey44
- #1,742Adelina43
- #1,742Adelita43
- #1,742Agatha43
Tied with 21 names at #1,720; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 89 of them was named Scott, which outranked 99.6% 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).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.