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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #10, 1971boys
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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—#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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #20 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 71 boysAKMaine: #6 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 36 boysMEVermont: #7 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 36 boysVTNew Hampshire: #5 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 29 boysNHWashington: #9 for boys · 535 births · 1 in 48 boysWAIdaho: #9 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 54 boysIDMontana: #7 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 45 boysMTNorth Dakota: #3 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 35 boysNDMinnesota: #5 for boys · 938 births · 1 in 33 boysMNIllinois: #14 for boys · 1,591 births · 1 in 58 boysILWisconsin: #5 for boys · 1,092 births · 1 in 33 boysWIMichigan: #6 for boys · 1,929 births · 1 in 40 boysMINew York: #15 for boys · 2,193 births · 1 in 69 boysNYMassachusetts: #12 for boys · 1,122 births · 1 in 42 boysMARhode Island: #16 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 52 boysRIOregon: #8 for boys · 326 births · 1 in 45 boysORNevada: #19 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 67 boysNVWyoming: #8 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 43 boysWYSouth Dakota: #5 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 36 boysSDIowa: #7 for boys · 621 births · 1 in 37 boysIAIndiana: #11 for boys · 892 births · 1 in 50 boysINOhio: #12 for boys · 1,789 births · 1 in 50 boysOHPennsylvania: #15 for boys · 1,607 births · 1 in 57 boysPANew Jersey: #18 for boys · 834 births · 1 in 65 boysNJConnecticut: #12 for boys · 454 births · 1 in 51 boysCTCalifornia: #14 for boys · 2,343 births · 1 in 71 boysCAUtah: #9 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 49 boysUTColorado: #8 for boys · 358 births · 1 in 49 boysCONebraska: #6 for boys · 335 births · 1 in 33 boysNEMissouri: #16 for boys · 540 births · 1 in 68 boysMOKentucky: #30 for boys · 213 births · 1 in 127 boysKYWest Virginia: #24 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 100 boysWVVirginia: #28 for boys · 307 births · 1 in 118 boysVAMaryland: #24 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 92 boysMDDelaware: #26 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 84 boysDEArizona: #11 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 69 boysAZNew Mexico: #37 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 164 boysNMKansas: #9 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 53 boysKSArkansas: #40 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 154 boysARTennessee: #39 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 163 boysTNNorth Carolina: #34 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 151 boysNCSouth Carolina: #32 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 146 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #32 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 126 boysDCOklahoma: #19 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 93 boysOKLouisiana: #33 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 156 boysLAMississippi: #63 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 261 boysMSAlabama: #44 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 197 boysALGeorgia: #37 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 155 boysGAHawaii: #10 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 59 boysHITexas: #29 for boys · 691 births · 1 in 145 boysTXFlorida: #25 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 105 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#3 · 1 in 35
  2. New Hampshire#5 · 1 in 29
  3. Minnesota#5 · 1 in 33
  4. Wisconsin#5 · 1 in 33
  5. South Dakota#5 · 1 in 36

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#31391 in 35
Minnesota#59381 in 33
New Hampshire#51901 in 29
South Dakota#51321 in 36
Wisconsin#51,0921 in 33
Maine#62261 in 36
Michigan#61,9291 in 40
Nebraska#63351 in 33
Iowa#76211 in 37
Montana#71141 in 45
Vermont#7911 in 36
Colorado#83581 in 49
Oregon#83261 in 45
Wyoming#8491 in 43
Idaho#9991 in 54
Kansas#92911 in 53
Utah#92141 in 49
Washington#95351 in 48
Hawaii#101031 in 59
Arizona#112081 in 69
Indiana#118921 in 50
Connecticut#124541 in 51
Massachusetts#121,1221 in 42
Ohio#121,7891 in 50
California#142,3431 in 71
Illinois#141,5911 in 58
New York#152,1931 in 69
Pennsylvania#151,6071 in 57
Missouri#165401 in 68
Rhode Island#161451 in 52
New Jersey#188341 in 65
Nevada#19511 in 67
Oklahoma#191921 in 93
Alaska#20371 in 71
Maryland#243121 in 92
West Virginia#241351 in 100
Florida#254451 in 105
Delaware#26501 in 84
Virginia#283071 in 118
Texas#296911 in 145
Kentucky#302131 in 127
District of Columbia#32971 in 126
South Carolina#321551 in 146
Louisiana#332211 in 156
North Carolina#342841 in 151
Georgia#372631 in 155
New Mexico#37551 in 164
Tennessee#392011 in 163
Arkansas#40981 in 154
Alabama#441491 in 197
Mississippi#63791 in 261

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 1967

girls
#1,255
73 births · 1 in 22,617 girls
boys
#16
25,535 births · 1 in 68 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #1,255Scott73

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #16Scott25,535
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 22,617 of them was named Scott, which outranked 84.0% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #1,239Tracee74
  2. #1,239Veda74
  3. #1,239Willa74
  4. #1,255Scott73
  5. #1,255Aletha73
  6. #1,255Christen73
  7. #1,255Dani73
  8. #1,269Amalia72
  9. #1,269Carolynn72
  10. #1,269Cinda72

Tied with 13 names at #1,255; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 68 of them was named Scott, which outranked 99.6% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #13Jeffrey28,083
  2. #14Steven27,031
  3. #15Joseph25,926
  4. #16Scott25,535
  5. #17Kevin24,603
  6. #18Paul22,821
  7. #19Daniel22,192
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →