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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #48 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 159 boysAKMaine: #46 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 151 boysMEVermont: #53 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 167 boysVTNew Hampshire: #46 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 166 boysNHWashington: #47 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 190 boysWAIdaho: #41 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 146 boysIDMontana: #57 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 183 boysMTNorth Dakota: #58 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 189 boysNDMinnesota: #49 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 188 boysMNIllinois: #49 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 234 boysILWisconsin: #65 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 268 boysWIMichigan: #47 for boys · 321 births · 1 in 205 boysMINew York: #59 for boys · 421 births · 1 in 314 boysNYMassachusetts: #45 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 179 boysMARhode Island: #50 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 188 boysRIOregon: #55 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 214 boysORNevada: #60 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 251 boysNVWyoming: #55 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 176 boysWYSouth Dakota: #52 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 172 boysSDIowa: #65 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 237 boysIAIndiana: #72 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 288 boysINOhio: #57 for boys · 325 births · 1 in 237 boysOHPennsylvania: #46 for boys · 419 births · 1 in 186 boysPANew Jersey: #45 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 216 boysNJConnecticut: #49 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 184 boysCTCalifornia: #89 for boys · 780 births · 1 in 365 boysCAUtah: #62 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 235 boysUTColorado: #60 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 244 boysCONebraska: #51 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 175 boysNEMissouri: #61 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 237 boysMOKentucky: #96 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 476 boysKYWest Virginia: #79 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 354 boysWVVirginia: #72 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 359 boysVAMaryland: #55 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 231 boysMDDelaware: #61 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 259 boysDEArizona: #74 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 306 boysAZNew Mexico: #113 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 464 boysNMKansas: #67 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 238 boysKSArkansas: #106 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 478 boysARTennessee: #99 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 517 boysTNNorth Carolina: #95 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 522 boysNCSouth Carolina: #116 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 627 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 499 boysDCOklahoma: #90 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 391 boysOKLouisiana: #90 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 407 boysLAMississippi: #143 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 712 boysMSAlabama: #103 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 527 boysALGeorgia: #91 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 498 boysGAHawaii: #47 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 196 boysHITexas: #105 for boys · 328 births · 1 in 467 boysTXFlorida: #61 for boys · 289 births · 1 in 303 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#41 · 1 in 146
  2. Massachusetts#45 · 1 in 179
  3. New Jersey#45 · 1 in 216
  4. Maine#46 · 1 in 151
  5. New Hampshire#46 · 1 in 166

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#41491 in 146
Massachusetts#452291 in 179
New Jersey#452441 in 216
Maine#46461 in 151
New Hampshire#46411 in 166
Pennsylvania#464191 in 186
Hawaii#47351 in 196
Michigan#473211 in 205
Washington#471911 in 190
Alaska#48271 in 159
Connecticut#491141 in 184
Illinois#493681 in 234
Minnesota#491611 in 188
Rhode Island#50341 in 188
Nebraska#51591 in 175
South Dakota#52261 in 172
Vermont#53181 in 167
Maryland#551381 in 231
Oregon#55911 in 214
Wyoming#55131 in 176
Montana#57241 in 183
Ohio#573251 in 237
North Dakota#58221 in 189
New York#594211 in 314
Colorado#601011 in 244
Nevada#60361 in 251
Delaware#61171 in 259
Florida#612891 in 303
Missouri#611531 in 237
Utah#62711 in 235
Iowa#65741 in 237
Wisconsin#651191 in 268
Kansas#67671 in 238
Indiana#721361 in 288
Virginia#721171 in 359
Arizona#741021 in 306
West Virginia#79291 in 354
California#897801 in 365
Louisiana#90751 in 407
Oklahoma#90521 in 391
Georgia#91981 in 498
North Carolina#95891 in 522
Kentucky#96511 in 476
Tennessee#99681 in 517
Alabama#103501 in 527
Texas#1053281 in 467
Arkansas#106301 in 478
New Mexico#113251 in 464
South Carolina#116361 in 627
District of Columbia#126151 in 499
Mississippi#143231 in 712

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 1992

girls
#7,512
11 births · 1 in 167,630 girls
boys
#61
6,447 births · 1 in 310 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #7,512Scott11

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #61Scott6,447
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 167,630 of them was named Scott, which outranked 51.9% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #7,067Zari12
  2. #7,067Zaria12
  3. #7,067Zeina12
  4. #7,512Scott11
  5. #7,512Abbe11
  6. #7,512Abbigale11
  7. #7,512Abena11
  8. #8,065Aarin10
  9. #8,065Abrea10
  10. #8,065Acadia10

Tied with 552 names at #7,512; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 310 of them was named Scott, which outranked 99.4% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Scott
  1. #58Dustin6,798
  2. #59Kenneth6,732
  3. #60Gregory6,498
  4. #61Scott6,447
  5. #62Derek6,293
  6. #63Trevor6,193
  7. #64Luis6,169
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →