Scottie
- #126 for girls in 2025, 2,228 births
- #906 for boys in 2025, 262 births
- Given to boys 62.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 634 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,157since 1913
Scottie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #126 | 2,228 | #906 | 262 |
| 2024 | #202 | 1,519 | #1,189 | 173 |
| 2023 | #616 | 485 | #2,188 | 65 |
| 2022 | #923 | 293 | #2,830 | 45 |
| 2021 | #1,129 | 218 | #3,740 | 29 |
| 2020 | #1,327 | 166 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2019 | #1,833 | 111 | #4,114 | 25 |
| 2018 | #2,419 | 74 | #3,446 | 32 |
| 2017 | #3,014 | 54 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | #3,883 | 27 |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | #5,058 | 18 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #5,066 | 18 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #3,753 | 27 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #4,251 | 23 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #3,792 | 27 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #4,099 | 24 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #3,274 | 34 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #3,165 | 36 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #3,444 | 31 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #3,024 | 36 |
| 2005 | — | #3,022 | 34 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #3,074 | 32 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #2,470 | 42 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #2,224 | 47 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #2,489 | 39 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #1,848 | 57 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #1,995 | 48 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #1,546 | 69 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #1,366 | 81 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #1,177 | 98 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #1,286 | 83 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #1,041 | 114 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #1,144 | 97 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #1,004 | 117 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #1,038 | 108 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #1,000 | 111 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #1,045 | 98 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #1,032 | 91 |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 | #921 | 105 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #848 | 114 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #772 | 132 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #756 | 131 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #758 | 130 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #611 | 198 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #619 | 190 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #570 | 229 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #535 | 251 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #553 | 227 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #537 | 240 |
| 1976 | — | #472 | 278 | |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #411 | 352 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 | #398 | 377 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #375 | 420 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #376 | 435 |
| 1971 | #2,427 | 31 | #307 | 634 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #400 | 405 |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | #397 | 399 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #392 | 393 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 | #399 | 366 |
| 1966 | #3,148 | 16 | #383 | 395 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #496 | 237 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #511 | 235 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | #605 | 168 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #589 | 176 |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | #663 | 139 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #704 | 123 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #761 | 100 |
| 1958 | #2,073 | 29 | #767 | 94 |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | #789 | 90 |
| 1956 | #2,826 | 17 | #946 | 62 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #921 | 65 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 | #876 | 70 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #1,033 | 49 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #1,044 | 48 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | #892 | 62 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #1,127 | 40 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #1,000 | 51 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #1,236 | 32 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #1,187 | 33 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | #1,298 | 29 |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | #1,208 | 31 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
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| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1913
The first year at least five boys were named Scottie! It came in at #2,496, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1916, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Scottie is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #428 | 8 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Utah | #441 | 10 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Iowa | #493 | 6 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Oklahoma | #552 | 7 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,517 |
| South Carolina | #608 | 7 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Alabama | #685 | 6 | 1 in 3,586 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Georgia | #710 | 13 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Indiana | #711 | 8 | 1 in 3,958 |
| Arizona | #720 | 8 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Texas | #730 | 37 | 1 in 4,731 |
| Illinois | #752 | 11 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| North Carolina | #825 | 10 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Virginia | #971 | 6 | 1 in 6,209 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,004 | 7 | 1 in 7,466 |
| Tennessee | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 7,354 |
| Florida | #1,126 | 11 | 1 in 8,685 |
| California | #1,299 | 14 | 1 in 12,534 |
| New York | #1,576 | 6 | 1 in 14,070 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 3,634 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #906)
- Biggest jump: 283 spots in 2025
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1952
Rise & fade · boys
58 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1971 at #307 (634 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 5 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 1954–1987
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,789
- Highest: 1 in 2,789 boys born in 1971 were named Scottie (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,519 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 32.4% of all boys named Scottie (3,619) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2014
- Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 | #2,496 (1913) | #3,191 |
| 1920s | 110 | #1,871 (1927) | #2,721 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,212 (1937) | #1,822 |
| 1940s | 329 | #1,000 (1947) | #1,227 |
| 1950s | 679 | #761 (1959) | #917 |
| 1960s | 2,631 | #383 (1966) | #514 |
| 1970s | 3,619 | #307 (1971) | #436 |
| 1980s | 1,418 | #570 (1980) | #793 |
| 1990s | 926 | #1,000 (1990) | #1,260 |
| 2000s | 388 | #1,848 (2000) | #2,803 |
| 2010s | 241 | #3,446 (2018) | #4,221 |
| 2020s | 595 | #906 (2025) | #2,566 |
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.
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