Scottie
#126 for girls in 2025, 2,228 births · #906 for boys in 2025, 262 births
Given to boys 62.1% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #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 | — | |
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| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
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| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#137 · 1 in 942
- Tennessee#185 · 1 in 1,277
- North Carolina#202 · 1 in 1,377
- South Carolina#210 · 1 in 1,279
- Alabama#239 · 1 in 1,720
Best ever in a state: #88 in Tennessee, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #137 | 29 | 1 in 942 |
| Tennessee | #185 | 25 | 1 in 1,277 |
| North Carolina | #202 | 27 | 1 in 1,377 |
| South Carolina | #210 | 16 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Alabama | #239 | 15 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Mississippi | #258 | 11 | 1 in 1,678 |
| Oklahoma | #353 | 6 | 1 in 3,309 |
| Virginia | #387 | 7 | 1 in 4,574 |
| Georgia | #402 | 10 | 1 in 3,776 |
| Louisiana | #438 | 9 | 1 in 3,672 |
| Missouri | #462 | 5 | 1 in 6,992 |
| Ohio | #615 | 6 | 1 in 12,845 |
| Illinois | #707 | 7 | 1 in 11,341 |
| Florida | #711 | 5 | 1 in 10,202 |
| Texas | #815 | 9 | 1 in 12,791 |
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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 Scottie
- 283 spots since 2024 (#1,189 → #906)
- 3,634 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #906)
- 4,152 spots since 2015 (#5,058 → #906)
- Biggest jump: 283 spots in 2025 (#1,189 → #906)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1952 (#892 → #1,044)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1971 at #307 (634 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1954–1987
- 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%)
- 32.4% of all boys named Scottie (3,619) were born in this decade
- 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.
Scottie in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 139,260 of them was named Scottie, which outranked 51.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,214Yoland12
- #5,214Zainab12
- #5,214Zita12
- #5,563Scottie11
- #5,563Abeni11
- #5,563Abril11
- #5,563Adair11
- #5,958Aaryn10
- #5,958Abraham10
- #5,958Adora10
Tied with 394 names at #5,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 7,233 of them was named Scottie, which outranked 91.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).