Scotty
#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · #1,393 for boys in 2025, 131 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1971 · 1,118 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 19,030since 1915
Scotty over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Scotty has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,758 | 28 | #1,393 | 131 |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | #1,767 | 93 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #2,078 | 71 |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | #2,717 | 48 |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | #2,918 | 42 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #3,136 | 36 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #3,052 | 39 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #3,373 | 33 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #3,071 | 38 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #2,993 | 39 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #2,919 | 40 |
| 2014 | — | #3,234 | 34 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,122 | 35 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,415 | 52 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,478 | 50 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,958 | 39 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,231 | 59 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,161 | 62 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,337 | 55 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,205 | 58 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,206 | 54 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,075 | 57 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,906 | 61 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,772 | 65 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,743 | 65 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,564 | 76 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,477 | 77 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,359 | 86 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,535 | 67 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,217 | 92 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,028 | 117 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,002 | 123 | |
| 1993 | — | #808 | 171 | |
| 1992 | — | #769 | 184 | |
| 1991 | — | #845 | 151 | |
| 1990 | — | #726 | 197 | |
| 1989 | — | #729 | 183 | |
| 1988 | — | #651 | 212 | |
| 1987 | — | #602 | 227 | |
| 1986 | — | #550 | 260 | |
| 1985 | — | #517 | 284 | |
| 1984 | — | #515 | 275 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #476 | 312 |
| 1982 | — | #408 | 415 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #397 | 419 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #382 | 446 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #348 | 515 |
| 1978 | — | #394 | 386 | |
| 1977 | — | #384 | 416 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #361 | 447 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #318 | 563 |
| 1974 | — | #304 | 605 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #270 | 694 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #260 | 757 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #210 | 1,118 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #330 | 574 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #307 | 607 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #312 | 585 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #308 | 572 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #328 | 525 |
| 1965 | — | #371 | 433 | |
| 1964 | — | #387 | 419 | |
| 1963 | — | #418 | 371 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #411 | 382 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #462 | 306 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #473 | 282 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #518 | 229 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #502 | 237 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #577 | 180 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #573 | 176 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #575 | 165 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #619 | 142 |
| 1953 | — | #613 | 140 | |
| 1952 | — | #640 | 120 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #641 | 122 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #626 | 120 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #722 | 90 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #774 | 77 |
| 1947 | — | #732 | 88 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #716 | 83 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #798 | 60 |
| 1944 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1943 | — | #943 | 50 | |
| 1942 | — | #958 | 48 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #683 | 80 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #818 | 58 |
| 1939 | — | #931 | 45 | |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1936 | — | #1,028 | 38 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,148 | 33 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,330 | 25 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,214 | 8 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five boys were named Scotty! It came in at #3,825, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1917, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Scotty is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kentucky#179 · 1 in 1,552
- Mississippi#188 · 1 in 1,158
- Arkansas#213 · 1 in 1,526
- Tennessee#223 · 1 in 1,897
- Alabama#232 · 1 in 1,704
Best ever in a state: #73 in Tennessee, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #179 | 16 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Mississippi | #188 | 15 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Arkansas | #213 | 10 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Tennessee | #223 | 17 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Alabama | #232 | 15 | 1 in 1,704 |
| North Carolina | #238 | 22 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Louisiana | #245 | 24 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Georgia | #253 | 23 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Missouri | #283 | 12 | 1 in 3,075 |
| Oklahoma | #339 | 7 | 1 in 3,370 |
| South Carolina | #356 | 7 | 1 in 3,051 |
| Virginia | #423 | 7 | 1 in 5,400 |
| Colorado | #425 | 5 | 1 in 5,034 |
| Ohio | #451 | 10 | 1 in 7,709 |
| Texas | #549 | 24 | 1 in 6,132 |
| Illinois | #586 | 10 | 1 in 8,226 |
| Florida | #773 | 6 | 1 in 12,441 |
| California | #955 | 12 | 1 in 18,615 |
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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 Scotty
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 374 spots since 2024 (#1,767 → #1,393)
- 1,743 spots since 2020 (#3,136 → #1,393)
- 1,526 spots since 2015 (#2,919 → #1,393)
- Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1941 (#818 → #683)
- Biggest drop: 275 spots in 1942 (#683 → #958)
Rise & fade · boys
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1971 at #210 (1,118 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1938–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,582
- Highest: 1 in 1,582 boys born in 1971 were named Scotty (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,039 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 31.9% of all boys named Scotty (6,075) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | #3,177 (1916) | #3,527 |
| 1920s | 102 | #2,162 (1928) | #2,768 |
| 1930s | 295 | #931 (1939) | #1,337 |
| 1940s | 690 | #683 (1941) | #799 |
| 1950s | 1,631 | #502 (1958) | #588 |
| 1960s | 4,482 | #307 (1969) | #378 |
| 1970s | 6,075 | #210 (1971) | #318 |
| 1980s | 3,033 | #382 (1980) | #523 |
| 1990s | 1,265 | #726 (1990) | #1,077 |
| 2000s | 612 | #1,564 (2000) | #2,020 |
| 2010s | 399 | #2,415 (2012) | #2,962 |
| 2020s | 421 | #1,393 (2025) | #2,335 |
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.
Scotty in 1985
boys
#517
284 births · 1 in 6,508 boys
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,508 of them was named Scotty, which outranked 93.2% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).