Scott
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning a Scot or Scottish person.
Babies a year
602
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#534
up from #565
UK popularity
#845
38 babies
How Scott has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #456 |
| 2016 | #464 |
| 2017 | #484 |
| 2018 | #519 |
| 2019 | #526 |
| 2020 | #565 |
| 2021 | #607 |
| 2022 | #588 |
| 2023 | #599 |
| 2024 | #565 |
| 2025 | #534 |
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Scott. In the US, 602 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 30,918 in 1971.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Scott was most common in 1970, when it went to 1.50% of American babies of that sex.
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