Scotty
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from Scotland; a form of Scott.
Babies a year
47
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Scotty by the numbers
Scotty was given to 47 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,118 babies in 1971, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Scotland
Like Scotty, each of these traces back to Scotland: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Scotlandland of the scots38 in the US (2017)
- Paisley-Maefrom Paisley Scotland; combined name with Scottish and Hebrew origins12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lornefrom Lorne, Scotland; place name10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Scotty. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Scotty
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