Boy nameCurrently #565 in the USFalling
Scott
SKOT//skɒt//
1 syllablePeak year: 19715 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
From Scotland
Scott comes from an English surname originally denoting someone from Scotland or of Scottish Gaelic-speaking descent. Popular through the mid-to-late 20th century, it has a plain, dependable strength.
Scott's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Scott |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 60 |
| 1881 | 51 |
| 1882 | 48 |
| 1883 | 47 |
| 1884 | 56 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 42 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 46 |
| 1890 | 40 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 49 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 47 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1896 | 31 |
| 1897 | 44 |
| 1898 | 30 |
| 1899 | 25 |
| 1900 | 39 |
| 1901 | 28 |
| 1902 | 36 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 28 |
| 1906 | 38 |
| 1907 | 40 |
| 1908 | 41 |
| 1909 | 39 |
| 1910 | 49 |
| 1911 | 61 |
| 1912 | 96 |
| 1913 | 121 |
| 1914 | 143 |
| 1915 | 157 |
| 1916 | 147 |
| 1917 | 170 |
| 1918 | 161 |
| 1919 | 189 |
| 1920 | 192 |
| 1921 | 204 |
| 1922 | 199 |
| 1923 | 210 |
| 1924 | 206 |
| 1925 | 184 |
| 1926 | 185 |
| 1927 | 176 |
| 1928 | 188 |
| 1929 | 169 |
| 1930 | 145 |
| 1931 | 139 |
| 1932 | 173 |
| 1933 | 168 |
| 1934 | 171 |
| 1935 | 209 |
| 1936 | 218 |
| 1937 | 218 |
| 1938 | 259 |
| 1939 | 276 |
| 1940 | 338 |
| 1941 | 402 |
| 1942 | 519 |
| 1943 | 545 |
| 1944 | 610 |
| 1945 | 848 |
| 1946 | 1,527 |
| 1947 | 2,034 |
| 1948 | 2,306 |
| 1949 | 3,064 |
| 1950 | 4,276 |
| 1951 | 5,396 |
| 1952 | 6,556 |
| 1953 | 7,508 |
| 1954 | 9,477 |
| 1955 | 10,794 |
| 1956 | 13,235 |
| 1957 | 15,781 |
| 1958 | 19,210 |
| 1959 | 19,804 |
| 1960 | 21,626 |
| 1961 | 23,985 |
| 1962 | 30,771 |
| 1963 | 30,481 |
| 1964 | 28,571 |
| 1965 | 25,517 |
| 1966 | 26,109 |
| 1967 | 25,607 |
| 1968 | 26,122 |
| 1969 | 28,776 |
| 1970 | 28,696 |
| 1971 | 31,035 |
| 1972 | 22,935 |
| 1973 | 19,060 |
| 1974 | 18,113 |
| 1975 | 17,401 |
| 1976 | 15,782 |
| 1977 | 14,266 |
| 1978 | 13,606 |
| 1979 | 14,533 |
| 1980 | 13,363 |
| 1981 | 12,781 |
| 1982 | 12,263 |
| 1983 | 10,905 |
| 1984 | 10,645 |
| 1985 | 10,209 |
| 1986 | 10,022 |
| 1987 | 10,265 |
| 1988 | 9,413 |
| 1989 | 8,883 |
| 1990 | 8,110 |
| 1991 | 7,132 |
| 1992 | 6,459 |
| 1993 | 5,601 |
| 1994 | 4,919 |
| 1995 | 4,088 |
| 1996 | 3,680 |
| 1997 | 3,352 |
| 1998 | 3,062 |
| 1999 | 2,730 |
| 2000 | 2,457 |
| 2001 | 2,302 |
| 2002 | 2,028 |
| 2003 | 1,771 |
| 2004 | 1,640 |
| 2005 | 1,474 |
| 2006 | 1,365 |
| 2007 | 1,252 |
| 2008 | 1,034 |
| 2009 | 920 |
| 2010 | 872 |
| 2011 | 804 |
| 2012 | 778 |
| 2013 | 685 |
| 2014 | 727 |
| 2015 | 667 |
| 2016 | 658 |
| 2017 | 606 |
| 2018 | 548 |
| 2019 | 544 |
| 2020 | 495 |
| 2021 | 457 |
| 2022 | 486 |
| 2023 | 473 |
| 2024 | 517 |
Scott through the decades
- Scott peaked in 1971, when 31,035 babies were named Scott in the US.
- The 1960s were Scott's strongest decade, averaging 26,757 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Scott has fallen 45% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Scott currently ranks #565 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Scotty
Variants & spellings
Scot
Famous people named Scott
- F. Scott Fitzgerald — novelist