Scot Boy
How popular is Scot?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Scot in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
11,577living people named Scot (est.)
58median age of people named Scot
13,732babies named Scot since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Scot popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▲ 1653 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1970 (633 boys) |
| Highest rank | #310 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1940 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Scot counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Scott family of names ranked #519 for boys in 2025 (#545 the year before), with 567 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 561 | 99% |
| Scot | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Scot by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 151 | #1,096 |
| 1950s | 2,769 | #325 |
| 1960s | 5,244 | #316 |
| 1970s | 3,450 | #310 |
| 1980s | 1,193 | #677 |
| 1990s | 587 | #1,183 |
| 2000s | 207 | #3,069 |
| 2010s | 94 | #5,044 |
| 2020s | 26 | #8,916 |
Boy names about as popular as Scot
Questions
- Is Scot a boy or girl name?
- Scot is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Scot were boys.
- How popular is the name Scot?
- 6 baby boys were named Scot in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Scot most popular?
- Scot peaked in 1970, when 633 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #310 in 1970.
- How many people are named Scot?
- 13,732 babies have been named Scot in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,577 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.