Scott Boy
How popular is Scott?
#534 boy name in 2025
561 baby boys were named Scott in the US in 2025, making it the 534th most popular boy name.
Scott popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #534 for boys (▲ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 561 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #454 in 2015, #562 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (30,901 boys) |
| Highest rank | #10 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Scott 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.
Where Scott is most popular
Babies named Scott per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Utah: 0.8 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.5 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Michigan: 0.5 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Ohio: 0.5 per 1,000 (120 boys)
Scott by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 484 | #200 |
| 1890s | 380 | #253 |
| 1900s | 348 | #326 |
| 1910s | 1,284 | #353 |
| 1920s | 1,908 | #413 |
| 1930s | 1,976 | #335 |
| 1940s | 12,161 | #99 |
| 1950s | 111,819 | #24 |
| 1960s | 266,828 | #11 |
| 1970s | 194,520 | #10 |
| 1980s | 108,144 | #33 |
| 1990s | 49,019 | #53 |
| 2000s | 16,238 | #158 |
| 2010s | 6,893 | #351 |
| 2020s | 2,995 | #534 |
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Questions
- Is Scott a boy or girl name?
- Scott is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Scott were boys.
- How popular is the name Scott?
- 561 baby boys were named Scott in the US in 2025, making it the 534th most popular boy name.
- When was Scott most popular?
- Scott peaked in 1971, when 30,901 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #10 in 1971.
- How many people are named Scott?
- 777,605 babies have been named Scott in the US since 1880. We estimate about 661,663 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
- Where is Scott most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Scott was most common in Utah, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.