Scotland
Scotland was the 2093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,479 places. More babies were named Scotland in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,093 girls, up 1,577 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 90girls
- Girls and boys
- 87% girls, 13% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202590 babies
- Total since 1880
- 996babies recorded
Scotland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,093 | #7,116 | 90 | 12 |
| 2020 | #3,670 | #11,787 | 41 | 6 |
| 2010 | #14,705 | #11,940 | 7 | 6 |
| 2000 | #14,683 | #11,828 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | #7,048 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Scotland, counting every spelling?
Scotland is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 90 | #2,093 | 341 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Scotland?
90 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scotland (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Scotland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 93 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scotland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scotland?
About 700 people born in the US named Scotland are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Scotland a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Scotland by state
How common Scotland was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (10.6×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Scotland: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Scotland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Scotland
How popular is the name Scotland?
Scotland was the 2093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,479 places. More babies were named Scotland in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Scotland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 87% girls, 13% boys given the name Scotland in the US.
Where is Scotland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scotland was most common in Utah (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and North Carolina.