Scotlyn
Scotlyn was the 1412th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1388th with 163 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,359 places. More babies were named Scotlyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,412 girls, up 1,243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 155girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024163 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,385babies recorded
Scotlyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,412 | 155 |
| 2020 | #2,655 | 64 |
| 2010 | #6,152 | 22 |
| 2000 | #8,457 | 12 |
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How popular is Scotlyn, counting every spelling?
Scotlyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #668 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,412 for Scotlyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 426 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotlyn | 155 | #1,412 | 594 |
| Scottlyn | 125 | #1,664 | 426 |
| Scotlynn | 90 | #2,094 | 278 |
| Scottlynn | 56 | #2,992 | 184 |
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 Scotlyn?
155 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scotlyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Scotlyn 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 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scotlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scotlyn?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Scotlyn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Scotlyn 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.
Scotlyn by state
How common Scotlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (7.2×). In 34 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 Scotlyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Scotlyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Scotlyn
How popular is the name Scotlyn?
Scotlyn was the 1412th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1388th with 163 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,359 places. More babies were named Scotlyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Scotlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Scotlyn in the US.
Where is Scotlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scotlyn was most common in Utah (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Oklahoma.