Scottlyn
Scottlyn was the 1664th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,471 places. More babies were named Scottlyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,664 girls, up 1,871 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 785babies recorded
Scottlyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,664 | 125 |
| 2020 | #3,535 | 43 |
| 2010 | #11,113 | 10 |
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How popular is Scottlyn, counting every spelling?
Scottlyn is a spelling of Scotlyn, a name family that ranked #668 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,664 for Scottlyn 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 Scottlyn?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scottlyn (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Scottlyn 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scottlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scottlyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Scottlyn are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 10. That makes Scottlyn 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.
Scottlyn by state
How common Scottlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (7.8×). In 39 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
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Questions about the name Scottlyn
How popular is the name Scottlyn?
Scottlyn was the 1664th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,471 places. More babies were named Scottlyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Scottlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Scottlyn in the US.
Where is Scottlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scottlyn was most common in Utah (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Missouri.