Scotty
Scotty was the 1399th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 210th with 1,118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,553 places. More babies were named Scotty in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,399 boys, up 1,795 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19711,118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,389babies recorded
Scotty popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,862 | #1,399 | 28 | 131 |
| 2020 | #13,251 | #3,194 | 7 | 36 |
| 2010 | — | #3,002 | — | 39 |
| 2000 | — | #1,572 | — | 76 |
| 1990 | — | #728 | — | 197 |
| 1980 | #8,881 | #384 | 7 | 446 |
| 1970 | #6,915 | #330 | 7 | 574 |
| 1960 | #7,133 | #473 | 5 | 282 |
| 1950 | #5,976 | #630 | 5 | 120 |
| 1940 | #3,466 | #828 | 8 | 58 |
| 1930 | — | #2,278 | — | 13 |
| 1920 | — | #3,451 | — | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Scotty, counting every spelling?
Scotty has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,336 for boys in 2025, against #1,399 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Scotty?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scotty (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Scotty 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scotty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scotty?
About 16,000 people born in the US named Scotty are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 43 and 59. That makes Scotty mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Scotty by state
How common Scotty was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (6.6×). In 39 states fewer than five boys 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 Scotty: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Scotty, they share its era and feel.
Scotty is also a nickname for Scott.
Questions about the name Scotty
How popular is the name Scotty?
Scotty was the 1399th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 210th with 1,118 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,553 places. More babies were named Scotty in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Scotty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Scotty in the US.
Where is Scotty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scotty was most common in Utah (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Missouri.