Scott

Meaning: A Scot; person of Scottish ancestry
Origin: English

Nicknames: Scotty, Scottie

Boy's name · #534 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Scott's best rank, #10, came in 1971; it has stepped well back to #534 today. Roughly 775,000 boys have been named Scott since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#80 in Netherlands (2025) · #187 in Scotland (2025) · #205 in Ireland (2025) · #245 in Belgium (2025) · #365 in Norway (2025) · #425 in New Zealand (2025) · #471 in N. Ireland (2025) · #755 in France (2025) · #854 in England & Wales (2025) · #971 in Switzerland (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #704 in Canada (2024).

Famous Scotts

Scott Morrison — Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
Scott Joplin — American pianist (1868–1917)
Scott McTominay — Scottish association football player (born 1996)
Scott Parker — English association football manager and former player
Scott Adkins — English actor and martial artist (born 1976)

In stories & tradition

Scott (Cyclops) — The Marvel Super Heroes (TV series)
Scott Lang — Ant-Man (comics)
Scott Pilgrim — Scott Pilgrim (comics)

What Scotts become

Among 4,559 notable people named Scott:

Sports figures appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Scott McTominay, Scottish association football player (born 1996).

Spellings & nicknames

About 1,100 boys a year are given Scottie as their full name and 77 Scotty.

Similar names: Scottie · Keith · Scout · Shawn · Shane · Troy

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