Scott
A surname for a Scot, originally for a Gaelic speaker from Ireland.
Popularity, 1880–2025
A surname meaning simply 'the Scot,' a midcentury boys' standard.
Scott appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1949 to 1995. Its biggest year was 1971, when 30,901 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 10 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 534 for boys. All told, 777,605 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Scot (13,732), Scout (7,221) (total births since 1880)
Explore Scott interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 484 | No. 200 |
| 1890s | 380 | No. 253 |
| 1900s | 348 | No. 326 |
| 1910s | 1,284 | No. 353 |
| 1920s | 1,908 | No. 413 |
| 1930s | 1,976 | No. 335 |
| 1940s | 12,161 | No. 99 |
| 1950s | 111,819 | No. 24 |
| 1960s | 266,828 | No. 11 |
| 1970s | 194,520 | No. 10 |
| 1980s | 108,144 | No. 33 |
| 1990s | 49,019 | No. 53 |
| 2000s | 16,238 | No. 158 |
| 2010s | 6,893 | No. 351 |
| 2020s | 2,995 | No. 534 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.