Scot
Scot is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Scot Brantley, American football linebacker Scot Breithaupt, American cyclist Scot Coogan, American rock drummer Scot D.
- English
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Scot
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scot is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Scot Brantley, American football linebacker Scot Breithaupt, American cyclist Scot Coogan, American rock drummer Scot D.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Scottish
The Story of Scot
The earliest SSA record of Scot as a baby boy name dates back to 1940, when 7 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 633 newborns named Scot — #310 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Scot on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Scot last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Scot
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Scot. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Scot
Phonetically similar names — useful when Scot is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Scot
Scot is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Scot's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #310. Use the chart and map above to compare Scot's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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