Scott
Scott is a male name of Scottish origin.
- English
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Scott
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scott is a male name of Scottish origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Scottish
The Story of Scott
Scott first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 60 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 30,902 births, good for #10 nationwide. About 34% of every Scott on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Scott ranks #572 for baby boys with 508 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 775K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Scott
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Scott. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Scott
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About the name Scott
Scott is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 775K births in the dataset. Scott's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #10. Use the chart and map above to compare Scott'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.