NameTides

Scott

Scott was the #534 boys' name in the US in 2025 (561 babies), and #845 in England & Wales and #580 in Canada.

Scott as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Scott as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Scott as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#534 (561)#845 (38)#178 (23)#395 (3)#198 (24)#580 (50)—
2024#565 (518)#1,025 (29)#199 (21)#239 (8)#187 (26)#686 (39)—
2023#598 (474)#691 (50)#174 (26)#395 (3)#224 (20)#509 (54)—
2022#588 (487)#810 (39)#184 (25)#311 (5)#149 (40)#561 (48)—
2021#609 (457)#704 (49)#191 (24)—#153 (37)#498 (59)—
2020#562 (498)#766 (41)#159 (31)#252 (7)#140 (42)#472 (59)—
2019#524 (544)#575 (65)#179 (29)#365 (4)#103 (65)#444 (65)—
2018#517 (549)#557 (67)#130 (47)#234 (8)#96 (69)#504 (55)—
2017#482 (607)#501 (79)#114 (54)#229 (8)#90 (81)#367 (87)—
2016#464 (658)#397 (110)#113 (60)#190 (12)#67 (103)#422 (71)—
2015#454 (668)#397 (107)#103 (62)#222 (9)#74 (107)#432 (69)—
2014#422 (727)#354 (119)#85 (83)#128 (23)#68 (122)#336 (95)—
2013#428 (685)#327 (128)#105 (61)#138 (19)#70 (114)#358 (83)—
2012#382 (778)#271 (172)#76 (95)#133 (21)#67 (118)#364 (81)—
2011#370 (804)#241 (198)#70 (109)#135 (21)#83 (94)#297 (104)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1971 at #10.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 850common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 990common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Scott is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,800 to 1 in 3,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Scott by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #393WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #500ILMichigan: #461MINew York: #661NYMassachusetts: #318MAOregon: #378ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #340OHPennsylvania: #415PANew Jersey: #655NJConnecticut: #326CTRhode Island: #200RICalifornia: #667CAUtah: #327UTColorado: #571CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #419MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: #299WVVirginia: #408VAMaryland: #516MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #594AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #672TNNorth Carolina: #356NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #426OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #622TXFlorida: #543FL
Scott (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#42710
Ontario2024#67617

Scott (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ScottCanadaBoys#58050
ScottEngland & WalesBoys#84538
ScottIrelandBoys#19824
ScottNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
ScottNSWBoys—too few
ScottScotlandBoys#17823
ScottUSGirls—too few
ScottUSBoys#534561