#5652024 rank
1971peak year
740,731babies named Scott since 1880
▼ 5%5-year trend
Scott popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Scott mean?
From Old English Scottas, an ethnic name for someone from Scotland, later a surname. It became a given name in the 19th century and peaked mid-20th century.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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Spellings & variants
ScotScottie
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