How Many People Are Named Scott?
people named Scott are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 521 people in the US has this name
Based on 777,605 babies named Scott in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
31,034 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English and Scottish surname which referred to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic. It is derived from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker", with the ultimate origin uncertain.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Scott in English. Counting Scott and these spellings together, about 666,437 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Scott (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Scott alive today is about 52 years old, and 62% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Scott first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1971, to 31,034 babies. In 2025, 561 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Scott reached #10 among boys' names in 1971, and was in the top 10 in 1971. In 2025 it ranked #534.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #534 |
| Best rank | #10 (1971) |
| Years in the top 10 | 1 |
| Years in the top 100 | 47 (1949 to 1995) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Scott alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Scott were born in California than in any other state: about 64,044 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Scott was given about 1.9 times as often in Maine, Minnesota and New Hampshire.
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