How Many People Are Named Scotty?
people named Scotty are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 20,758 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,389 babies named Scotty in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,133 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of SCOTT.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Scotty, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Scotty rose from 0% in the 1920s to 20% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Scotty alive today is about 48 years old, and 68% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 41 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Scotty first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1971, to 1,133 babies. In 2025, 159 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Scotty has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #210, in 1971. In 2025 it ranked #1,399.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,399 |
| Best rank | #210 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #312 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Scotty alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Scotty were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,399 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Scotty was given 5.3 times as often in Arkansas, 4.6 times in Kentucky and 4.5 times in Tennessee.
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