Boys' name · peaked in 1971
Scotty name popularity since 1925
19,314 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Scotty (1.9% girls, 98.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1972 or earlier, so the typical Scotty is about 54 years old in 2026. Scotty peaked in 1971 as the #210 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,314
- Named Scotty, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,399 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 98.1% boys
- 359 girls · 18,955 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 4.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Scotty made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Scotty births per year, 1925–2025
1971 was the biggest year for Scotty both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Scotty became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 12,000 baby boys to 1 in 5,420.
- Steepest fall: Between 1971 and 1976, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 1,580 to 1 in 3,510.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Scotty's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Scotty.
Decade by decade
Babies named Scotty in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 52 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 295 | #1,162 |
| 1940s | 35 | 690 | #807 |
| 1950s | 60 | 1,631 | #575 |
| 1960s | 43 | 4,482 | #371 |
| 1970s | 58 | 6,075 | #318 |
| 1980s | 18 | 3,033 | #518 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,265 | #1,033 |
| 2000s | 0 | 612 | #2,232 |
| 2010s | 35 | 399 | #2,952 |
| 2020–25 | 105 | 421 | #1,399 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.3% of babies named Scotty from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Scotty is most popular
The index compares Scotty's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Scotty.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 4.91× | 780 |
| Kentucky | 4.57× | 1,181 |
| Tennessee | 4.25× | 1,381 |
| Alabama | 3.34× | 913 |
| Oklahoma | 3.00× | 603 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Scotty and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Scotty (this page) | 18,955 | 1971 |
| Scottie | 11,066 | 1971 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Scotty's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Scotty.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Scotty (1971).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data