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Scott name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Scott ranks #534 in male records (561 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#534 · 561 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 43 male records (518 to 561); rank moved from #567 to #534.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 104 male records (457 to 561); rank moved from #609 to #534.
Peak year in available data
2016: 658 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Scott becoming more popular?

Scott's reported male count increased by 43 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #567 to #534. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Scott. That is not a count of zero.

Scott in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ScottFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6580201620252016: 658 male records2017: 607 male records2018: 549 male records2019: 544 male records2020: 498 male records2021: 457 male records2022: 487 male records2023: 474 male records2024: 518 male records2025: 561 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——561534
2024——518567
2023——474599
2022——487588
2021——457609
2020——498564
2019——544524
2018——549519
2017——607483
2016——658464

Questions about Scott’s popularity

How common is Scott in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Scott ranks #534 in male records (561 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Scott?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Scott only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Scott creates a match.

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