Is Scot a boy or girl name?
Scot was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 13,726 US babies named Scot were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,852
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Scot since 1940
- 13,726
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 633 babies
Boys and girls named Scot, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 151 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,769 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 5,244 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 3,450 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,193 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,852 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,590 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,662 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,899 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,760 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,908 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,525 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,941 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,566 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,467 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #8,038 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,454 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,208 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,509 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,009 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,347 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #5,033 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,239 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,241 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,762 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 113 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 118 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 102 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 123 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 108 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 143 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 163 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 138 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 185 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 183 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 201 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 236 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 331 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 324 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 344 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 437 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 576 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 633 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 588 | #316 | 6 | #7,284 |
| 1968 | 555 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 510 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 500 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 515 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 569 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 506 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 537 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 463 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 501 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 524 | #338 | 5 | #7,042 |
| 1958 | 562 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 457 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 391 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 270 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 214 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 121 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 99 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 73 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 58 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 41 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Scot reached #311 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #7,042 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Scot
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.