Is Scotland a boy or girl name?
Scotland is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 87 girls and 15 boys were named Scotland, so 85.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.9% of the 893 US babies named Scotland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,107
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,181
- Babies named Scotland since 1975
- 893
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Scotland, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | #6,107 | 87 | #2,181 |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,005 | 57 | #2,970 |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,196 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,589 | 56 | #2,993 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,780 | 41 | #3,665 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,900 | 37 | #3,989 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,529 | 39 | #3,834 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,584 | 31 | #4,561 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,691 | 40 | #3,838 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,436 | 31 | #4,571 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,981 | 36 | #4,168 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,511 | 32 | #4,523 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,119 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,994 | 6 | #16,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,939 | 7 | #14,704 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,609 | 5 | #19,703 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,710 | 9 | #12,418 |
| 2007 | 6 | #12,108 | 7 | #15,201 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,901 | 9 | #12,252 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,087 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,903 | 7 | #13,930 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,491 | 6 | #15,410 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,527 | 6 | #15,062 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,417 | 12 | #8,648 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,827 | 6 | #14,683 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,747 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,427 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,541 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,272 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,696 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #6,052 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,048 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,804 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,139 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,119 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,182 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Scotland reached #6,052 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #2,181 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Scotland
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.