Is Scott a boy or girl name?
Scott is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 517 boys were named Scott, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 777,059 US babies named Scott were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #565
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Scott since 1880
- 777,059
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 31,035 babies
Boys and girls named Scott, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 484 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,284 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 1,908 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 1,976 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 12,162 | 31 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 111,821 | 216 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 266,823 | 742 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 194,543 | 884 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 108,149 | 600 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 49,019 | 114 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 16,237 | 6 | 0% |
| 2010s | 6,889 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,428 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 517 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 473 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 486 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 457 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 495 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 544 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 548 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 606 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 658 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 667 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 727 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 685 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 778 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 804 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 872 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 920 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,034 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,252 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,365 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,474 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,640 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,771 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2,028 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,296 | #167 | 6 | #14,990 |
| 2000 | 2,457 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,720 | #140 | 10 | #9,352 |
| 1998 | 3,062 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3,344 | #113 | 8 | #10,620 |
| 1996 | 3,672 | #108 | 8 | #10,355 |
| 1995 | 4,083 | #92 | 5 | #15,291 |
| 1994 | 4,914 | #80 | 5 | #15,280 |
| 1993 | 5,577 | #69 | 24 | #4,354 |
| 1992 | 6,448 | #61 | 11 | #7,945 |
| 1991 | 7,113 | #57 | 19 | #5,144 |
| 1990 | 8,086 | #53 | 24 | #4,203 |
| 1989 | 8,850 | #51 | 33 | #3,238 |
| 1988 | 9,354 | #47 | 59 | #2,027 |
| 1987 | 10,193 | #43 | 72 | #1,695 |
| 1986 | 9,966 | #44 | 56 | #1,973 |
| 1985 | 10,146 | #44 | 63 | #1,801 |
| 1984 | 10,575 | #39 | 70 | #1,600 |
| 1983 | 10,847 | #38 | 58 | #1,835 |
| 1982 | 12,199 | #34 | 64 | #1,751 |
| 1981 | 12,721 | #34 | 60 | #1,842 |
| 1980 | 13,298 | #33 | 65 | #1,732 |
| 1979 | 14,441 | #29 | 92 | #1,348 |
| 1978 | 13,540 | #30 | 66 | #1,629 |
| 1977 | 14,207 | #27 | 59 | #1,754 |
| 1976 | 15,719 | #24 | 63 | #1,599 |
| 1975 | 17,310 | #17 | 91 | #1,248 |
| 1974 | 18,031 | #18 | 82 | #1,310 |
| 1973 | 18,981 | #18 | 79 | #1,299 |
| 1972 | 22,840 | #11 | 95 | #1,153 |
| 1971 | 30,902 | #10 | 133 | #965 |
| 1970 | 28,572 | #12 | 124 | #1,010 |
| 1969 | 28,655 | #12 | 121 | #983 |
| 1968 | 26,024 | #14 | 98 | #1,072 |
| 1967 | 25,534 | #16 | 73 | #1,266 |
| 1966 | 26,036 | #16 | 73 | #1,272 |
| 1965 | 25,436 | #15 | 81 | #1,198 |
| 1964 | 28,504 | #14 | 67 | #1,381 |
| 1963 | 30,401 | #12 | 80 | #1,232 |
| 1962 | 30,699 | #11 | 72 | #1,312 |
| 1961 | 23,941 | #19 | 44 | #1,739 |
| 1960 | 21,593 | #23 | 33 | #2,007 |
| 1959 | 19,765 | #24 | 39 | #1,786 |
| 1958 | 19,178 | #25 | 32 | #1,978 |
| 1957 | 15,749 | #32 | 32 | #1,950 |
| 1956 | 13,214 | #34 | 21 | #2,518 |
| 1955 | 10,782 | #38 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1954 | 9,457 | #40 | 20 | #2,505 |
| 1953 | 7,489 | #46 | 19 | #2,503 |
| 1952 | 6,538 | #54 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1951 | 5,381 | #68 | 15 | #2,793 |
| 1950 | 4,268 | #82 | 8 | #4,254 |
| 1949 | 3,055 | #99 | 9 | #3,843 |
| 1948 | 2,299 | #122 | 7 | #4,575 |
| 1947 | 2,029 | #139 | 5 | #5,993 |
| 1946 | 1,522 | #155 | 5 | #5,582 |
| 1945 | 848 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 610 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 540 | #262 | 5 | #5,266 |
| 1942 | 519 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 402 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 338 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 276 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 259 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 218 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 218 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 209 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 171 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 168 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 173 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 139 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 145 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 164 | #460 | 5 | #5,184 |
| 1928 | 188 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 176 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 185 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 184 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 206 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 210 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 199 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 204 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 192 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 189 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 161 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 170 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 147 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 157 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 138 | #406 | 5 | #4,109 |
| 1913 | 116 | #399 | 5 | #3,630 |
| 1912 | 96 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 61 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 49 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 39 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 41 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 40 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 38 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 28 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 35 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 24 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 36 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 28 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 39 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 25 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 30 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 44 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 43 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 47 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 36 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 49 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 35 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 40 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 46 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 44 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 38 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 42 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 52 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 56 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 47 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 48 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 51 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 60 | #206 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Scott reached #10 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #965 in 1971. 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 Scott
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.