Is Scotty a boy or girl name?
Scotty is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 93 boys were named Scotty, so 22.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 19,230 US babies named Scotty were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,769
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,992
- Babies named Scotty since 1915
- 19,230
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 1,133 babies
Boys and girls named Scotty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 295 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1940s | 690 | 35 | 4.8% |
| 1950s | 1,631 | 60 | 3.5% |
| 1960s | 4,482 | 43 | 1% |
| 1970s | 6,075 | 58 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 3,033 | 18 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 1,265 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 612 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 399 | 35 | 8.1% |
| 2020s | 290 | 77 | 21% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93 | #1,769 | 27 | #4,992 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,093 | 13 | #8,407 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,745 | 14 | #7,963 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,964 | 16 | #7,204 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,193 | 7 | #13,237 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,093 | 8 | #12,263 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,431 | 5 | #17,721 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,110 | 9 | #11,472 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,050 | 6 | #15,923 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,952 | 7 | #14,261 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,176 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 65 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 76 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 67 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 117 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 123 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 171 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 184 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 151 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 197 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 183 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 212 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 227 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 260 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 284 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 275 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 312 | #478 | 6 | #9,987 |
| 1982 | 415 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 419 | #397 | 5 | #11,769 |
| 1980 | 446 | #384 | 7 | #8,881 |
| 1979 | 515 | #348 | 6 | #9,929 |
| 1978 | 386 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 416 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 447 | #363 | 5 | #10,541 |
| 1975 | 563 | #318 | 12 | #5,098 |
| 1974 | 605 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 694 | #270 | 7 | #7,271 |
| 1972 | 757 | #260 | 6 | #8,035 |
| 1971 | 1,118 | #210 | 15 | #4,087 |
| 1970 | 574 | #330 | 7 | #6,913 |
| 1969 | 607 | #308 | 6 | #7,286 |
| 1968 | 585 | #313 | 8 | #5,546 |
| 1967 | 572 | #308 | 5 | #7,629 |
| 1966 | 525 | #329 | 7 | #5,699 |
| 1965 | 433 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 419 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 372 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 380 | #411 | 7 | #5,753 |
| 1961 | 305 | #464 | 5 | #7,370 |
| 1960 | 284 | #472 | 5 | #7,130 |
| 1959 | 228 | #521 | 7 | #5,475 |
| 1958 | 238 | #502 | 8 | #4,829 |
| 1957 | 180 | #577 | 5 | #6,868 |
| 1956 | 176 | #575 | 10 | #4,116 |
| 1955 | 165 | #575 | 11 | #3,750 |
| 1954 | 142 | #620 | 6 | #5,642 |
| 1953 | 140 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 120 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 122 | #643 | 8 | #4,315 |
| 1950 | 120 | #630 | 5 | #5,977 |
| 1949 | 90 | #728 | 5 | #5,931 |
| 1948 | 77 | #780 | 5 | #5,905 |
| 1947 | 88 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 83 | #721 | 7 | #4,345 |
| 1945 | 60 | #807 | 5 | #5,142 |
| 1944 | 56 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 50 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 48 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 80 | #690 | 5 | #4,980 |
| 1940 | 58 | #828 | 8 | #3,466 |
| 1939 | 45 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 43 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,071 | 5 | #4,827 |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,100 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,457 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,305 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Scotty reached #210 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #3,466 in 1940. 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 Scotty
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.