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Scott name popularity by year

Scott: 30,901 US boys in 1971; 561 in 2025. Annual usage fell 98.2% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Scott: 4,268 in 1950, 561 in 2025 (87% lower). It peaked at 30,901 in 1971.

About this chart

The gap between Scott's peak and its recent usage is substantial: 30,901 US boys in 1971, compared with 561 in 2025. The count was 4,268 in 1950 and 2,458 in 2000. By 2025, it was 561, a decline of 98.2% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 873 boys named Scott in 2010 and 498 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Scott, US boys named Scott, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateScott
19504,268
19515,381
19526,538
19537,489
19549,457
195510,782
195613,214
195715,750
195819,175
195919,765
196021,606
196123,934
196230,703
196330,396
196428,506
196525,437
196626,036
196725,535
196826,022
196928,653
197028,565
197130,901
197222,838
197318,980
197418,030
197517,307
197615,717
197714,203
197813,539
197914,440
198013,300
198112,719
198212,200
198310,846
198410,574
198510,145
19869,965
198710,194
19889,351
19898,850
19908,086
19917,114
19926,447
19935,577
19944,915
19954,082
19963,672
19973,344
19983,062
19992,720
20002,458
20012,296
20022,028
20031,771
20041,640
20051,474
20061,365
20071,252
20081,034
2009920
2010873
2011804
2012778
2013685
2014727
2015668
2016658
2017607
2018549
2019544
2020498
2021457
2022487
2023474
2024518
2025561

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How popular is the name Scott?

Social Security recorded 561 US boys named Scott in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 98.2% below its displayed peak.

When was Scott most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Scott reached its highest annual count in 1971, with 30,901 boys. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US boys recorded under the exact spelling Scott in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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