Scott

“A Scot; person of Scottish ancestry” — English origin

Boy's name · #534 in the US (2025) · Retro

Scott's best rank, #10, came in 1971; it has stepped well back to #534 today. Roughly 775,000 boys have been named Scott since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Scott's short forms are Scotty and Scottie. About 1,100 boys a year are given Scottie as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 850 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 990 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 990 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Scotts

Scott Morrison — Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
Scott Joplin — American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
Scott McTominay — Scottish association football player (born 1996)
Scott Parker — English association football manager and former player
Scott Adkins — English actor and martial artist (born 1976)

In stories & tradition

Scott (Cyclops) — Uncanny X-Men · The Marvel Super Heroes
Scott Lang — Avengers
Scott (Leon S. Kennedy) — Resident Evil · Resident Evil 2

What Scotts become

Among 4,560 notable people named Scott:

Sports figures appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Scott McTominay, Scottish association football player (born 1996).

Similar names: Scottie · Keith · Scout · Shawn · Shane · Troy

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