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Scott

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

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

Scott has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #10 (1971) · 774,997 babies named Scott all-time · 1 in 3,000 boys born in 2025.

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:

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

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