Scotty

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

Boy's name · #1399 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Scotty was #210 in 1971, slipped to #3431 by 2018, and has climbed back to #1399 today. About 19,000 boys have carried it since 1915. Together with its spelling variant Scottie (#909), Scotty would rank around #692 with about 390 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Scottie and Scotty.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Scottys

Scotty Moore — American guitarist (1931–2016)
Scotty McCreery — American country music singer
Scotty Bowman — Canadian ice hockey coach
Scotty James — Australian snowboarder
Scotty Nguyen — American poker player

In stories & tradition

Scotty Wandell — Brothers & Sisters
Scotty Valens — Cold Case

What Scottys become

Among 106 notable people named Scotty:

Sports figures appear 2.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Scotty Bowman, Canadian ice hockey coach.

Similar names: Scottie · Dewayne · Scout · Monty · Tyrone · Percy

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