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Scotty

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

Boy's name · #1393 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Scotty has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #210 (1971) · 19,030 babies named Scotty all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

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:

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

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