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Scott is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 777,059 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 774,451 as boys and 2,608 as girls. Scott gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1971 and has since declined significantly. It is the #70 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 517
2023 473
2022 486
2021 457
2020 495
2019 544
2018 548
2017 606
2016 658
2015 667
2014 727
2013 685
2012 778
2011 804
2010 872
2009 920
2008 1,034
2007 1,252
2006 1,365
2005 1,474
2004 1,640
2003 1,771
2002 2,028
2001 2,302
2000 2,457
1999 2,730
1998 3,062
1997 3,352
1996 3,680
1995 4,088
1994 4,919
1993 5,601
1992 6,459
1991 7,132
1990 8,110
1989 8,883
1988 9,413
1987 10,265
1986 10,022
1985 10,209
1984 10,645
1983 10,905
1982 12,263
1981 12,781
1980 13,363
1979 14,533
1978 13,606
1977 14,266
1976 15,782
1975 17,401
1974 18,113
1973 19,060
1972 22,935
1971 31,035
1970 28,696
1969 28,776
1968 26,122
1967 25,607
1966 26,109
1965 25,517
1964 28,571
1963 30,481
1962 30,771
1961 23,985
1960 21,626
1959 19,804
1958 19,210
1957 15,781
1956 13,235
1955 10,794
1954 9,477
1953 7,508
1952 6,556
1951 5,396
1950 4,276
1949 3,064
1948 2,306
1947 2,034
1946 1,527
1945 848
1944 610
1943 545
1942 519
1941 402
1940 338
1939 276
1938 259
1937 218
1936 218
1935 209
1934 171
1933 168
1932 173
1931 139
1930 145
1929 169
1928 188
1927 176
1926 185
1925 184
1924 206
1923 210
1922 199
1921 204
1920 192
1919 189
1918 161
1917 170
1916 147
1915 157
1914 143
1913 121
1912 96
1911 61
1910 49
1909 39
1908 41
1907 40
1906 38
1905 28
1904 35
1903 24
1902 36
1901 28
1900 39
1899 25
1898 30
1897 44
1896 31
1895 43
1894 47
1893 36
1892 49
1891 35
1890 40
1889 46
1888 44
1887 38
1886 42
1885 52
1884 56
1883 47
1882 48
1881 51
1880 60