Recorded 1959–2018 Boys' name Peak 1959 20 births

Scooter — boys' name

20 babies named Scooter in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s52010s5
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Scooter was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

5 babies were named Scooter in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scooter

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Scooter between 1959 and 2018, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scooter currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scooter performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Scooter shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scooter in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Scooter at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

20

Since 1959

60 years of records

Peak year

1959

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1959

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2018

Scooter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1959

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1959)
5
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
5 2018197819641959 5

Scooter by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 25% of Scooter's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scooter?
20 babies have been named Scooter since 1959. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1959 with 5 births.
When was Scooter most popular?
Scooter was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Scooter been used?
Scooter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 60 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Scooter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scott, Scotty, Scot, Scottie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.