Recorded 1981–1993 Boys' name Peak 1983 72 births

Scorpio — boys' name

72 babies named Scorpio in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s531990s19
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Scorpio was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

13 babies were named Scorpio in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scorpio

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Scorpio between 1981 and 1993, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scorpio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scorpio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scorpio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scorpio 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 72 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.

Scorpio at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

72

Since 1981

13 years of records

Peak year

1983

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1981

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1993

Scorpio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1981

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1983)
13
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 1993199219911989198719861984198319821981 9

Scorpio by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 74% of Scorpio's all-time total
1980s531990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scorpio?
72 babies have been named Scorpio since 1981. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1983 with 13 births.
When was Scorpio most popular?
Scorpio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Scorpio been used?
Scorpio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 13 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Scorpio?
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, 1981–1993 (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.