Boys' name · since 1940
Scot
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 13,721 babies named Scot, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,721
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scot is the #10845 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 13,721 recorded since 1940.
Scot has 13,721 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10845 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #1,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,845 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,721 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scot ranks #1,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,845 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,721 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,721
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Scot's 13,721 recorded births place it above 97.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Scot compares
13,721 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Scot's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scot | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,721 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 633 | 34 | 22,252 |
Scot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scot splits its recorded history at 1982: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 633 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scot popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 633
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Scot popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1959 (Scot as girls' name)
Scot by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,244 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Scot's strongest decade.
5,244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Scot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 151
1940s
151 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,769 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,244 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,450 births
- 1980s 1,193
1980s
1,193 births
- 1990s 587
1990s
587 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,244 births (38% of all-time use).
How Scot compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Scot's total volume
Scot by state
Where Scot concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,339 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 944 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 844 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 778 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 766 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 694 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 498 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 476 | 3.5% |
1,339 of 13,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Scot appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scot's data
- Scot's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,244 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Scots (1,339 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Scot
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scot draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.