Recorded 1974–2023 Girls' name Peak 1974 30 births

Scotia — girls' name

30 babies named Scotia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s112000s62020s6
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Scotia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Scotia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scotia

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Scotia between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scotia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scotia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Scotia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scotia 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 30 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.

Scotia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

30

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Scotia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232006199419921974 7

Scotia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 37% of Scotia's all-time total
1970s71990s112000s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scotia?
30 babies have been named Scotia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Scotia most popular?
Scotia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Scotia been used?
Scotia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Scotia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scout, Scottie, Scott, Scotlyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–2023 (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.