Girls' name · since 1974
Scotia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Scotia, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Scotia currently ranks #15336 among girls' names in America, with 35 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotia has been recorded 35 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #15336 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #39,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,336 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotia ranks #39,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,336 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #39,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Scotia's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Scotia compares
35 12th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Scotia's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scotia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scotia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scotia splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scotia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Scotia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Scotia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Scotia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Scotia's data
- Scotia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scotia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Scotia 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.