Girls' name · since 1996
Scotlyn
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 1,385 babies named Scotlyn, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,385
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scotlyn is the #1411 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,385 recorded since 1996.
Scotlyn has 1,385 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1411 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,385 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotlyn ranks #6,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,385 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,385
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Scotlyn's 1,385 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Scotlyn compares
1,385 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Scotlyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scotlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,385 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 163 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scotlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scotlyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 163 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scotlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 163
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Scotlyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (658 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Scotlyn's strongest decade.
658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Scotlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 195
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
493 births
- 2020s
2020s
658 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 658 births (48% of all-time use).
How Scotlyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Scotlyn's total volume
Scotlyn by state
Where Scotlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 72 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 59 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 56 | 4.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.4% |
72 of 1,385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Scotlyn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Scotlyns (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Scotlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Scotlyn 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.