Girls' name · since 2001
Scotlynn
583 babies named Scotlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,093 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
583 babies have been named Scotlynn since 2001, making it today's #2093 girls' name.
Scotlynn has 583 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2093 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #10,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,093 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 583 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotlynn ranks #10,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,093 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 583 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,093 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Scotlynn's 583 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Scotlynn compares
583 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Scotlynn's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scotlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 583 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scotlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Scotlynn's full recorded timeline at 2014, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Scotlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Scotlynn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (303 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Scotlynn's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Scotlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 303 births (52% of all-time use).
How Scotlynn 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 Scotlynn's total volume
Scotlynn by state
Where Scotlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 28 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #4 | California | | 9 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 8 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Scotlynn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Utah records the most Scotlynns (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Scotlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Scotlynn 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.