Boys' name · since 1961
Scotte
Scotte has 22 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Scotte since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Scotte recorded 22 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1975.
- #28,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotte ranks #28,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Scotte's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Scotte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Scotte's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Scotte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1975
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Scotte by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1970s was Scotte's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Scotte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Scotte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1961–1975 (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 Scotte 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.