Recorded 1961–1975 Boys' name Peak 1971 22 births

Scotte — boys' name

22 babies named Scotte in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s17
1970s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Scotte was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Scotte in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scotte

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Scotte between 1961 and 1975, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scotte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scotte performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scotte shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scotte 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 22 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.

Scotte at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

22

Since 1961

15 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1961

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1975

Scotte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1961

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1975197419711961 5

Scotte by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 77% of Scotte's all-time total
1960s51970s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scotte?
22 babies have been named Scotte since 1961. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Scotte most popular?
Scotte was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Scotte been used?
Scotte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 15 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Scotte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scott, Scotty, Scot, Scottie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1961–1975 (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.