Unisex name · since 1913
Scottie
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 11,157 babies named Scottie, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,157
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Scottie currently ranks #907 among unisex names in America, with 11,157 babies recorded since 1913.
Scottie has 11,157 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #907 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #907 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,157 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scottie ranks #1,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #907 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,157 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,157
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Scottie's 11,157 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Scottie compares
11,157 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Scottie's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scottie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,157 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 634 | 34 | 22,252 |
Scottie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scottie splits its recorded history at 1970: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 634 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scottie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 634
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Scottie popularity over time - girls
6,817 total births recorded since 1885 (Scottie as girls' name)
Scottie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,619 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Scottie's strongest decade.
3,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Scottie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 110
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 182
1930s
182 births
- 1940s 329
1940s
329 births
- 1950s 679
1950s
679 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,631 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,619 births
- 1980s 1,418
1980s
1,418 births
- 1990s 926
1990s
926 births
- 2000s 388
2000s
388 births
- 2010s 241
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 595
2020s
595 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,619 births (32% of all-time use).
How Scottie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Scottie's total volume
Scottie by state
Where Scottie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,075 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 917 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 717 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 629 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 572 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 504 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 432 | 3.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 414 | 3.7% |
1,075 of 11,157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Scottie appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scottie's data
- Scottie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,619 total births); usage has since declined to 595 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Scotties (1,075 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Scottie: 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 (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Scottie 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.