Scottie
Scottie is given to both girls and boys: 2,228 girls and 262 boys were given it in 2025 (#126 among girls’ names and #909 among boys’, #263 among all names counting both); 17,974 Americans have been recorded with it since 1885 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Girls have outnumbered boys among babies named Scottie every year since 2018.
An estimated 15,800 Americans named Scottie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (88% of everyone recorded); the median is 39 years old and half are between 2 and 55.
Scottie climbed 283 places in 2025, the #12 climb among the boys’ top 1,000.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Scottie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Scottie mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Scottie is “a unisex given name, diminutive of Scott.”
From Scott + -ie.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Scottie?
#909 among boys’ names, 2025
Scottie rose from #5,249 in 2015 to #909 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.01 to 0.15 per 1,000.
2,490 babies in 2025, the peak
Scottie peaked in 2025, when 2,490 babies were given it (262 boys, #909 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 173 boys.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,228 | #126 | 262 | #909 |
| 2024 | 1,519 | #202 | 173 | #1,192 |
| 2023 | 485 | #616 | 65 | #2,215 |
| 2022 | 293 | #925 | 45 | #2,862 |
| 2021 | 218 | #1,132 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2020 | 166 | #1,331 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,841 | 25 | #4,209 |
| 2018 | 74 | #2,433 | 32 | #3,503 |
| 2017 | 54 | #3,045 | 20 | #4,901 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,132 | 27 | #3,969 |
Every recorded year (119)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44 | #3,586 | 18 | #5,249 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,405 | 18 | #5,221 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,321 | 27 | #3,841 |
| 2012 | 11 | #10,318 | 23 | #4,361 |
| 2011 | 6 | #16,439 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 2010 | 6 | #16,624 | 24 | #4,213 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,877 | 34 | #3,318 |
| 2008 | 7 | #15,113 | 36 | #3,208 |
| 2007 | 5 | #20,019 | 31 | #3,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #16,760 | 36 | #3,074 |
| 2005 | under 5 | 34 | #3,074 | |
| 2004 | 8 | #12,541 | 32 | #3,139 |
| 2003 | 9 | #11,164 | 42 | #2,495 |
| 2002 | 6 | #15,058 | 47 | #2,240 |
| 2001 | 7 | #13,208 | 39 | #2,513 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,950 | 57 | #1,866 |
| 1999 | 8 | #11,176 | 48 | #2,016 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,926 | 69 | #1,553 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,764 | 81 | #1,372 |
| 1996 | 13 | #7,050 | 98 | #1,176 |
| 1995 | 15 | #6,193 | 83 | #1,290 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,997 | 114 | #1,043 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,889 | 97 | #1,143 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,964 | 117 | #1,004 |
| 1991 | 15 | #6,178 | 108 | #1,035 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,484 | 111 | #1,003 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,215 | 98 | #1,052 |
| 1988 | 13 | #6,188 | 91 | #1,036 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,714 | 105 | #926 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,689 | 114 | #852 |
| 1985 | 15 | #5,034 | 132 | #774 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,684 | 131 | #758 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,611 | 130 | #760 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,737 | 198 | #615 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,511 | 190 | #620 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,924 | 229 | #572 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,680 | 251 | #536 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,879 | 227 | #554 |
| 1977 | 8 | #7,414 | 240 | #539 |
| 1976 | under 5 | 278 | #473 | |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,943 | 352 | #412 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,292 | 377 | #400 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,923 | 420 | #375 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,376 | 435 | #376 |
| 1971 | 31 | #2,465 | 634 | #307 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,838 | 405 | #401 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,175 | 399 | #398 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,739 | 393 | #392 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,423 | 366 | #399 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,241 | 395 | #384 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,239 | 237 | #497 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,461 | 235 | #511 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,938 | 168 | #606 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,150 | 176 | #590 |
| 1961 | 25 | #2,462 | 139 | #664 |
| 1960 | 19 | #2,887 | 123 | #707 |
| 1959 | 16 | #3,081 | 100 | #764 |
| 1958 | 29 | #2,108 | 94 | #769 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,155 | 90 | #793 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,912 | 62 | #951 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,947 | 65 | #928 |
| 1954 | 19 | #2,581 | 70 | #885 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,578 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,968 | 48 | #1,053 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,235 | 62 | #898 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,643 | 39 | #1,164 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,264 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,318 | 40 | #1,140 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,520 | 51 | #1,011 |
| 1946 | 18 | #2,300 | 32 | #1,254 |
| 1945 | 18 | #2,047 | 36 | #1,100 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,376 | 27 | #1,309 |
| 1943 | 19 | #2,063 | 33 | #1,207 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,751 | 29 | #1,311 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,643 | 20 | #1,581 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,735 | 31 | #1,225 |
| 1939 | 17 | #2,031 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,428 | 23 | #1,433 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,986 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,370 | 26 | #1,318 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,900 | 19 | #1,646 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,987 | 9 | #2,717 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,839 | 9 | #2,705 |
| 1932 | 17 | #2,020 | 20 | #1,640 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,448 | 10 | #2,621 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,301 | 13 | #2,277 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,354 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,745 | 15 | #2,139 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,253 | 18 | #1,944 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,691 | 7 | #3,654 |
| 1925 | 10 | #3,328 | 9 | #3,113 |
| 1924 | 11 | #3,119 | 10 | #2,990 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,325 | 9 | #3,133 |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,341 | 17 | #2,021 |
| 1921 | 11 | #3,124 | 7 | #3,812 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,308 | 9 | #3,173 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,976 | 6 | #4,098 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,478 | 7 | #3,657 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,852 | 9 | #2,913 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,803 | 5 | #4,420 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,666 | under 5 | |
| 1914 | 12 | #2,108 | 6 | #3,209 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,750 | 6 | #2,753 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,599 | under 5 | |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,742 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 6 | #2,023 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,923 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,896 | under 5 | |
| 1885 | 6 | #1,030 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Scottie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 17,974 Americans recorded as Scottie, 38% are girls and 62% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Scottie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Scottie, and how old are they?
15,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 88% of the 17,974 Americans ever recorded as Scottie. The median Scottie alive today is 39 years old; half are between 2 and 55.
The 2020 Census counted 8,009 people named Scottie (1,396 women and girls, 6,613 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 10,824 born in the U.S. The Census count is 26% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 183 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,510 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 5,210 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,060 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 776 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6,010 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Scottie born?
The states with the most babies named Scottie are Texas, California and Utah, with 22% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Utah is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 292 | #746 | 0.7× |
| California | 131 | #1,351 | 0.3× |
| Utah | 123 | #466 | 2.1× |
| Ohio | 102 | #745 | 0.7× |
| Georgia | 96 | #752 | 1.6× |
| Florida | 96 | #1,184 | 0.5× |
| North Carolina | 92 | #859 | 2.5× |
| Missouri | 81 | #858 | 0.9× |
| Tennessee | 79 | #1,162 | 2.6× |
| Arizona | 78 | #771 | 0.7× |
Where Scottie is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Scottie is most over-represented in Tennessee: since 1910 it was given 2.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Scottie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 37,363 babies since 1880, Scottie is the second most given (48% of them). In 2025 it was given to 2,490 of their 2,649 babies (94%), the most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Scottie and names like it
- Compare Scottie and ScottyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sScottie peaked in 2025.
- North Carolina’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Scottie since 1910.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Scottie.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Scottie alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with SMost given first.