Recorded 2009–2014 Unisex name Peak 2009 13 births

Scottland — boys' name

13 babies named Scottland in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s5
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Scottland was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Scottland in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scottland

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Scottland between 2009 and 2014, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scottland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Scottland is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 2024.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scottland performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scottland shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scottland 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 13 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.

Scottland at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

13

Since 2009

6 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2009

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2014

Scottland popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2009

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 20142009 8

Scottland popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2024 (Scottland as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2024 7

Scottland by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 62% of Scottland's all-time total
2000s82010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scottland?
13 babies have been named Scottland since 2009. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Scottland most popular?
Scottland was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Scottland a unisex name?
Yes, Scottland is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 13 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Scottland been used?
Scottland has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 6 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Scottland?
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, 2009–2014 (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.