Unisex name · since 2009
Scottland
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Scottland, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18
- born since 2009
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scottland is the #13050 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 18 recorded since 2009.
Scottland has 18 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13050 as of the latest data, more common than 6% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #29,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,050 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18 born since 2009
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scottland ranks #29,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,050 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18 born since 2009, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18
- born since 2009
- 2000s
- peak decade
Scottland's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Scottland compares
18 7th percentile among 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
Scottland's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scottland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Scottland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scottland splits its recorded history at 2014: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scottland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Scottland popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2024 (Scottland as girls' name)
Scottland by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Scottland's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Scottland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Scottland's data
- Scottland's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Scottland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Scottland 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.