Scottlyn — #1986 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Scottlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 658 babies named Scottlyn between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scottlyn currently holds the #1986 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scottlyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Scottlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Scottlyn in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scottlyn 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 658 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.