Girls' name · since 1999
Scottlyn
785 babies named Scottlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
785 babies have been named Scottlyn since 1999, making it today's #1663 girls' name.
Scottlyn has 785 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1663 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 785 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scottlyn ranks #8,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 785 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 785
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Scottlyn's 785 recorded births place it above 87.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Scottlyn compares
785 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Scottlyn's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scottlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 785 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scottlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Scottlyn's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 125, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Scottlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Scottlyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (469 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Scottlyn's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Scottlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s
2020s
469 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 469 births (60% of all-time use).
How Scottlyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Scottlyn's total volume
Scottlyn by state
Where Scottlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 52 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
52 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Scottlyn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Utah records the most Scottlyns (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Scottlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Scottlyn 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.