Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Scott

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Of Scottish Origin
From Scotland, a Gael; also a surname
Scottish
Wanderer

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Scott

Pronunciation

s-co-tt

Famous People

Basketball player Scottie Pippen, Musician Scott Joplin, Figure skater Scott Hamilton, Actor Scott Baio, Singer Scott Stapp, Singer Scott Weiland

Celebrity Babies

Son of Clint Eastwood, Son of James Caan, Son of James Garner, Son of Paul Newman, Son of Robert Redford, Son of Sandra Day O'Connor

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #10, 30,923 births); most recent 2025 (rank #534, 561 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #964, 132 births); most recent 2001 (rank #13509, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025561–
2024517–
2023473–
2022486–
2021457–
2020495–
2019544–
2018548–
2017606–
2016658–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #48, 1,632 births); most recent 2025 (rank #845, 38 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202538
202429
202350
202239
202149
202041
201965
201867
201779
2016110

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #647, 72 births); most recent 2023 (rank #851, 46 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202346
202269
202160
202051
201957
201872
201743
201648
201557
201441

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #42, 168 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 24 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202524
202426
202320
202240
202137
202042
201965
201869
201781
2016103

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #3, 1,210 births); most recent 2025 (rank #178, 23 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202523
202421
202326
202225
202124
202031
201929
201847
201754
201660

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #40, 93 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20248
20233
20225
2021–
20207
20194
20188
20178
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #12, 251 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20226
2021–
20207
20198
20188
201712
201612
201511
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence