Gender
Origin
- English
- Painted warrior
From Scotland; a Gael. Diminutive of Scott. - Scottish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Scotty
Pronunciation
s-cotty, sc(ot)-ty
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #210, 1,118 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1393, 131 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #4758, 28 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | 28 |
| 2024 | 93 | 27 |
| 2023 | 71 | 13 |
| 2022 | 48 | 14 |
| 2021 | 42 | 16 |
| 2020 | 36 | 7 |
| 2019 | 39 | 8 |
| 2018 | 33 | 5 |
| 2017 | 38 | 9 |
| 2016 | 39 | 6 |
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 2009 (rank #4523, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 1998 (rank #425, 89 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 |
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