Scotty
Girl name · #4782 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
In 2025, 28 baby girls were named Scotty, placing it at #4782 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Scotty.
The 88-year story
Scotty first appears in the Social Security records in 1937, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 28 babies and a rank of #4758. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Scotty per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Scotty in class?
Scotty scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Scotty is most common
State-level data for Scotty is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Scotty
Statistically, parents drawn to Scotty tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Steely, Samary, Benny, Sahily, and Saelah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Scotty | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7631 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12142 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11356 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10689 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9015 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10411 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8178 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9010 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4854 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6666 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3943 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6362 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6617 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6804 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5273 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Scotty a popular girl name?
Scotty ranked #4782 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Scotty most popular?
Scotty peaked in 2025, when 28 American girls received the name (ranked #4758 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Scotty?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Scotty. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.