Scott Name Popularity

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How popular is Scott?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Scott, ranked the 520th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Scott has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #10 in 1971 with 30,921 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Scott was 24 in 1903.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Scott occurred roughly during the years 1908-1915, 1931-1962, and 1968-1971, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1978, 1979-1985, and 1986-2009.

Scott's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Scott for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Scott?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Scott still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Scott is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Scott (Girl)		Scott (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	541	520
2017		< 5	--	604	484
2016		< 5	--	657	464
2015		< 5	--	663	459
2014		< 5	--	723	424
2013		< 5	--	683	428
2012		< 5	--	776	383
2011		< 5	--	801	371
2010		< 5	--	872	352
2009		< 5	--	917	343
2008		< 5	--	1,034	321
2007		< 5	--	1,249	274
2006		< 5	--	1,363	253
2005		< 5	--	1,474	233
2004		< 5	--	1,640	214
2003		< 5	--	1,770	206
2002		< 5	--	2,028	185
2001		6	14,989	2,296	167
2000		< 5	--	2,457	158
1999		10	9,349	2,719	140
1998		< 5	--	3,062	123
1997		8	10,620	3,344	113
1996		8	10,353	3,671	108
1995		5	15,290	4,083	92
1994		5	15,274	4,913	80
1993		24	4,353	5,575	69
1992		11	7,944	6,449	61
1991		19	5,144	7,112	57
1990		24	4,202	8,084	53
1989		33	3,238	8,852	51
1988		59	2,027	9,346	47
1987		72	1,695	10,190	43
1986		56	1,971	9,963	44
1985		63	1,802	10,144	44
1984		70	1,601	10,581	39
1983		58	1,834	10,857	38
1982		64	1,751	12,212	34
1981		61	1,826	12,726	34
1980		65	1,732	13,312	33
1979		92	1,348	14,454	29
1978		66	1,629	13,546	30
1977		59	1,753	14,212	27
1976		63	1,599	15,728	24
1975		91	1,248	17,325	17
1974		83	1,296	18,044	18
1973		79	1,298	18,980	18
1972		95	1,153	22,857	11
1971		132	966	30,921	10
1970		124	1,010	28,592	12
1969		121	982	28,681	12
1968		98	1,073	26,033	14
1967		73	1,266	25,540	16
1966		73	1,271	26,033	16
1965		81	1,198	25,443	15
1964		67	1,381	28,508	14
1963		80	1,232	30,411	12
1962		72	1,311	30,706	11
1961		44	1,738	23,922	19
1960		33	2,009	21,594	23
1959		39	1,786	19,757	24
1958		32	1,978	19,157	25
1957		32	1,948	15,741	32
1956		21	2,516	13,214	34
1955		12	3,546	10,774	38
1954		21	2,437	9,454	40
1953		19	2,503	7,492	46
1952		18	2,568	6,542	54
1951		15	2,793	5,382	68
1950		8	4,256	4,270	82
1949		9	3,842	3,051	99
1948		7	4,575	2,300	122
1947		5	5,993	2,030	139
1946		5	5,582	1,522	155
1945		< 5	--	848	182
1944		< 5	--	610	226
1943		5	5,266	540	261
1942		< 5	--	519	259
1941		< 5	--	402	289
1940		< 5	--	339	303
1939		< 5	--	276	336
1938		< 5	--	259	347
1937		< 5	--	218	373
1936		< 5	--	218	369
1935		< 5	--	209	378
1934		< 5	--	171	429
1933		< 5	--	168	423
1932		< 5	--	173	425
1931		< 5	--	139	484
1930		< 5	--	146	492
1929		5	5,182	164	460
1928		< 5	--	188	436
1927		< 5	--	176	463
1926		< 5	--	186	446
1925		< 5	--	184	443
1924		< 5	--	207	424
1923		< 5	--	211	413
1922		< 5	--	199	427
1921		< 5	--	204	425
1920		< 5	--	192	436
1919		< 5	--	189	428
1918		< 5	--	161	468
1917		< 5	--	170	437
1916		< 5	--	147	474
1915		< 5	--	157	434
1914		5	4,109	138	406
1913		5	3,630	116	399
1912		< 5	--	96	392
1911		< 5	--	61	354
1910		< 5	--	49	369
1909		< 5	--	39	396
1908		< 5	--	41	359
1907		< 5	--	40	349
1906		< 5	--	38	341
1905		< 5	--	28	408
1904		< 5	--	35	343
1903		< 5	--	24	408
1902		< 5	--	36	330
1901		< 5	--	28	351
1900		< 5	--	39	353
1899		< 5	--	25	374
1898		< 5	--	30	359
1897		< 5	--	44	269
1896		< 5	--	31	351
1895		< 5	--	43	270
1894		< 5	--	47	255
1893		< 5	--	36	290
1892		< 5	--	49	256
1891		< 5	--	35	276
1890		< 5	--	40	274
1889		< 5	--	46	241
1888		< 5	--	44	272
1887		< 5	--	38	267
1886		< 5	--	42	263
1885		< 5	--	52	229
1884		< 5	--	56	226
1883		< 5	--	47	231
1882		< 5	--	48	244
1881		< 5	--	51	217
1880		< 5	--	60	206

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.