Scot
3 countries#10695 in United States, 2025US
#10695
in United States, 2025
SCOT
298
total births, Scotland
NI
3
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
14,033
Peak year (United States)
1970
Peak-year count
633
First recorded
1940
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Scot was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
13,732 births recorded 1940–2025 · currently #10695 · peaked in 1970 with 633 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, Illinois, New York, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
298 births recorded 1974–2010 · peaked in 1987 with 15 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 1997–1997 · peaked in 1997 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Scot’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #4129 | — |
| 2005 | #5034 | ↓905 |
| 2006 | #4865 | ↑169 |
| 2007 | #4243 | ↑622 |
| 2008 | #5767 | ↓1524 |
| 2009 | #5334 | ↑433 |
| 2010 | #5047 | ↑287 |
| 2011 | #8767 | ↓3720 |
| 2012 | #7559 | ↑1208 |
| 2013 | #7026 | ↑533 |
| 2014 | #6307 | ↑719 |
| 2015 | #7491 | ↓1184 |
| 2016 | #8816 | ↓1325 |
| 2017 | #12246 | ↓3430 |
| 2018 | #12156 | ↑90 |
| 2019 | #10803 | ↑1353 |
| 2022 | #9823 | ↑980 |
| 2023 | #8921 | ↑902 |
| 2024 | #12349 | ↓3428 |
| 2025 | #10695 | ↑1654 |
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