Scott

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Scott is a male name of Scottish origin. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Scott first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,632 babies (rank #48 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Scott

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Scott yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,168

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,632

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Scott

Scott Morrisonhead of government · b. 1968
Scott Joplinjazz musician · b. 1868
Scott McTominayassociation football player · b. 1996
Scott Parkerassociation football player · b. 1980
Scott Adkinstaekwondo athlete · b. 1976

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,632	#48
1997	1,414	#50
1998	1,185	#60
1999	1,111	#58
2000	924	#62
2001	832	#71
2002	734	#79
2003	713	#82
2004	668	#87
2005	595	#99
2006	420	#126
2007	351	#152
2008	289	#176
2009	241	#201
2010	225	#215
2011	198	#243
2012	172	#272
2013	128	#328
2014	119	#354
2015	107	#398
2016	110	#397