Given name & surname
Scott
“a man from Scotland”
Scott is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a man from Scotland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a man from Scotland.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Scott through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 777,605
- 774,997 boys · 2,608 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 31,034 babies
- 2025
- 561
- #534 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 561 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 534 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30,901 in 1971. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (49). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 655,952 as a first name in 2020; 421,499 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Scott’s family of names
In English usage, Scott has a diminutive in Scotty. In English usage, Scott has a related form in Scot. Scott has a related form in Scotty.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Scottiediminutive · English
- Scottydiminutive · English
- Scottivariant
- Scotvariant · English
- Scotteevariant
- Scottasvariant
- Scotteavariant
- Scotteyvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Scott
- Scott MorrisonPrime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022born 1968
- Scott JoplinAmerican composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)
- Carrot TopAmerican stand-up comedianborn 1965
- Scott McTominayScottish association football player (born 1996)
- Scott ParkerEnglish association football manager and former playerborn 1980
- Scott AdkinsEnglish actor and martial artist (born 1976)
- Kid CudiAmerican rapper, singer, record producer and actor (born 1984)
- Scott DixonNew Zealand race car driverborn 1980
- Scott AdamsAmerican cartoonist and author (1957–2026)
Characters named Scott: Ant-Man (Marvel Comics), Scott Lang (the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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