Given name
Scottie
“a man from Scotland”
In English use, Scottie is a diminutive of Scott. One English interpretation is “a man from Scotland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Scottie is a diminutive of Scott. One English interpretation is “a man from Scotland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Scottie is a diminutive of Scott. An origin associated with Scott is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Scottie is a diminutive of Scott.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Scottie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,974
- 11,157 boys · 6,817 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,490 babies
- 2025
- 2,490
- #126 for girls · #909 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +812%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 12% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,228 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 126 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 935.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 262 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (255). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,009 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Scottie’s family of names
In English usage, Scottie is a diminutive of Scott. In English usage, Scottie has a related form in Scotty. Scottie has a related form in Scott.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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 Scottie
- Scottie PippenAmerican basketball player (born 1965)
- Scottie SchefflerAmerican professional golfer (born 1996)
- Scottie ThompsonAmerican actressborn 1981
- Scottie WilbekinTurkish-American basketball player (born 1993)
- Scottie UpshallCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Scottie ReynoldsAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
- Scottie LewisAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Scottie LindseyAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Scottie JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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