Scot
Boy
Scot is a boys' name, meaning “people from Ireland, Irishmen”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Scot mean?
“people from Ireland, Irishmen”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Scot a girl's or a boy's name?
Scot is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Scot in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Scot in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Scot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | #6,082 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Scot in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Scot, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1970, with 633 boys. It first appears in the records in 1940.
Half of all the boys named Scot in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 567 boys in the US were given Scot or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #528, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
- Scott 561
- Scot 6
Scot in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,930 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,042 |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,836 |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,638 |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,439 |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,233 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,276 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,183 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,078 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,030 |
| 1987 | 113 | #879 |
| 1986 | 118 | #833 |
| 1985 | 102 | #897 |
| 1984 | 123 | #780 |
| 1983 | 108 | #838 |
| 1982 | 143 | #723 |
| 1981 | 163 | #677 |
| 1980 | 138 | #747 |
| 1979 | 185 | #630 |
| 1978 | 183 | #615 |
| 1977 | 201 | #597 |
| 1976 | 236 | #524 |
| 1975 | 331 | #432 |
| 1974 | 324 | #440 |
| 1973 | 344 | #423 |
| 1972 | 437 | #375 |
| 1971 | 576 | #324 |
| 1970 | 633 | #310 |
| 1969 | 588 | #316 |
| 1968 | 555 | #322 |
| 1967 | 510 | #332 |
| 1966 | 500 | #337 |
| 1965 | 515 | #333 |
| 1964 | 569 | #329 |
| 1963 | 506 | #342 |
| 1962 | 537 | #337 |
| 1961 | 463 | #369 |
| 1960 | 501 | #348 |
| 1959 | 524 | #338 |
| 1958 | 562 | #325 |
| 1957 | 457 | #356 |
| 1956 | 391 | #378 |
| 1955 | 270 | #450 |
| 1954 | 214 | #495 |
| 1953 | 121 | #648 |
| 1952 | 99 | #702 |
| 1951 | 73 | #823 |
| 1950 | 58 | #898 |
| 1949 | 41 | #1,096 |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,279 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,308 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
Names like Scot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michael Patrick Daniel Mark Jamie Matthew Adam David Sean James Jason Christopher