Scotlyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SKOT-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,406 for girls
Scotlyn is a girls' name of Modern origin, meaning “a Scot + lake”. In 2025 it ranked 1,406th for girls in the US (155 babies).
What does Scotlyn mean?
Modern: blend of Scott and Lynn
“a Scot + lake”
Is Scotlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Scotlyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 155 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Scotlyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,406among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 155about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 125% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 155 girls in the US were named Scotlyn, making it the 1,406th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 163 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Scotlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 426 girls in the US were given Scotlyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #674, up from #1,406 for this spelling alone.
Scotlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | #1,406 |
| 2024 | 163 | #1,383 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,890 |
| 2022 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2021 | 83 | #2,233 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,814 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,646 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,736 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4,549 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
Nicknames for Scotlyn
- Scottie 16 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Scotlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee Braelynn Sevyn Teagan Lakelynn Londyn Raelynn Oaklynn Lennon Rylynn Brooklyn Brylee
Other spellings of Scotlyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Scotlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/scotlyn, updated 20 October 2026.