How Many People Are Named Scot?
An estimated 11,948 people in the United States have the first name Scot. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Scot peaked in popularity in 1970 with 633 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Scot as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Scot paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,948
About 1 in 28,687 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1970
633 births
Total Registered
13,726
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Scot
Scot is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,726 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Scot as a male name
Ranked #13,852 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (633 births)
Scot as a female name
Ranked #7,284 in 1969
6 female births in 1969
Peak: 1969 (6 births)
Scot: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Scot span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,250 babies were registered. Scot has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Scot by Decade
How has Scot tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Scot by State
Birth registrations for Scot span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Alabama, District of Columbia, New Mexico. On average, about 247 Scots were registered per state.
Scot + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Scot as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Scot
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Scot: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Scot?
We estimate approximately 11,948 people named Scot are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,687 Americans share this first name.
Is Scot a common name?
Scot is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,726 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Scot most popular?
Scot reached peak popularity in 1970, when 633 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Scot is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Scot a male name?
Scot is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Scot Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Scot Smith, Scot Johnson, Scot Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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