How Many People Are Named Alexander Scott?

There are approximately 952 people named Alexander Scott living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 360,036 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alexander with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Scott. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

952

1 in 360,036 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Alexander

Last Name

Scott

Alexander: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alexander. The peak year was 1993 with 20,707 births. The average person named Alexander today is 26 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Alexander

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Alexander in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Alexander rose or fell over time.

White

59.44%

Black

4.87%

Hispanic

26.21%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.02%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.41%

Two or More Races

5.05%

Ancestry of the Scott Surname

The surname Scott was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Scott in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

57.66%

Black

32.05%

Hispanic

3.67%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.63%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.09%

Two or More Races

4.89%

How we calculated this

The first name "Alexander" has an estimated frequency of 0.197% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Scott" appears at a rate of 141.02 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Alexander are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 952 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Alexander

Alexander Smith Alexander Johnson Alexander Williams Alexander Brown Alexander Jones Alexander Garcia Alexander Thomas Alexander Hall

Other people with the surname Scott

Michael Scott James Scott John Scott David Scott Robert Scott William Scott Anthony Scott Michelle Scott

Alexander Scott: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Alexander Scott?

We estimate approximately 952 people named Alexander Scott are alive in the United States today. The first name Alexander is shared by 675,019 Americans, and the surname Scott is shared by 483,344.

How rare is the name Alexander Scott?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 360,036 Americans. The first name Alexander is very common and the surname Scott is common.

Is Alexander a male or female name?

Alexander is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1993 and the average bearer today is 26 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Alexander?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Alexander was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (26.21%) and Two or More Races (5.05%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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