Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Scotland

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #2,093 Trend ↑ Rising 109%
Rank 2025
#2,093
among girls · ↑78 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
102
named Scotland · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,859
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
103 babies
All-time total
996
#9,315 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Scotland popularity over time

996 babies have been named Scotland since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – –
1980s – 17 17 2 +240% –
1990s – 48 48 5 +182% –
2000s 73 71 144 14 +200% #8,648
2010s 269 75 344 34 +139% #3,835
2020s (to 2025) 382 56 438 73 +112% #2,093

Where Scotland is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 101 0.06 outside top 500
2027 112 0.07 outside top 500
2028 122 0.08 outside top 500
2029 131 0.08 outside top 500
2030 139 0.09 outside top 500

Where Scotland is most popular

Girls named Scotland per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Scotland born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 37 0.445 +958%
Idaho 6 0.179 +327%
North Carolina 12 0.053 +25%
Missouri 6 0.050 +18%
Ohio 10 0.042 ≈ national
Georgia 9 0.040 -6%
Texas 28 0.035 -17%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -25%
California 13 0.015 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Scotland

Scotland is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,093 in 2025 with 90 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 996 American babies have been named Scotland, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 103 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Scotland stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Scotland?

The median living Scotland is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 1,000 people named Scotland are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Scotland year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 90 #2,093 12 #7,116
2024 88 #2,171 15 #6,137
2023 57 #2,971 6 #12,015
2022 50 #3,268 10 #8,202
2021 56 #2,996 7 #10,596
2020 41 #3,670 6 #11,787
2019 37 #3,989 6 #11,902
2018 39 #3,835 11 #7,535
2017 31 #4,565 7 #10,586
2016 40 #3,839 9 #8,693
2015 31 #4,572 11 #7,436
2014 36 #4,168 12 #6,984
2013 32 #4,524 8 #9,512
2012 10 #11,122 – –
2011 6 #16,446 5 #13,994
2010 7 #14,705 6 #11,940
2009 5 #19,705 11 #7,609
2008 9 #12,421 8 #9,710
2007 7 #15,201 6 #12,109
2006 9 #12,252 10 #7,901
2005 6 #16,089 – –
2004 7 #13,932 5 #12,904
2003 6 #15,412 8 #8,492
2002 6 #15,063 9 #7,529
2001 12 #8,648 9 #7,419
2000 6 #14,683 5 #11,828
1995 – – 6 #8,698
1990 – – 7 #7,048
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 5 #6,182
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Scotland, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Scotland?

The median living Scotland is about 7 years old. Half of all living Scotlands are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Scotland are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Scotland are alive in the United States, based on 996 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Scotland in 2025?

Scotland ranked #2,093 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 90 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Scotland?

996 babies have been named Scotland in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Scotland most popular?

Scotland peaked in 2024, when 103 newborns received the name.

Is Scotland a boy or girl name?

Scotland is used for both: about 73% of babies named Scotland have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Scotland rising or falling?

Scotland is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Scotland become more popular?

Scotland is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 139 girls named Scotland in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Scotland

Names that sound and feel close to Scotland: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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