Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Scottlyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,664 Trend ↑ Rising 152%
Rank 2025
#1,664
among girls · ↑314 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
125
named Scottlyn · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,858
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
125 babies
All-time total
785
#8,860 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Scottlyn popularity over time

785 babies have been named Scottlyn since 1999, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 7 1 – #12,420
2000s 52 5 +643% #8,808
2010s 257 26 +394% #3,729
2020s (to 2025) 469 78 +204% #1,664

Where Scottlyn 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 145 0.09 outside top 500
2027 165 0.10 outside top 500
2028 184 0.11 outside top 500
2029 202 0.13 outside top 500
2030 219 0.14 outside top 500

Where Scottlyn is most popular

Girls named Scottlyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Scottlyn 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 34 0.409 +678%
Oklahoma 8 0.109 +107%
Missouri 11 0.091 +74%
Michigan 11 0.060 +15%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -8%
Texas 30 0.037 -29%
Georgia 8 0.035 -33%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -40%
Ohio 7 0.030 -44%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -50%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -60%
California 5 0.006 -89%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Scottlyn

Scottlyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,664 in 2025 with 125 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 785 American babies have been named Scottlyn. Its peak came in 2025, when 125 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 Scottlyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Scottlyn?

The median living Scottlyn is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 800 people named Scottlyn are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Scottlyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 125 #1,664
2024 100 #1,978
2023 70 #2,553
2022 69 #2,574
2021 62 #2,781
2020 43 #3,535
2019 37 #3,990
2018 41 #3,729
2017 33 #4,362
2016 28 #4,968
2015 36 #4,135
2014 26 #5,292
2013 20 #6,431
2012 11 #10,324
2011 15 #8,136
2010 10 #11,113
2009 14 #8,808
2008 7 #15,120
2007 8 #13,711
2006 7 #14,869
2005 5 #18,671
2004 5 #18,307
2003 6 #15,413
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Scottlyn?

The median living Scottlyn is about 4 years old. Half of all living Scottlyns are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Scottlyn are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Scottlyn are alive in the United States, based on 785 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Scottlyn in 2025?

Scottlyn ranked #1,664 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 125 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Scottlyn?

785 babies have been named Scottlyn in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Scottlyn most popular?

Scottlyn peaked in 2025, when 125 newborns received the name.

Is Scottlyn a boy or girl name?

Scottlyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Scottlyn rising or falling?

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

Will Scottlyn become more popular?

Scottlyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 219 girls named Scottlyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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