Scotty is an established variant of Scott that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Scotty is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,399 among boys (131) and #4,862 among girls (28) — overall #2,597 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 159 | 159 | #4,862 | #1,399 |
| 2024 | 120 | 120 | #5,009 | #1,774 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | #8,420 | #2,093 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | #7,968 | #2,746 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #7,212 | #2,964 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #13,251 | #3,194 |
| 2019 | 47 | 47 | #12,265 | #3,094 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | #17,726 | #3,431 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | #11,477 | #3,112 |
| 2016 | 45 | 45 | #15,927 | #3,050 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #14,267 | #2,952 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,290 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,176 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,444 |
| 2011 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,499 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,002 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,247 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,179 |
| 2007 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,362 |
| 2006 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,219 |
| 2005 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,232 |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,097 |
| 2003 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,929 |
| 2002 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,787 |
| 2001 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,759 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,572 |
| 1999 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,487 |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,368 |
| 1997 | 67 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1996 | 92 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1995 | 117 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1994 | 123 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1993 | 171 | — | — | #809 |
| 1992 | 184 | — | — | #769 |
| 1991 | 151 | — | — | #849 |
| 1990 | 197 | — | — | #728 |
| 1989 | 183 | — | — | #733 |
| 1988 | 212 | — | — | #651 |
| 1987 | 227 | — | — | #603 |
| 1986 | 260 | — | — | #552 |
| 1985 | 284 | — | — | #518 |
| 1984 | 275 | — | — | #516 |
| 1983 | 318 | — | #9,988 | #477 |
| 1982 | 415 | — | — | #408 |
| 1981 | 424 | — | #11,772 | #397 |
| 1980 | 453 | — | #8,881 | #384 |
| 1979 | 521 | — | #9,930 | #348 |
| 1978 | 386 | — | — | #394 |
| 1977 | 416 | — | — | #384 |
| 1976 | 452 | — | #10,543 | #362 |
| 1975 | 575 | — | #5,097 | #318 |
| 1974 | 605 | — | — | #304 |
| 1973 | 701 | — | #7,271 | #270 |
| 1972 | 763 | — | #8,035 | #260 |
| 1971 | 1,133 | — | #4,087 | #210 |
| 1970 | 581 | — | #6,915 | #330 |
| 1969 | 613 | — | #7,284 | #308 |
| 1968 | 593 | — | #5,545 | #313 |
| 1967 | 577 | — | #7,630 | #308 |
| 1966 | 532 | — | #5,700 | #329 |
| 1965 | 433 | — | — | #371 |
| 1964 | 419 | — | — | #389 |
| 1963 | 371 | — | — | #418 |
| 1962 | 389 | — | #5,752 | #411 |
| 1961 | 311 | — | #7,369 | #463 |
| 1960 | 287 | — | #7,133 | #473 |
| 1959 | 236 | — | #5,474 | #519 |
| 1958 | 245 | — | #4,830 | #502 |
| 1957 | 185 | — | #6,868 | #577 |
| 1956 | 186 | — | #4,117 | #575 |
| 1955 | 176 | — | #3,750 | #575 |
| 1954 | 148 | — | #5,642 | #620 |
| 1953 | 140 | — | — | #615 |
| 1952 | 120 | — | — | #642 |
| 1951 | 130 | — | #4,315 | #643 |
| 1950 | 125 | — | #5,976 | #630 |
| 1949 | 95 | — | #5,930 | #728 |
| 1948 | 82 | — | #5,905 | #780 |
| 1947 | 88 | — | — | #736 |
| 1946 | 90 | — | #4,345 | #721 |
| 1945 | 65 | — | #5,141 | #807 |
| 1944 | 56 | — | — | #851 |
| 1943 | 50 | — | — | #949 |
| 1942 | 48 | — | — | #967 |
| 1941 | 85 | — | #4,979 | #690 |
| 1940 | 66 | — | #3,466 | #828 |
| 1939 | 45 | — | — | #941 |
| 1938 | 43 | — | — | #976 |
| 1937 | 42 | — | #4,827 | #1,071 |
| 1936 | 38 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1935 | 33 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1934 | 24 | — | — | #1,421 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | — | #1,355 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | — | #1,641 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,278 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,738 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,112 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,101 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,904 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | — | #3,460 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,425 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,464 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | — | #3,461 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,451 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #4,100 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,659 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,457 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,305 |