Scott
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About Scott
A cool, windswept, surfer babe-magnet in 1965, a nice dad -- or even granddad -- today.
As of October 2026, Scott ranked #534 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #10 in 1971, Nameberry popularity #775.
Editor's take: The name Scott is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from Scotland".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #423 | 727 | 378.5 |
| 2015 | #454 | 667 | 348 |
| 2016 | #464 | 658 | 346.7 |
| 2017 | #483 | 606 | 327.4 |
| 2018 | #519 | 548 | 301.7 |
| 2019 | #524 | 544 | 303.2 |
| 2020 | #566 | 495 | 286.8 |
| 2021 | #609 | 457 | 261.2 |
| 2022 | #589 | 486 | 278.3 |
| 2023 | #601 | 473 | 276.5 |
| 2024 | #565 | 517 | 300.1 |
| 2025 | #534 | 561 | 328.4 |
World rankings
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son of singer Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon
- Zen Scott Feldman (b. 2004)
son of actor Corey Scott Feldman
- Jack Scott Ramsay (b. 2000)
son of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay
- Scott Underwood
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Scott in pop culture
- "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
" 2010 movie based on the graphic novel series
- Scott Calvin
main character in The Santa Clause movies
- Scott Bernard
character on TV's "Robotech"
- Scott "Tracker" Cameron
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Scott Evil
character in the Austin Powers movies
- Scott Bennett
character in "Teen Idol" by Meg Cabot
- Scott Tyler
character in the Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz
- Scott McCall
main character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
- Scott James
main character in film "The Octagon"
- Scott Robinson
character in Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Scott Summers aka Cyclops
character in the Marvel Universe
- Scott Lang aka Ant
Man, character in the Marvel Universe
- Scott Carpenter Tracy
character from The Thunderbirds series; oldest Tracy son
- William Sherlock Scott Holmes
main character on TV's "Sherlock"
- Scott Evans
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Scott Ryder
character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"
- Scott Sterling
YouTube character created by Studio C
- Scott Malkinson
character on “South Park”
- Scott Hunter
character in "Heated Rivalry"