Scotty comes from the Scottish tradition, meaning Scot.
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How popular is Scotty?
1971peak year
Scotty first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1915. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1971, 1,118 babies received the name (ranked #210). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2840), with roughly 59 babies named Scotty each year. Scotty has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 19,230 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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