Scotty has been given to about 19,389 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1971, when 1,133 babies were given the name, ranking 210th. The typical living American called Scotty is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.