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    The first name Scotty

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    From Scott + -y.

    Scotty is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Scotty last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 3 boys.

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    3
    babies named Scotty, 1996–2025
    #4,527
    rank in 2009
    2009
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Scotty with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Scotty at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 131 boys born in the United States were named Scotty, the 1,399th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 1,118 were.

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    19,389
    babies named Scotty since 1880
    #1,399
    rank in 2025
    1971
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Scotty

    9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Scotty Moore
      American guitarist (1931–2016)
    • Scotty McCreery
      American country music singer, born 1993
    • Scotty Bowman
      Canadian ice hockey coach, born 1933
    • Scotty Nguyen
      American poker player, born 1962
    • Scotty Pippen Jr.
      American basketball player (born 2000)
    • Scotty Beckett
      Actor (1929-1968)
    • Scotty Leavenworth
      American actor, born 1990
    • Scotty Hopson
      American basketball player (born 1989)
    • Scottie Pippen
      American basketball player (born 1965)

    Questions

    What does the name Scotty mean?
    From Scott + -y.
    How popular is the name Scotty?
    In 2009, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Scotty, ranking 4,527th.
    Is Scotty a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 19,389 US babies named Scotty since 1880 were boys.
    When was Scotty most popular?
    1971 in the United States, when 1,118 babies were named Scotty, its highest rank at 210th.
    What are other spellings of Scotty?
    Scottie.