Name Legacy

Scotland

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Scotland was most popular in 2024, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,512 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,488, with 102 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 996 people named Scotland.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#3,512
Births that year103
Total since 1880996
Given to73% girls

Scotland over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Scotland’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Scotland a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Scotland is a unisex name — 72.7% of the 996 Americans given it were girls and 27.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 86% girls and 14% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Scotland

Where Scotland is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org