Scotty

Scotty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Scotland; Scotsman”
Origin
English
Say it
SKOT-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Scotty is an English diminutive of Scott, originally a surname and given name meaning a Scot or person from Scotland. It is often used as a nickname.

How popular is Scotty?

202436.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Scotty in 2024120

2024 rank#1,765 boys

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 188019,230

Scotty is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Scotty

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • ScottScotsman · English
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English

Scotty questions

What does the name Scotty mean?

Scotty means "from Scotland; Scotsman". It comes from English. Scotty is an English diminutive of Scott, originally a surname and given name meaning a Scot or person from Scotland. It is often used as a nickname.

Is Scotty a boy or girl name?

Scotty is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Scotty?

120 US babies were named Scotty in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Scotty?

Scotty is usually pronounced SKOT-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.