Scotty
Pronounced S K AA1 T IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1971
- 112 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Scotty?
Scotty is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 29,794 children — the 635th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1971, when 1,752 children were given it.
Scottie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Scotty and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Scottie
Nicknames
Scotty is itself a short form of Scott.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S K AA1 T IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Scotty
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Scotty
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Scotty?
- Scotty ranks 635th among boys' names in US records, with 29,794 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 934.
- Is Scotty a unisex name?
- No. Scotty is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Scotty most popular?
- 1971, when 1,752 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Scotty spelled?
- Scottie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.