Scotland
Girl name · #2092 in 2025 · Rare
Scotland is currently the #2092 girl name in the United States — 90 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Scotland.
The 25-year story
Scotland first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 90 babies and a rank of #2076. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Scotland per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Scotland in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Scotland is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Scotland will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Scotland is most common
State-level data for Scotland is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Scotland
Statistically, parents drawn to Scotland tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Island, Oakland, Scotlynn, Holland, and Scottlyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Scotland | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 88 | #2150 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2958 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3923 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3777 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4103 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4422 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14824 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Scotland a popular girl name?
Scotland ranked #2092 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Scotland most popular?
Scotland peaked in 2025, when 90 American girls received the name (ranked #2076 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Scotland?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Scotland. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.