Scotlynn
Girl name · #2093 in 2025 · Rare
Scotlynn is currently the #2093 girl name in the United States — 90 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Scotlynn.
The 24-year story
Scotlynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2001, when 10 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 Scotlynn per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Scotlynn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Scotlynn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Scotlynn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Scotlynn is most common
State-level data for Scotlynn 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 Scotlynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Scotlynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Scottlynn, Novalynn, Everlynn, Laelynn, and Emerlynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Scotlynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2775 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3225 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3765 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8614 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13704 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Scotlynn a popular girl name?
Scotlynn ranked #2093 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Scotlynn most popular?
Scotlynn 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 Scotlynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Scotlynn. 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.