First Name SCOTT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SCOTT is ranked as the 47th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 986,091.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 309.26 people named SCOTT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 68% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SCOTT is 698,454.
  • The SSA data also shows that SCOTT is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names SCOTT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 986,091 +/-0.4%
  • National Rank 47
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 309.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 698,454
  • National Rank 58
  • Percentile Rank 99.94%
  • Proportion/100k 219.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SCOTT is 83.5% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 10.9% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SCOTT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SCOTT is included in the following name categories:
  • Scottish masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Polish masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SCOTT

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.5% 63.9% 19.6%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 10.9% 12.3% -1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SCOTT is California where 109,781 people have this name.
  • Wisconsin is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SCOTT, as 640.06 in every 100,000 Wisconsinites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Wisconsin is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SCOTT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 30,683 238.21 99.9% Indiana 19,029 288.45 99.8% Iowa 16,816 541.22 99.9% Kansas 6,660 229.32 99.4% Michigan 47,789 482.23 100.0% Minnesota 34,678 635.45 100.0% Missouri 3,344 111.68 99.0% Nebraska 5,677 301.7 99.5% North Dakota 2,211 299.05 98.9% Ohio 27,845 240.16 99.8% South Dakota 2,352 275.7 98.6% Wisconsin 36,852 640.06 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SCOTT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 30,683 238.21 99.9%
Indiana 19,029 288.45 99.8%
Iowa 16,816 541.22 99.9%
Kansas 6,660 229.32 99.4%
Michigan 47,789 482.23 100.0%
Minnesota 34,678 635.45 100.0%
Missouri 3,344 111.68 99.0%
Nebraska 5,677 301.7 99.5%
North Dakota 2,211 299.05 98.9%
Ohio 27,845 240.16 99.8%
South Dakota 2,352 275.7 98.6%
Wisconsin 36,852 640.06 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SCOTT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 2,341 317.8 98.9% Arizona 14,806 219.96 99.7% California 109,781 282.92 100.0% Colorado 15,998 298.71 99.8% Hawaii 3,931 276.95 99.8% Idaho 5,130 313.85 99.5% Montana 2,589 252.9 98.9% Nevada 5,760 202.87 99.6% New Mexico 3,241 155.38 98.9% Oregon 10,747 270.7 99.7% Utah 9,515 323.34 99.7% Washington 33,689 477.07 100.0% Wyoming 1,268 217.1 98.1%

West States
State stats for the first name SCOTT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 2,341 317.8 98.9%
Arizona 14,806 219.96 99.7%
California 109,781 282.92 100.0%
Colorado 15,998 298.71 99.8%
Hawaii 3,931 276.95 99.8%
Idaho 5,130 313.85 99.5%
Montana 2,589 252.9 98.9%
Nevada 5,760 202.87 99.6%
New Mexico 3,241 155.38 98.9%
Oregon 10,747 270.7 99.7%
Utah 9,515 323.34 99.7%
Washington 33,689 477.07 100.0%
Wyoming 1,268 217.1 98.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SCOTT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 11,078 308.01 99.8% Maine 6,713 504.68 99.8% Massachusetts 23,146 343.14 99.8% New Hampshire 6,447 485.91 99.7% New Jersey 23,548 263.46 99.9% New York 64,840 328.37 99.9% Pennsylvania 30,350 237.35 99.8% Rhode Island 3,427 324.78 99.5% Vermont 2,595 414.17 99.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SCOTT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 11,078 308.01 99.8%
Maine 6,713 504.68 99.8%
Massachusetts 23,146 343.14 99.8%
New Hampshire 6,447 485.91 99.7%
New Jersey 23,548 263.46 99.9%
New York 64,840 328.37 99.9%
Pennsylvania 30,350 237.35 99.8%
Rhode Island 3,427 324.78 99.5%
Vermont 2,595 414.17 99.5%
South State Statistics First-Names SCOTT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6,617 136.46 99.4% Arkansas 4,574 154.2 99.3% Delaware 1,867 199.58 99.4% Dist. of Columbia 1,005 152.54 99.3% Florida 56,173 282.37 100.0% Georgia 17,839 176.67 99.8% Kentucky 7,707 174.62 99.4% Louisiana 7,047 151.56 99.5% Maryland 10,651 178.22 99.8% Mississippi 3,344 111.68 99.0% North Carolina 32,626 328.1 99.9% Oklahoma 7,410 191.06 99.5% South Carolina 7,488 154.96 99.5% Tennessee 10,967 167.45 99.7% Texas 73,048 270.98 100.0% Virginia 15,122 181.62 99.8% West Virginia 2,801 151.36 98.5%

South States
State stats for the first name SCOTT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6,617 136.46 99.4%
Arkansas 4,574 154.2 99.3%
Delaware 1,867 199.58 99.4%
Dist. of Columbia 1,005 152.54 99.3%
Florida 56,173 282.37 100.0%
Georgia 17,839 176.67 99.8%
Kentucky 7,707 174.62 99.4%
Louisiana 7,047 151.56 99.5%
Maryland 10,651 178.22 99.8%
Mississippi 3,344 111.68 99.0%
North Carolina 32,626 328.1 99.9%
Oklahoma 7,410 191.06 99.5%
South Carolina 7,488 154.96 99.5%
Tennessee 10,967 167.45 99.7%
Texas 73,048 270.98 100.0%
Virginia 15,122 181.62 99.8%
West Virginia 2,801 151.36 98.5%
 

Full Names with SCOTT as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SCOTT as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SCOTT.

The most popular full name is SCOTT Smith. 0.98% of all the people named SCOTT have this family name.

There are 58672 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SCOTT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SCOTT Smith 0.98%
2 SCOTT Johnson 0.73%
3 SCOTT Miller 0.60%
4 SCOTT Anderson 0.49%
5 SCOTT Brown 0.43%
6 SCOTT Williams 0.40%
7 SCOTT Davis 0.40%
8 SCOTT Jones 0.35%
9 SCOTT Wilson 0.34%
10 SCOTT Taylor 0.29%
11 SCOTT Thompson 0.28%
12 SCOTT Martin 0.26%
13 SCOTT Nelson 0.26%
14 SCOTT Campbell 0.25%
15 SCOTT Thomas 0.22%
16 SCOTT Moore 0.22%
17 SCOTT Hall 0.22%
18 SCOTT Peterson 0.22%
19 SCOTT Allen 0.21%
20 SCOTT Clark 0.19%