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What official birth registration shows about Scot: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2014

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2014, ranging from #1188 to #4685.19972000200320082014#1188#4685
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1765
1997#1257
1998#1188
1999#1383
2000#1425
2001#1746
2002#2636
2003#2857
2004#1498
2005#2754
2008#2507
2011#4647
2013#4685
2014#4632

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 14 of the 19 years from 1996 to 2014.

In 1997: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, #1257 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2014 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2014

    Most recently recorded at #4632 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Scot's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#149811HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#118811HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#125710HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#2713HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Scot is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Scot, between 1996 and 2014, in 14 of those 19 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719962014
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201414#1188 in 1998
Northern Ireland19971#271 in 1997
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Scot

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2014.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #271 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.