I am a little depressed after checking out the Baby Name Wizard. No I am not having a kid, but this was too cool to not check out. It maps out the popularity of the most common names in the US for the past 100 years or so.
I was depressed to see that the name Scott peaked in the 60’s with a rank of 15th most popular boy name. In the 70’s it was ranked 17th. That was when my parents jumped on the band wagon and named me. After that the name started a major decline. Ranked #39 in the 80’s, 75th in the 90’s, and 208th last year. Come on people, it is a good name. Use it! Why does everyone need to go for those (as my brother in law calls them) shee shee fru fru names people use now a days?
Scott, from Old English. Meaning wanderer or from Scotland. There are other good meanings for the name that I couldn’t find in the 3 minutes I tried to do research for this entry. It is a good name, trust me.
On a positive note, I know of one new possible Scott out there. Don’t change your mind Sean!!!
Rant about nothing important is now over. Resume normal schedule!
Don’t worry man, we’re sticking with Scott. Scott is an awesome name. When the yuppie fad of naming your kid after geographic locations is over, Scott will rise again. I just can’t see myself naming a person, Dakota, or Montana, boy are they going to get picked on in Jr High :-).
Thanks. I can sleep at night again:) The name lives on!