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Scottie

Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Scottie: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2025.

A spirited diminutive of Scott, Scottie carries the same surname-derived origin, ultimately from the Old English *Scottas*, referring to a person from Scotland or, earlier, a Gaelic-speaking Irish raider. The name gained its friendly, informal charm through its use as a nickname for Scottish men or boys. Famously, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, the Jazz Age author, was known to friends as “Scottie,” a name he also passed to his daughter, Frances “Scottie” Fitzgerald. Beyond the human realm, the Scottie dog, formally the Scottish Terrier, is an iconic breed whose silhouette is forever linked to the name. Though rare as a given first name in modern Scotland, it occasionally appears as a tribute to national pride, often alongside the more formal Scott as a legal name.