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I think Scott is certainly not an "expired" name. In fact, I tend to think that there are no "expired" names, except in certain cases such as Adolf or Gaylord.

It's definitely dated but I think it's still usable, especially as a middle name. I've seen "Scotty" on a young kid recently and that seemed normal, but if he went by "Scott" it would have seemed like his name didn't match his age.

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One thing I've noticed about Scott is that it seems a little too corporate. I'm constantly seeing SCOTT brand logos everywhere. I think it's really just two brands, the sporting goods company and the toilet paper company, but both of those are so ubiquitous that it feels like there are a ton of brands around called Scott. I've never tried to count the number of times I see Scott logos in a day, but if you go skiing and then use a public toilet it will be a lot. Plus bikes and whatever else the sporting goods company sells.

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(I used to like the idea of Scotland as a first name with the nickname Scot. I've met people named Ireland so maybe it's not that weird, but I can't think of an actually good reason to name someone after a random country.)

This message was edited 4/21/2024, 7:33 PM

I do find it dated.

I love the name Scott.

I don't think its expired. I won't say it is until it completely disappears from the US Top 1000. Being up there among the most popular names in decently populated country is a wild feat. Even names I don't care for: Ashley, Rebecca, Richard, Robert... they're boring but not expired. I do actually like Scott, though. I wouldn't mind meeting one because I never have. That might be why it sound less tired than the others. I can only think of two fictional characters at the top of my head, and they don't ruin it for me.

I would be momentarily, fleetingly surprised to meet a baby Scott. It’s dated, but dated male names seem to have greater longevity than dated female names. Scott fits in with Graham, Reid, Max, and the like.

Well, I have met four men (well, one is a boy named Scot) named Scott; one was 50, one is 39, one is 35 this year, and the other is now 17. Anyways, I think that Scott is such a handsome name; I have always absolutely loved it. It just sounds like a cool name, and every bearer that I've met is awesome.

I’d say it’s a little dated, but I’m a fan of Kylie, Megan, Margaret, Tara and I love Helen. It’s still good and will age well.

I know a ~5 year old Scott, but only the one.

It's a little dated, but nice i know a little Scott about 4

I think it's a little dated, but not too much.

Most of the people I know named Scott are between 33 and 55 years old. I do know one (now adult) though who would have been around 4/5 years old when I did a placement in a nursery back in 2001/2002 so he would now be mid/late 20s. While I don’t think it’s ready for a full revival here it last ranked at 85 in 2014 so I wouldn’t be surprised to meet a young Scott.

I imagine a 50 year old and I think it is expired.