girl's name

Scotia

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 245

Ireland

#961

2022 births

Scotia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in Canada in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Canada.
  • Today about 1 in 33,920 babies in Canada is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1992.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Scotia over time

Births per decade in Canada, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Scotia by decade in Canada
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 77
2010s 82
2020s (to 2024) 37

How popular is Scotia?

In 2024, Scotia was given to 9 babies in Canada. It is a rare choice.

Where Scotia is used

Ireland #961 3 in 2022
Canada #2,284 9 in 2024
United States #15,146 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Canada withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Scotia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Scotia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Scotia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Scotia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Scotia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Scotia

How popular is the name Scotia?

In 2024, Scotia was given to 9 babies in Canada. It is a rare choice.

Is Scotia a girl's or a boy's name?

Scotia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Scotia?

Scotia has 2 syllables.

When was Scotia most popular?

Scotia peaked in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Scotia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Scotia currently ranks #2,284 in Canada. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.