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Scotti

♀ Girl

Pronounced SKAHT-ee /ˈskɑt.i/Medium

Meaning: Gael, Gaelic speakerMedium

In 30 seconds: Scotti is an English girl's name meaning 'Gael' or 'Gaelic speaker'.
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningGael, Gaelic speaker
U.S. rank (2025)#2685 ↗ Rising
2025 U.S. births65 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2025
Total births (all-time)≈ 711

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202519492025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Scotti traces back to a word for a Gael, the Gaelic-speaking people, and so it points toward Scottish and Irish roots. As a given name it reads as a friendly short form, used here for a girl. The basketball player Scottie Pippen made the spelling familiar.

The double-t and final -i give the name a casual, nickname-like sound. It works as a stand-alone name or as a shortened pet form of longer Scots-related names.

Did you know? Scotti is a spelling variant of Scottie, so it keeps the same core meaning of 'Gael, Gaelic speaker' while changing the visual style.
Overall data confidence 70%
Behind the Name - Scotti — etymology, usage, pronunciation, and related formsU.S. Social Security Administration — 2024 popularity rank and count supplied in the batch input CSV

Variations

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Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

  • ★Scottie Pippen (1965–present)
    Basketball player.
  • ★Scottie Thompson (1981–present)
    Female public figure listed on Behind the Name.

If you like Scotti…

Scottie— The same name in its more common -ie spelling, as borne by Scottie Pippen.
Scott— The root form meaning a Gael, from which Scotti is drawn.
Sally— lands in the same popularity range
Sunnie— a fellow English choice
Sterling— a fellow English choice

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Scotti mean?

Scotti is usually explained as meaning 'Gael, Gaelic speaker' and is most often linked with English tradition.

How do you pronounce Scotti?

It's commonly said SKAHT-ee /ˈskɑt.i/.

Is Scotti a boy or girl name?

In this batch and in recent U.S. usage data, Scotti is used as a girl name.

How popular is Scotti?

In 2024, Scotti ranked #2873 in the U.S. for girls, with 58 births recorded.

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