Scottie Pippen
There are approximately 1 people named Scottie Pippen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Scottie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pippen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Scottie
14K
Alive today
Named Pippen
1.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 14K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 39
Top Census group: White (70.9%)
Estimated bearers: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #17,129
Per 100K: 0.54
Top ancestry: White (48.1%)
First name trend
Scottie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Scottie. The peak year was 2024 with 1,690 births. The average person named Scottie today is 39 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Scottie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Scottie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 70.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Scottie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Scottie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.9% · 5,677
- Black or African American19.7% · 1,579
- Two or more races3.6% · 286
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 276
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 106
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 88
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Pippen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Pippen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 48.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Pippen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Pippen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White48.1% · 778
- Black or African American44.1% · 714
- Two or more races4.0% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 54
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Scottie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0040% of the US population, based on 13,564 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Scottie right now.
The surname Pippen appears at a rate of 0.54 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0005%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Scottie Pippen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Scottie Pippen: questions and answers
How many people are named Scottie Pippen?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Scottie Pippen. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0040%) with the surname frequency (0.54 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Scottie Pippen?
We classify Scottie Pippen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Scottie a male or female name?
Scottie is predominantly unisex. Out of 15,482 total SSA registrations, 70.4% were male and 29.6% were female. See the full Scottie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Scottie Pippen?
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