Scout Boy & girl
How popular is Scout?
#995 girl name in 2025
254 baby girls were named Scout in the US in 2025, making it the 995th most popular girl name. Another 131 boys got the name (#1,393 for boys).
7,175living people named Scout (est.)
9median age of people named Scout
7,221babies named Scout since 1880
1 in 8,611US babies born in 2025
Scout popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #995 for girls (▼ 71 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 254 girls, 131 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,104 in 2015, #871 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (425 girls) |
| Highest rank | #689 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 27% boys, 73% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Scout is most popular
Babies named Scout per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Scout by decade
Girl names about as popular as Scout
Questions
- Is Scout a boy or girl name?
- Scout is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 27% of babies named Scout were boys and 73% were girls.
- How popular is the name Scout?
- 254 baby girls were named Scout in the US in 2025, making it the 995th most popular girl name. Another 131 boys got the name (#1,393 for boys).
- When was Scout most popular?
- Scout peaked in 2022, when 425 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #689 in 2022.
- How many people are named Scout?
- 7,221 babies have been named Scout in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,175 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Scout most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Scout was most common in Montana, at 1.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.