Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Scout

Gender Unisex · 71% girls Rank 2025 #997 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#997
among girls · ↓72 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
385
named Scout · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,328
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
620 babies
All-time total
7,221
#2,531 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Scout popularity over time

7,221 babies have been named Scout since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 276 171 447 45 – #2,723
2000s 811 436 1,247 125 +179% #1,926
2010s 2,098 693 2,791 279 +124% #965
2020s (to 2025) 1,944 792 2,736 456 +63% #691

Where Scout is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 257 0.16 outside top 500
2027 260 0.16 outside top 500
2028 263 0.16 outside top 500
2029 265 0.16 outside top 500
2030 267 0.17 outside top 500

Where Scout is most popular

Girls named Scout per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.202 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Utah, and Vermont.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Scout born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 19 1.40 +596%
Utah 92 1.11 +449%
Vermont 5 1.03 +412%
Idaho 31 0.926 +360%
Oregon 45 0.691 +243%
Oklahoma 45 0.611 +203%
North Dakota 7 0.533 +164%
Colorado 47 0.421 +109%
Kansas 24 0.416 +106%
Wisconsin 42 0.408 +102%
Washington 58 0.402 +99%
Iowa 22 0.377 +87%
Missouri 44 0.365 +81%
Tennessee 57 0.360 +79%
Minnesota 35 0.324 +61%
Michigan 57 0.313 +55%
Indiana 42 0.299 +48%
Arkansas 13 0.246 +22%
North Carolina 56 0.246 +22%
Alabama 22 0.234 +16%
Ohio 48 0.202 ≈ national
Illinois 45 0.197 ≈ national
Arizona 26 0.185 -8%
Georgia 42 0.185 -8%
Texas 144 0.179 -11%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 -20%
Florida 65 0.152 -25%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -31%
California 114 0.136 -33%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -36%
South Carolina 11 0.122 -39%
Virginia 20 0.117 -42%
New York 43 0.109 -46%
Nevada 5 0.108 -47%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -72%
Maryland 5 0.047 -77%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -79%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -86%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Scout

Scout is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #997 in 2025 with 254 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 7,221 American babies have been named Scout, about 71% girls and 29% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 620 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Scout stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Scout?

The median living Scout is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 7,200 people named Scout are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Scout year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 254 #997 131 #1,400
2024 287 #925 122 #1,486
2023 336 #822 142 #1,339
2022 425 #691 195 #1,101
2021 333 #831 119 #1,500
2020 309 #872 83 #1,813
2019 246 #1,044 81 #1,866
2018 274 #965 82 #1,852
2017 256 #1,015 76 #1,913
2016 234 #1,099 83 #1,825
2015 235 #1,105 67 #2,104
2014 209 #1,178 56 #2,340
2013 169 #1,380 67 #2,040
2012 142 #1,551 69 #2,030
2011 185 #1,286 52 #2,433
2010 148 #1,519 60 #2,206
2009 105 #1,988 56 #2,345
2008 105 #2,000 58 #2,287
2007 108 #1,926 45 #2,712
2006 101 #1,986 36 #3,076
2005 84 #2,202 40 #2,747
2004 85 #2,134 43 #2,564
2003 70 #2,392 43 #2,461
2002 65 #2,462 46 #2,286
2001 45 #3,134 41 #2,422
2000 43 #3,209 28 #3,138
1995 44 #2,782 22 #3,174
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Scout

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Scout Taylor-Compton Scout Taylor-Compton American actress (born 1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Scout, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Scout?

The median living Scout is about 8 years old. Half of all living Scouts are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Scout are alive today?

An estimated 7,200 people named Scout are alive in the United States, based on 7,221 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Scout in 2025?

Scout ranked #997 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 254 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Scout?

7,221 babies have been named Scout in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Scout most popular?

Scout peaked in 2022, when 620 newborns received the name.

Is Scout a boy or girl name?

Scout is used for both: about 71% of babies named Scout have been girls and 29% boys.

Is the name Scout rising or falling?

Scout is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Scout become more popular?

Scout looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 267 girls named Scout in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Scout?

Well-known people named Scout include Scout Taylor-Compton (actor).

Names like Scout

Names that sound and feel close to Scout: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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