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Scout

Girl's name · #997 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

70% girls · 30% boys — Scout is also given to boys: 131 in 2025, about 30% in recent years. Scout →

Popularity over time

Scout is near its high-water mark: it reached #691 in 2022 and still ranked #997 in 2025. About 5,100 girls have carried it since 1992.

Across the states

In recent years, Scout ran 4–5× its national rate in Utah and Idaho.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Scout ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,574 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,606 in Canada (2024).

Famous Scouts

• Scout Taylor-Compton — American actress and singer
• Scout Niblett — British musician
• Scout Tufankjian — American photojournalist
• Scout Adkin — Scottish long-distance runner (born 1993)
• Scout Bassett — American Paralympic track & field athlete

In stories & tradition

• Scout Finch — To Kill a Mockingbird (book)

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