Scout
Scout is an English name after the military reconnaissance term.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Scout
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scout is an English name after the military reconnaissance term.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Scout
As a girl name
Scout first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 423 births, good for #695 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Scouts. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #861 among girl names with 315 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Scouts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Scout on the record books as a boy name in 1992, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 195 Scouts were born — ranking #1,098 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Scouts. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,283 among boy names with 154 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Scouts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Scout
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Scout Durwood , American performer
- Scout Niblett , English singer-songwriter
- Scout Taylor-Compton , American actress
- Scout Tufankjian , Armenian-American photojournalist
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Names that sound like Scout
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About the name Scout
Scout is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Scout's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #695. Use the chart and map above to compare Scout's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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