Scout

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A few things about Scout you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Scout

Scout Taylor-Compton

American actress and singer

Choose Scout and your child shares a first name with Scout Taylor-Compton, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Scout, like who?” Scout Taylor-Compton's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,329 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Scout, 254 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Scout would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryScout first shows up in US birth records in 1992, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 33 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #689.
• 📈Then vs nowScout is 6.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 42,194 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 6,329.
• 🍂TrendScout has slipped 124 places over the last five years and now sits at #995. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedScout is most popular in North Dakota, where it ranks #141, followed by Utah (#287) and Washington (#541). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlScout is given to both boys and girls: 66% of the 385 babies named Scout in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Scout means “scout”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Scout

Scout is a gender-neutral name of American and English origin meaning “scout”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-out”. US birth records list Scout for girls from 1992 to 2025, in 34 of those 34 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #689 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #995, with 254 babies. Of the 385 US babies named Scout in 2025, 66% were girls and 34% were boys.

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