Scout
Unisex · SKOWT · English
Unisex
Scout is a name of English origin, meaning “one sent ahead to look”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 995th for girls in the US (254 babies).
What does Scout mean?
English: English word, from Old French
“one sent ahead to look”
Made famous by Scout Finch, narrator of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; scout comes from Old French for listen.
- Say it
- SKOWT
Is Scout a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Scout has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 254 girls and 131 boys in the US.
How popular is Scout in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Scout, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 25 girls. 8 boys were also named Scout in 2025 (2,742nd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Scout than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Scout in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 91% of the babies named Scout in the UK in 2014, and 58% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Scout in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,410 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Scout in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #995among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 254about 1 in 6,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 254 girls in the US were named Scout, making it the 995th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 871st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 425 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992. 131 boys were also named Scout in 2025 (1,393rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Scout than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Scout in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66% of the babies named Scout in the US were girls.
Scout in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 254 | #995 |
| 2024 | 287 | #924 |
| 2023 | 336 | #822 |
| 2022 | 425 | #689 |
| 2021 | 333 | #829 |
| 2020 | 309 | #871 |
| 2019 | 246 | #1,042 |
| 2018 | 274 | #964 |
| 2017 | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2016 | 234 | #1,098 |
| 2015 | 235 | #1,104 |
| 2014 | 209 | #1,173 |
| 2013 | 169 | #1,378 |
| 2012 | 142 | #1,549 |
| 2011 | 185 | #1,280 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1,513 |
| 2009 | 105 | #1,979 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1,990 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,908 |
| 2006 | 101 | #1,978 |
| 2005 | 84 | #2,179 |
| 2004 | 85 | #2,115 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 65 | #2,444 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3,087 |
| 2000 | 43 | #3,165 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 50 | #2,688 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 44 | #2,730 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
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