Is Scout a boy or girl name?
Scout is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 285 girls and 122 boys were named Scout, so 70% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 71.3% of the 6,831 US babies named Scout were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,486
- Girl rank, 2024
- #927
- Babies named Scout since 1992
- 6,831
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 618 babies
Boys and girls named Scout, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122 | #1,486 | 285 | #927 |
| 2023 | 142 | #1,339 | 336 | #822 |
| 2022 | 195 | #1,101 | 423 | #695 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1,500 | 333 | #830 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,823 | 309 | #872 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,866 | 246 | #1,044 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,852 | 274 | #965 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,913 | 256 | #1,015 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,825 | 234 | #1,099 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,103 | 235 | #1,105 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,340 | 209 | #1,177 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,040 | 169 | #1,380 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,030 | 142 | #1,551 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,433 | 185 | #1,286 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,206 | 148 | #1,519 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,345 | 105 | #1,988 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,287 | 105 | #2,000 |
| 2007 | 45 | #2,712 | 108 | #1,925 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,075 | 101 | #1,986 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,746 | 84 | #2,201 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,564 | 85 | #2,133 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,461 | 70 | #2,392 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,286 | 65 | #2,462 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,421 | 45 | #3,134 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,138 | 43 | #3,209 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,851 | 45 | #2,979 |
| 1998 | 27 | #3,003 | 50 | #2,723 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,050 | 40 | #3,026 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,665 | 38 | #3,132 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,174 | 44 | #2,781 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,568 | 31 | #3,596 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,706 | 16 | #5,896 |
| 1992 | 9 | #6,053 | 12 | #7,426 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Scout reached #1,101 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #695 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.