NameTides

Scout

Scout was the #995 girls' name in the US in 2025 (254 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Scout as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Scout as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Scout as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#995 (254)#2,440 (11)—#1,577 (15)
2024#924 (287)#1,672 (18)—#1,541 (15)
2023#822 (336)#1,469 (21)—#1,491 (15)
2022#689 (425)#1,621 (18)—#1,166 (21)
2021#829 (333)#1,692 (17)#652 (4)#974 (28)
2020#871 (309)#1,556 (19)—#1,121 (22)
2019#1,042 (246)#1,703 (17)—#1,471 (16)
2018#964 (274)#1,788 (16)#680 (4)#1,376 (17)
2017#1,014 (256)#1,411 (23)—#1,454 (16)
2016#1,098 (234)#1,472 (22)#798 (3)#2,892 (6)
2015#1,104 (235)#1,961 (14)—#2,363 (8)
2014#1,173 (209)#2,464 (10)——
2013#1,378 (169)#1,956 (14)—#1,792 (12)
2012#1,549 (142)#3,285 (7)—#3,334 (5)
2011#1,280 (185)#2,636 (9)—#2,156 (9)

Scout as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Scout as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Scout as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,393 (131)#2,664 (8)—
2024#1,481 (122)#3,689 (5)#1,764 (11)
2023#1,337 (142)#3,113 (6)#2,336 (7)
2022#1,099 (195)#3,450 (5)#1,483 (13)
2021#1,496 (119)#3,990 (4)#2,260 (7)
2020#1,798 (83)#3,848 (4)—
2019#1,849 (81)#4,702 (3)—
2018#1,838 (82)——
2017#1,897 (76)——
2016#1,811 (83)——
2015#2,086 (67)——
2014#2,317 (56)——
2013#2,021 (67)——
2012#2,016 (69)——
2011#2,403 (52)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #689.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1992.
  • In 2025, 66% of US babies named Scout were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Scout is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 8,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Scout by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #541WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #141NDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #965MINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #815INOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #997CAUtah: #287UTColorado: #584CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #707TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Scout (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ScoutCanadaGirls#1,57715
ScoutCanadaBoys—too few
ScoutEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
ScoutEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
ScoutNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ScoutNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ScoutScotlandGirls—too few
ScoutUSGirls#995254
ScoutUSBoys#1,393131