Scout
Girl name · #998 in 2025 · Uniqueness 67/100
Scout is currently the #998 girl name in the United States — 254 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1104, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,087 girls born in 2025 was named Scout.
The 33-year story
Scout first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 12 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 425 babies and a rank of #689. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Scout per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Scout in class?
Scout scores 67 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Scout will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Scout is most common
Geography matters for names, and Scout is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Scouts were CA (27), TX (18), UT (15), WA (12), NC (11). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Scout
Statistically, parents drawn to Scout tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sloan, August, Egypt, Salome, and Safa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Scout | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 254 | #995 |
| 2024 | 287 | #924 |
| 2023 | 336 | #822 |
| 2022 | 425 | #689 |
| 2021 | 333 | #829 |
| 2020 | 309 | #871 |
| 2019 | 246 | #1042 |
| 2018 | 274 | #964 |
| 2017 | 256 | #1014 |
| 2016 | 234 | #1098 |
| 2015 | 235 | #1104 |
| 2014 | 209 | #1173 |
| 2013 | 169 | #1378 |
| 2012 | 142 | #1549 |
| 2011 | 185 | #1280 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1513 |
| 2009 | 105 | #1979 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1990 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1908 |
| 2006 | 101 | #1978 |
| 2005 | 84 | #2180 |
| 2004 | 85 | #2117 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2368 |
| 2002 | 65 | #2447 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3091 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Scout a popular girl name?
Scout ranked #998 among girls in 2025 with 254 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1104.
When was the name Scout most popular?
Scout peaked in 2022, when 425 American girls received the name (ranked #689 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Scout?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,087 newborn American girls was named Scout. It scores 67/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.