Feminine dossier · first seen 1992
Scout
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
425
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Scout
How many people are named Scout?
An estimated 5,077 living Americans are named Scout.
How rare is Scout?
Scout is uncommon among babies today, with 254 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 40.2% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Scout?
The median age of a living American named Scout is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 15 years old.
Is Scout still popular?
Yes — Scout is currently rising in popularity, with 254 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Scout most common?
Scout has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 6.0× more often than the national baseline.
1992Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
40.2%
2025
254
All-time
5,129
Where it lives now
Scout is most concentrated in Utah — about 5.5× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Oregon.
States where Scout is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.