#9272024 rank
2022peak year
4,637babies named Scout since 1880
▲ +16%5-year trend
Scout popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Scout mean?
From the English word for one who observes and gathers information, from the Old French 'escouter', to listen. Known as a girl's name through the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, mythic
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