Unisex name · since 1992
Scout
5,129 babies named Scout in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,129
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scout is the #998 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,129 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scout has been recorded 5,129 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #998 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #2,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,129 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scout ranks #2,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,129 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,129
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Scout's 5,129 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Scout compares
5,129 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Scout's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scout | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 425 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scout's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Scout's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 425, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Scout popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 425
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Scout popularity over time - boys
2,092 total births recorded since 1992 (Scout as boys' name)
Scout by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,098 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Scout's strongest decade.
2,098 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Scout births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 276
1990s
276 births
- 2000s 811
2000s
811 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,098 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,944 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,098 births (41% of all-time use).
How Scout compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Scout's total volume
Scout by state
Where Scout concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 501 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 477 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 257 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 168 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 151 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 130 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 123 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 119 | 2.3% |
501 of 5,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Scout appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scout's data
- Scout's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,098 total births) through the 2020s (1,944) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Scouts (501 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Scout
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scout: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scout draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.