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Scout

SKOWT
Word name
"one who gathers information covertly"
Madison Dresler
By Madison Dresler
Updated Thu Apr 24 2025

Scout Origin and Meaning

The name Scout is a girl's name meaning "one who gathers information covertly".

Scout, a character nickname from To Kill a Mockingbird (her real name was Jean Louise), became a real-life possibility when Bruce Willis and Demi Moore used it for their now-grown middle daughter, followed by Tom Berenger a few years later.

It was picked by skater Tai Babilonia for her son and Kerri Walsh for her daughter Scout Margery. A unisex choice that is growing in popularity for both genders—but given to girls about four times more often than to boys.

It makes a virtuous, upstanding choice for a girl—a good scout. Scout entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2018.

# 821 in the US

Scout Rank in US Top 1000

# 373 on Nameberry

Scout Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Scout

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Famous People Named Scout

  • Scout Taylor
    Compton (born Desariee Starr Compton), American actress
  • Emma Louise "Scout" Niblett
    American singer,songwriter
  • Scout LaRue Willis (b. 1991)
    daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
  • Scout Riley Berenger (b. 1998)
    daughter of actor Tom Berenger
  • Scout Elizabeth Crook (b. 2007)
    daughter of actor Mackenzie Crook
  • Scout Margery Jennings (b. 2013)
    daughter of beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • Scout Edie Stewart (b. 2012)
    daughter of actors James Stewart and Jessica Marais
  • (Florence) Scout Rosie Heap
    Lebor (b. 2014), daughter of singer Imogen Heap
  • Bowden Sainte
    Claire "Scout" Ponder (b. 2015), daughter of NFL player Christian Ponder and sports reporter Samantha Ponder
  • Scout Una Denyer (b. 2015)
    daughter of TV presenter Grant Denyer
  • Sawyer Scout Pileggi (b. 1998)
    daughter of actor Mitch Pileggi
  • Natalia Scout Lee Stafford (b. 2009)
    daughter of actress Michelle Stafford
  • Scout Hannah Fisher (b. 2018)
    daughter of YouTuber Ellen Fisher

The name Scout in Pop Culture

  • Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
    narrator of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
  • Jodie "Scout" Allen
    character on British TV series "Waterloo Road"
  • Scout Thomas
    character on TV series "Romantically Challenged"

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