The name Scout is a boy's name of English origin.

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Chosen for their daughter by Bruce and Demi (inspired by the To Kill a Mockingbirdcharacter), and for her son by Tai Babilonia, an interesting choice for either sex, with overtones of a "good scout" and the upstanding qualities of a Boy/Girl Scout.

About a third of the babies named Scout in the US each year are boys.

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The name Scout peaked for boys at #1101 in 2022. The name is most popular in Idaho, Idaho, and Oklahoma. Scout is also used for girls, ranking #997 in 2025.

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

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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.

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The name Scout is currently ranked #997 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #695 in 2022. The name is most popular in Vermont, Montana, and North Dakota. Scout is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#2,340	56	29.2
2015	#2,103	67	35
2016	#1,825	83	43.7
2017	#1,913	76	41.1
2018	#1,852	82	45.2
2019	#1,866	81	45.1
2020	#1,823	82	47.5
2021	#1,500	119	68
2022	#1,101	195	111.7
2023	#1,339	142	83
2024	#1,486	122	70.8
2025	#1,400	131	76.7

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