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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Scout

Used in both girl and boy records

Scout appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Scout by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDScout as a girl’s nameUS records 1992–2024
#2235girl rank2022peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDScout as a boy’s nameUS records 1992–2024
#2910boy rank2022peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Scout in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2020306 uses#87120201992–202029 listed years
Boy201683 uses#179920201992–202029 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.