Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Scout

Gender

Male

Origin

French
to listen
American
To listen; name of the young heroine in To Kill a Mockingbird

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Literary
  • Nature
  • Trade/Occupational
  • Word

Pronunciation

s-cout

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Tom Berenger, Daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1098, 195 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1393, 131 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #695, 423 births); most recent 2025 (rank #995, 254 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025131254
2024122285
2023142336
2022195423
2021119333
202082309
201981246
201882274
201776256
201683234

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #1411, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2439, 11 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025811
2024518
2023621
2022518
2021417
2020419
2019317
2018–16
2017–23
2016–22

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #652, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #504, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20217
2020–
20196
20186
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence