Scout

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Word name

"one who gathers information covertly"

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.

Scout Rank in US Top 1000

# 821 in the US

Scout Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 373 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Scout

• 821 US 2023
• 373 Nameberry 2025
• 40 Unique 2019
• 125 Unisex 2023
• 670 Future 2028
• 56 Dogs 2022
• 97 Cats 2022

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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"