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Scout

Scout is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Scout are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 30%Female 70%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
30% male / 70% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,135 male / 2,658 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Scout

To address Scout when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Scout," in English, "Guten Tag Scout," in German. About 30% of people named Scout are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Scout,

German

Guten Tag Scout,

French

Bonjour Scout,

Spanish

Estimado/a Scout:

Chinese

Scout您好：

Japanese

Scout様

English

Hi Scout,

German

Hi Scout,

French

Salut Scout,

Spanish

Hola Scout,

Chinese

Scout你好：

Japanese

Scoutさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Scout by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name30%

United States birth data

1,135 male · 2,658 female · 3,793 births recorded

Male 30%Female 70%

Since 1980: 30% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Scout a male or female name?

Scout is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Scout are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Scout in an email?

To address Scout when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Scout," in English, "Guten Tag Scout," in German. About 30% of people named Scout are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Scout a unisex name?

Scout is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Scout are men. Scout leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Scout a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/scout (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_scout,
  title  = {Is Scout a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/scout},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}