In the 1970s, the Boy Scouts of America had 5 million members, but now it will be called Scouting America.
After facing thousands of sexual abuse claims, the organization is coming out of bankruptcy protection and making the change.
The new name was revealed at a meeting in Florida on Tuesday.
The president said the mission remains the same, focusing on teaching young people to be prepared.
The name change will happen in February next year for the organization's 115th anniversary.
The president believes the rebranding sends a message of inclusivity and authenticity.
The National Organization for Women supported the change.
The new name shows that girls are not only allowed but also welcomed to join, according to the vice president of NOW.
Not everyone agrees with the change.
Senator Ted Cruz critiqued the rebranding as a way of saying boys are no longer welcome due to historic low membership.
Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde criticized the change as a result of 'wokeness' and its destructive impact.
Scouting suffered a decline due to sexual abuse and COVID.
The Boy Scouts filed for a $2.4 billion bankruptcy and aimed to compensate over 80,000 men alleging abuse during their time as boys. The Associated Press reported this information..
In 2010, a jury awarded $18.5 million in a case where the Boy Scouts were accused of enabling sexual abuse.
The Boy Scouts began to be more inclusive while addressing the sexual abuse claims.
Starting in 2013, the program allowed gay scouts, lifted the ban on homosexual leaders in 2015, and accepted girls in 2017.
Around the same time, transgender boys were also welcomed into the program.
These changes led to a previous name change to Scouts BSA.
Currently, the Boy Scouts has over a million teen members, including more than 176,000 girls and over 6,000 female Eagle Scouts.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Boy Scouts membership dropped by half from its recent high of two million members in 2018.
