Scarleth
Scarleth was the 2684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,152 places. More babies were named Scarleth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,684 girls, up 1,465 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202565 babies
- Total since 1880
- 761babies recorded
Scarleth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,684 | 65 |
| 2020 | #4,149 | 34 |
| 2010 | #5,220 | 27 |
| 2000 | #11,594 | 8 |
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How popular is Scarleth, counting every spelling?
Scarleth is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarleth | 65 | #2,684 | 232 |
| Skarleth | 7 | #12,996 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Scarleth?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scarleth (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Scarleth born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scarleth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scarleth?
About 800 people born in the US named Scarleth are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Scarleth a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Scarleth by state
How common Scarleth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Scarleth
How popular is the name Scarleth?
Scarleth was the 2684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,152 places. More babies were named Scarleth in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Scarleth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Scarleth in the US.
Where is Scarleth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scarleth was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and California.