Scarlette
Scarlette was the 1180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 696th with 418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 404 places. More babies were named Scarlette in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Scarlett) scarlet (surname for a cloth dealer) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,180 girls, down 336 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 197girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016418 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,806babies recorded
What does the name Scarlette mean?
Scarlette is a spelling of Scarlett, pronounced the same way, so it shares Scarlett's meaning and origin.
Scarlett began as an English surname for a dyer or seller of scarlet, a rich medieval cloth. Its modern use as a first name comes from Scarlett O'Hara, heroine of Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind and its film adaptation. Wiktionary dates general given-name use from after 1936.
scarlet (English, “a fine cloth; the bright red color”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Scarlette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,180 | 197 |
| 2020 | #844 | 325 |
| 2010 | #1,177 | 208 |
| 2000 | #7,510 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,880 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,409 | 19 |
| 1960 | #5,103 | 8 |
| 1950 | #5,198 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,465 | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Scarlette, counting every spelling?
Scarlette is a spelling of Scarlett, a name family that ranked #28 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,180 for Scarlette on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,522 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlett | 5,644 | #32 | 31,763 |
| Scarlet | 581 | #510 | 3,292 |
| Scarlette | 197 | #1,180 | 1,218 |
| Skarlett | 61 | #2,811 | 295 |
| Skarlet | 25 | #5,214 | 126 |
| Skarlette | 14 | #7,847 | 82 |
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 Scarlette?
197 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Scarlette (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Scarlette 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Scarlette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Scarlette?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Scarlette are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Scarlette 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.
Scarlette by state
How common Scarlette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.6×). In 23 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
These names rose and fell in step with Scarlette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Scarlette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Scarlette
What does Scarlette mean?
Scarlette is a spelling of Scarlett, which means “scarlet (surname for a cloth dealer)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Scarlette?
Scarlette was the 1180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 696th with 418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 404 places. More babies were named Scarlette in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Scarlette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Scarlette in the US.
Where is Scarlette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Scarlette was most common in Arizona (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Ohio.