The first name Scarlet
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.
A form of Scarlett.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 36 girls were named Scarlet, making it the 973rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 349 births (#157).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Scarlet with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Scarlet at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 581 girls born in the United States were named Scarlet, the 510th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 870 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Scarlet?
- In 2025, 36 girls born in England and Wales were named Scarlet, ranking 973rd. Its peak was 2009, with 349 births.
- Is Scarlet a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 17,709 US babies named Scarlet since 1880 were girls.
- When was Scarlet most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 870 babies were named Scarlet, its highest rank at 376th.
- What name is Scarlet a form of?
- Scarlet is a form of Scarlett.