Scarlet
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning scarlet cloth; bright red color.
How Scarlet has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #376 |
| 2016 | #382 |
| 2017 | #398 |
| 2018 | #406 |
| 2019 | #377 |
| 2020 | #447 |
| 2021 | #451 |
| 2022 | #433 |
| 2023 | #465 |
| 2024 | #489 |
| 2025 | #510 |
Scarlet by the numbers
In 2025, 36 babies in England and Wales were named Scarlet. In the US, 783 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 869 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Scarlet. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Scarlethbright red cloth; a variant of Scarlett42 in the US (2017)
- Starleta small star9 in the US (2017)
- Sharletfeminine form of Charles; a form of Charlotte6 in the US (2017)
- Skarlet25 in the US (2017)
- Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Scarlet
Names that are said the same way as Scarlet, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Scarlet, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean red
Like Scarlet, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubydeep red gemstone1,032 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubired precious stone; a form of Ruby165 in the US (2017)
- Rorired king; a form of Rory121 in the US (2017)
- Crimsondeep red color87 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Scarlet
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