Scarleth

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning bright red cloth; a variant of Scarlett.

Babies a year
42
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Scarleth by the numbers

Scarleth was given to 42 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 52 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Scarlett

Like Scarleth, each of these traces back to Scarlett: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Skarlettescarlet cloth; a respelling of Scarlett19 in the US (2017)
  • Scarlettrosescarlet colored flower; combination of Scarlett and Rose16 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Scarleth. 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)
  • Scarletscarlet cloth; bright red color783 in the US (2017)
  • Skarleth7 in the US (2017)
  • Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
  • Skarlettbright red; a variant of Scarlett60 in the US (2017)
  • Starleta small star9 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Scarleth, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean red

Like Scarleth, 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 Scarleth

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