Scarlett
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning deep red; a dyer of cloth.
How Scarlett has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #22 |
| 2016 | #18 |
| 2017 | #18 |
| 2018 | #20 |
| 2019 | #21 |
| 2020 | #21 |
| 2021 | #20 |
| 2022 | #14 |
| 2023 | #17 |
| 2024 | #27 |
| 2025 | #32 |
Scarlett by the numbers
In 2025, 496 babies in England and Wales were named Scarlett. In the US, 7,679 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 7,698 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Scarlett. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Scarletscarlet cloth; bright red color783 in the US (2017)
- Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
- Skarlettbright red; a variant of Scarlett60 in the US (2017)
- Scarlethbright red cloth; a variant of Scarlett42 in the US (2017)
- Starlettvariant of Starlet; a small star9 in the US (2017)
- Scarlytt7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Scarlett
Names that are said the same way as Scarlett, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean red
Like Scarlett, 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 Scarlett
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