Scarlette

A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning bright red cloth; variant of Scarlett.

Babies a year
336
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

How Scarlette has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2022. Lower is more popular.
#617#829#1041201520192022#962

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#779
2016#696
2017#803
2018#827
2019#879
2020#841
2021#928
2022#962

Scarlette by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Scarlette. In the US, 336 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 415 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Scarlett

Like Scarlette, 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.

  • Scarlethbright red cloth; a variant of Scarlett42 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 Scarlette. 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)
  • Skarlettescarlet cloth; a respelling of Scarlett19 in the US (2017)
  • Starlettelittle star; a diminutive of Star13 in the US (2017)
  • Sharlettefeminine form of Charles; a form of Charlotte6 in the US (2017)
  • Scarlottelittle and strong; a form of Charlotte5 in the US (2017)
  • Scarletscarlet cloth; bright red color783 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Scarlette

Names that are said the same way as Scarlette, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean light

Like Scarlette, 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 Scarlette, 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 Scarlette

Nobody has voted for Scarlette yet

Vote for Scarlette and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Scarlette